Filey is a good base for golf. There is a James Braid course in the town itself, a Ryder Cup venue nine miles inland, and a run of clifftop links heading south towards Flamborough. Caramel Cottage sleeps six, so a golf trip and a family holiday can be the same week. Filey Golf Club: the […]
Filey is 68 miles from Leeds, 90 from Sheffield, 95 from Newcastle and 108 from Manchester. Drive times, best routes, and the direct train from Sheffield.
Nine in ten of our November guests bring a dog. The whole bay is open to dogs from 1 October, rates run at about half August, and sunset is half four.
The Piebald Inn at Hunmanby does 52 pies and a Poochy Pie for the dog at £4.50. The Beach Cafe at Hunmanby Gap is dog-friendly and cash only. Where to eat with a dog near Filey.
Filey's dog restriction runs 1 May to 30 September and covers only the central beach. From 1 October the whole bay reopens, and Hunmanby Gap takes dogs all year round.
Caramel Cottage is set up for an easy family holiday. It sleeps six, has the rare treat of a separate living room so there is room to spread out, a secluded wraparound garden, and the beach and a whole holiday resort right on the doorstep. Here is what makes it work for families. Room for […]
Filey Bay is one of the great British family beaches, five miles of firm golden sand, and the wider Yorkshire coast turns the whole holiday into time in and on the water. Paddling and rockpools for the little ones, surfing and paddleboarding for the older ones, and an inflatable aqua park when you want a […]
You can eat very well around Filey without going far. There is a pub, cafe and pizzeria on the resort itself, proper Yorkshire fish and chips a few minutes down the road, and everything from a promenade snack with a sea view to a sit-down pub dinner. Here are our favourites. Opening times change with […]
The log burner crackling, the curtains drawn against the dark, an empty beach walked and the dog asleep by the fire: this is Caramel Cottage at its best. Autumn and winter are quietly the best time to have this stretch of the Yorkshire coast to yourself: empty beaches, dogs welcome along the whole bay again, […]
When the Yorkshire weather turns, there is still plenty to do near Filey. The best rainy-day options are the free resort pool on The Bay, SEA LIFE and the museums at Scarborough, Filey Bird Garden, and day trips to Whitby or York. Here is where to head when it rains. A wet afternoon looks better […]