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Danes Dyke Beach

Flamborough Danes Dyke Beach, near Bridlington

Flamborough Head juts out miles into the North Sea and has in the past been effectively cut off by the construction of Danes Dyke, which encloses five square miles of the peninsula. The end of the Dyke is a deep ravine on the south side of the Headland, where it exits into Bridlington Bay. Located [...]

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Flamborough South Landing

Flamborough South Landing, near Bridlington

Flamborough South Landing faces south from Flamborough Head across the Bridlington Bay area on the Yorkshire Coast. This is the site of the new Lifeboat station, which moved from the North Landing, and is perhaps not as spectacular as North Landing, but with a better beach, which is wonderful for picnics. In addition to the [...]

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Flamborough North Landing

Flamborough North Landing, near Bridlington

Flamborough North Landing is a sheltered bay on the Flamborough headland on the North Yorkshire Coast. It is the site of the old Lifeboat Station, as the lifeboat has now moved to South Landing. North Landing is still famous for its smugglers' caves and panoramic views north along the coast to Filey and Scarborough. Once [...]

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Reighton Sands

Reighton Sands, near Scarborough

Reighton Sands is a wide expanse of sandy beach on the North Yorkshire coast, and is part of the Filey Bay area. Backed by cliffs access to the beach is through the caravan park of the same name. Visitors are free to use the car parks on the cliff top and walk down to the [...]

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Cayton Bay

Cayton Bay, near Scarborough

Set in a magnificent bay on the Yorkshire Coast, the beach in Cayton Bay is a magnet for the summer crowd, but whatever the time of year, Cayton Bay is a beautiful part of our coast. It is a favourite with surfers, bird watchers and fossil hunters as well as those who just want to [...]

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Scarborough Beach

Scarborough South Bay, Scarborough

Scarborough South Bay beach is a large sandy bay on the North Yorkshire coast with good facilities, child friendly amenities and is popular with families. Towards the castle headland there is a working inner harbour with a small fishing fleet and outer harbour for pleasure boats and yachts. Boat trips around the bay or along [...]

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Northbay Scarborough

Scarborough North Bay, Scarborough

Scarborough North Bay is a large sandy family beach on the coast of North Yorkshire, this is a very popular beach during the summer months and a visit is highly recommended. The facilities, located on the northern part of the beach front, are excellent, having been recently upgraded by Scarborough council. The beach front stretches [...]

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Cattersty Sands

Cattersty Sands, Skinningrove near Redcar

Cattersty Sands form a long sandy beach with rocks at either end and a long pier in the middle. The beach forms part of a beautiful stretch of the Cleveland way.

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Saltburn by the Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar

The beach at Saltburn is a sand and shingle beach with a pier. A Victorian tram runs from the cliff to the promenade during the summer. Saltburn is a popular beach for surfing. Facilities include: toilets with disabled facilities, a cafe/restaurant, deckchair hire and a slipway. A range of activities can be undertaken from swimming [...]

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Redcar Stray

Redcar Stray, Redcar

Redcar Stray is a quiet sandy beach located between Redcar and Marske, there is a car park next to the road just a short walk from the beach itself. With no facilities in the immediate vacinity, the beach is less popular with families than the sands at Redcar and Saltburn.

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