Cleveland Way: Scarborough to Filey Brigg

Directions

This leg starts at Scarbourough harbour (TA050887).

The promenade starts heading along the east harbour wall; as soon as possible drop down some steps on the right and turn right past a cafe on the right to reach a road. Turn left down this road for a few yards to reach a roundabout at TA050887. Continue along the pavement beside the road as it heads westwards with the harbour to the left. The road and pavement curve to the left and pass the RNLI lifeboat station on the left, where the pavement becomes a promenade. The promenade takes a more southerly direction as it passes beneath the Grand Hotel, after which the road diverts inland whilst the promenade continues on past the Spa Complex. Shortly after the spa complex, descend down onto a lower promenade on the left. 1.3 miles after the lifeboat station, the promenade reaches a large arc of grassy land that is the remains of the Holbeck Hall landslip at TA049870.

Walk halfway across the grass and then turn right to head uphill along a wide path towards the top of the cliffs. At the top ignore paths leading up to the right towards a hidden car park, and instead turn to the left to continue along the path that follows the top of the cliffs. It passes between bushes which open out onto a golf course on the right. It descends down steps to reach a track; turn right to start following the track steeply uphill. When it reaches a car park at the top next to a water compound at TA057860, turn left to follow the path as it continues south along the cliff top.

It passes some woodland and then crosses a boardwalk to enter a field. Follow the edge of the field; the going is more or less level until it reaches some houses. Here the trail is diverted away from the route on the map; turn right to head up a path with the houses on the left and a fence on the right. After 250 yards the path reaches a clapper gate that leads out onto Filey Road in Osgoodby at TA058852. Turn left to start following the road uphill to the southeast; there is a pavement on the left. The road crests a slight hill and starts falling; keep on the pavement on the left. After a quarter of a mile a path leads down to the left through a gap in a fence at TA060848 to enter some woodland.

A series of steps lead downhill into a wooden valley, crossing a boardwalk and falling some more before undulating and curving to the right through the trees. The path is easy to follow as it heads southeastwards, with a beach below to the left. It descends down more steps to reach a pedestrian gate at TA065845; go through this and turn left. The path then curves to the right and climbs uphill to reach a second pedestrian gate, after which steps lead steeply uphill to the top of the cliffs. At the top turn left through another pedestrian gate and follow a fence on the left. The fence soon curves away to the left and the path continues straight on down to a track at TA066843.

Cross the track and then head up steps and cross some grassland to pass to the left of a white cottage. The path passes a field before curving to the right away from cliffs. It turns left to follow a track on the right for a few yards to reach a path leading up from the beach. Cross the path and continue on along the clifftop, passing some houses on the right. A steady ascent follows up the cliffs; near the top it joins a fence on the right and follows this uphill, with the cliffs to the left.

It reaches a little summit and starts descending, including a flight of steps, to reach Red Cliff Point. Here the path curves to the right and starts climbing gently once more, heading towards a caravan park on the higher cliffs ahead. As it approaches the caravan park the path carries on through a fence and then curves up to the right, following a fence on the right. It joins a track in the caravan park and passes seaward of the caravans; as the track curves to the right continue straight on along a path. The caravans on the right soon end and the path continues out of the caravan park.

At the end of the caravan park the path curves to the right up five steps and then to the left to continue along the cliff edge. It crosses a little bank and curves to the right; go past the end of a fence and continue along the edge of Newbiggin Cliff. The going is relatively level and the path is of good quality. A couple of miles after the caravan park, the path curves to the right slightly away from the cliffs to reach a stone bench on the left at TA124816. This bench marks the end of the Cleveland Way.

Places of interest

Transport

Scarborough is much better served by public transport. It has a railway station at the northern end of the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull and Bridlington. See the National railway enquiries website for more information.

Scarborough also has excellent bus links to Bridlington, Pickering, Leeds, Whitby and Middlesborough, amongst other destinations.

Filey Brigg is not served by public transport. However the town of Filey is a mile away and this has both a bus station and a railway station. The railway station is also on the Yorkshire Coast Line, so transport back to Scarborough is easy.

Filey bus station has services to various destinations in the area, including York.

For more public transport information, see the Travelline website.

Map information

Landranger (1:50,000)		Explorer (1:25,000)
Landranger 101 (Scarborough, Bridlington & Filey)	or	Explorer 301 (Scarborough, Bridlington & Flamborough Head)