Day 3 Scarborough to Filey

Start of the walk taken by Sheila

After a week of glorious sunshine the weatherman promised us cloud and cool conditions today. Thankfully that must have been an April Fool's joke because the sun shone all day long and the conditions were ideal for walking. There were quite a number of surfers in Scarborough and also at Cayton Bay. Since wetsuits have become more affordable this sport has taken off in a big way all year round so if you are interested this link will give you details of Scarborough Surf School.

We made our way up the zigzag paths at the end of South Bay  looking down on the Spa which has a varied programme of events starting at Easter with Northern Soul weekend.

Soon we were up on the cliff top path with the sea on the left and with views of Scarborough behind us. I even caught sight of Derek taking his coat off so you can tell how warm it was!

It was a very pleasant walk not too much 'uppy downy' this time. It was interesting to see a group of bungalows perched very close to the edge of the cliff that keeps collapsing. I'm sure we all remember that occasion in 1993 when the Holbeck Hall hotel collapsed into the sea. There is still plenty of coastal erosion all along this coastline. Thankfully for us the weather has been particularly dry recently and the ground was rock hard.

The Cleveland Way ends on the cliff top above Filey Brigg and the Wolds Way starts at the same point so of course we had to have a group photo even though we haven't completed either walk yet!

We had plenty of time in Filey at the end of the walk so some of us went on the Brigg.

 It is worth the effort of getting there to experience the rough sea crashing against the rocks on one side and the calm of Filey Bay on the other. A popular place for intrepid sea anglers but you have to keep a close eye on the tide.
I have spent a lot of my youth in Filey as my parents had a house on the cliff top so it was good to re-visit the old familiar places and have a paddle of course though I was the only one who did. How can you walk on that beautiful beach and not have a paddle? I caught up with some of the group drinking tea on the Coble Landing. Not as many boats as I remember in the past but otherwise much the same.

A very large metal sculpture of a fisherman now stands on the seafront. Hmm was this similar to the one seen in Scarborough?  Yes it was and the same lady has paid for it to remain there as you can see from this link. Not quite the angel of the north but quite a landmark nevertheless.
After a quick tour of the seafront and the town so that I could check out a few old haunts, we made our way to the bus station to catch the coach home. Everyone had had a great day out and we must now say farewell to the coast as we start the Tabular Hills walk from just north of Scarborough to Helmsley.