Date/Time
Date(s) - 19 April 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Filey Brigg
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Join your qualified geologist guide on a 2-hour trip to explore the wonderful rocks and fossils of Filey Bay and Brigg.
SUITABILITY – Ideal for families, beginners, and amateurs. Access to the beach is step-free via the Coble Landing, and the beach is flat, with sand and shingle.
LEVEL: Beginner – around 1 mile to be walked from the Coble Landing to Filey Brigg. The Brigg has a concrete walkway, which is fairly flat but uneven in places, and can be slippery with seaweed.
START LOCATION – Coble Landing slipway, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9LF. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/omJfNhEiz1oZETNeA)
FINISH LOCATION – North end of Filey Bay, on the Jurassic rocks of Filey Brigg.
Starting at the famous Coble Landing in the picturesque seaside town of Filey, this family-friendly tour is perfect for people interested in seeing the variety of fossils that can be found on the Yorkshire Coast.
When we meet at the Coble Landing, your qualified guide will give a safety briefing before we set off. Staying safe is our top priority, as the cliffs at Filey are regularly affected by rockfalls and landslips, whilst the waves and tides are always a risk. We reduce these risks by always going out on a falling tide, and always staying well away from the cliffs.
Once we walk down the Coble Landing and onto the sand and shingle of Filey Bay, your guide will explain the Jurassic and Ice Age geology that forms the cliffs, and the variety of fossils we might find. We can then begin picking through the shingle as we stroll north across the beach, towards the dramatic headland of Filey Brigg.
Among the shingle, we can expect to see local fossils – including giant Jurassic snails – from the limestones and sandstones of the Brigg. We will also find erratic fossils that have washed out of the Ice Age clays that make up much of Filey Bay. These include ammonites, bivalves, corals, and fossil plants, and can come from as far away as Scotland, though many are from Lower Jurassic rocks further up the Yorkshire Coast. Your expert guide will happily help you work out what you’ve found.
At the north end of the bay, we reach the start of Filey Brigg, and can begin to take a closer look at its Jurassic rocks. The Brigg is a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest, so no collecting from the rocks is allowed. There are still lots of amazing things to be seen, though, including tunnel networks made by Jurassic lobsters!
This 2-hour walk finishes on the Jurassic rocks at the start of the Brigg, after which participants can decide whether to walk out onto the Brigg headland, stay on the beach, or pick their way back through the shingle to Filey. Or a bit of all three!
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