Beaches · Yorkshire & the Humber
Thornwick Bay
Thornwick Bay — Beach (pebblestone).
Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Bempton · 4.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Thornwick Bay is a beach on the coast of Yorkshire. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Bridlington and The Wolds parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Bempton, about 4.4 km away. Postcode area YO15.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Flamborough Head SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Flamborough Head () is a promontory, 8 miles (13 km) long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The cliff top has two standing lighthouse towers, the oldest dating from 1669 and Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806. The older lighthouse was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The cliffs provide nesting sites for many thousands of seabirds, and are of international significance for their geology.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.1310, -0.1133
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Flamborough
- Postcode
- YO15 1BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Nearest railway station
- Bempton — 4.4 km
Sources
- osm: w40783939 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Thornwick Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thornwick Bay?
- Thornwick Bay is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO15 1BD), in the parish of Flamborough.
- Is Thornwick Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Thornwick Bay is part of the Flamborough Head SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Thornwick Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Thornwick Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thornwick Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Bempton, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO15 1BD.