Yorkshire coast

[Mr. X]

Time we had a thread for Yorkshire. I visited Yorkshire for Christmas -- although I opted to take hill walking & ice gear rather than spearo equipment; which turned out to be the right choice (it snowed & the sea was opaque).

While up there I took a look at some maps & visited Bridlington on the coast. THe coast immediately north and south of Scarborough looks pretty interesting (esp. North -- good for Middlesborough, not so convenient from York), lots of features like rocky bays & rock out crops. I think the headland at Filey looks interesting & Cayton Bay, further north, towards Scarborough is catching my eye. Hopefully I will get a chance to explore Spring/Summer.

There are definitely fish at Bridlington (whiting & flatties) -- although a rod from the breakwater is the norm -- no diving or swimming is allowed inside or outside the harbour walls (I guess that includes everywhere!). When I was there, the sea was very rough and opaque -- no good for spearing. The tourist beach south does not look promising other than, perhaps, as an entry point. The water covered what I imagine might be a beach directly north of the harbour. More promising, perhaps, is the headland (Flamborough) further up the coast -- apparently frequented by rod fishermen.

 

[FileyLad]

hi Mr X,

here's a little more info for you. Flamborough that you noted as promising is exactly that. There's two bays, each with direct access to the water, no restrictions or regulations of any kind. It's rocky, full of caves and great fun.

From just North of there to Filey is a five mile stretch of sandy bay. Dangerous undercurrents in the middle so best avoided, and quite boring.

To the north of Filey is Filey Brigg. Much favoured by rod & line men. You can walk along foot of the brigg (at low tide) to get to the end, but these are dangerous waters and pretty unsuitable. If you walk along the top of the brigg there's a rope and an iron ladder to get down to the South side, but again very dangerous waters indeed.