Flamborough Lighthouse

Explore Bridlington (East Riding of Yorkshire) Seaside, Coast and Beaches

Bridlington is a seaside town and fishing port on the North Sea coast within the county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The working harbour sits between the two main beaches to the north and south of the town. Bridlington has two different coastlines, if you head south, the coast is low, but as you head north you have cliffs. The cliffs at Flamborough Head are spectacular and you have a few nice beaches like Thornwick Bay.


Why not check beaches nearby as we have 17 beaches in East Riding of Yorkshire. You can even take a look at our list of East Riding of Yorkshire dog friendly beaches or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.

Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire Coast Map

Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire Coast Search Bar

Where would you like to go? Use our search bar to search across all our local listings, ideal for finding that nearest spot to visit:

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, and places to stay and eat:

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Selwicks Bay Beach

Selwicks Bay is by Flamborough Head and has something to offer almost everyone. The beach is sand/gravel backed by high white chalk cliffs and at low tide, a long stretch of chalk platform is exposed containing lots of rock pools that offers great exploring opportunities. Like a lot of this coastal area, either side of the bay has caves and great care Read more…
Place to eat

The Prior John Pub

The Prior John is a Wetherspoon pub in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm.     Read more…
Place to eat

The Caravel Bar and North Landing Café

The bar and cafe is located in the car park just above North Landing beach and is part of the large Haven Holiday Village. Read more…
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Bridlington Chalet Hire

Our Bridlington south beach huts are a great place for the whole family to enjoy a day on the beach. The huts can be rented on a daily or weekly basis from the foreshore office. Read more…
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Burton Agnes Manor House

Burton Agnes Medieval manor house is a great example of a Norman manor house with a well-preserved Norman undercroft and was encased in 18th-century brickwork. Read more…
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Flamborough Cliffs

Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve, as part of Flamborough Head, is designated as an SSSI, a SAC and a SPA, and is also a part of the Flamborough Head Heritage Coast. Flamborough Cliffs is a coastal reserve, ranging from cliff-top grassland and spectacular chalk cliffs to rocky shore and sandy beach. It is a wonderful reserve on which to see huge Read more…
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Thornwick Bay Beach

Thornwick Bay is a beautiful bay located on the Yorkshire Coastline at Flamborough Head near Bridlington. The bay does not have much sand and is a mix of shingle, pebbles and flint under some magnificent cliffs. You also have the smaller bay of Little Thornwick Bay and it is possible to walk between both beaches at low tide and a Read more…
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Barmston Beach

Barmston beach is a 2km stretch of sandy beach with rocks and pebbles backed by soft clay cliffs south of Bridlington. The land around Barmston is only just above sea level and this area is constantly threatened by the North Sea. You can clearly see evidence of this erosion by the way the beach road just stops at a barrier Read more…
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North Landing Beach

North Landing beach at Flamborough near Bridlington is a small bay with a sandy beach with pebbles and rocks backed by cliffs. The beach is also known as Flamborough North beach and has a decommissioned lifeboat station and slipway. A great family beach where you can relax and play on the sand, explore the rock pools or for the more Read more…
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Flamborough Lighthouse

A lighthouse was first established at Flamborough by Sir John Clayton in 1669 but was never kindled. The name Flamborough was first thought to be derived from it being the place of the flame, but in the Domesday book, the word is spelt “Flaneberg”, possibly from the Saxon “Flaen” meaning a dart, which the shape of the headland resembles. The Read more…
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Bridlington Beach

Bridlington North Promenade stretches for 2 miles from the North Harbour Wall up to Limekiln Lane. Land train runs along the promenade. Facilities include car parking, cafe, shops, promenade, children’s paddling pool, deck chair/chalet hire and with lifeguards in summer in marked areas. Read more…
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South Landing Beach

South Landing beach is on the south side of the Flamborough Headland near Bridlington. South Landing beach is a curving sandy and pebble beach under cliffs. A great family beach where you can play traditional beach games, picnic and explore the rock pools. The surrounding woodland and Flamborough cliffs are great to explore and observe a wide selection of sea Read more…
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