Day Saturday
Date 28/06/2025
Start Time 8:50 am - EARLY START
Walk Name Bempton Cliffs (RSPB Seabird Reserve) to Filey
Description The walk will be from Bempton to Filey, starting around 11:10. There may be some leeway if you are leaving a car at Filey and getting a train back to Bempton. Map ref for Bempton Railway Station TA190718

You could drive and park at Bempton or Filey and possibly share the ride. It is about 2 hours from the eastern side of Sheffield (M1) to Filey.

I will be taking the train, which stops at Bempton and returns from Filey. There is a direct train from Sheffield on Saturday 29th June at 08:56, calling at Meadowhall (09:02), arriving at Bempton at 11:09. There is free parking at Meadowhall Travel Interchange.
It is a short walk (1 1/2 miles) from Bempton to Bempton Cliffs (RSPB Reserve). There will be Gannets, Kittiwakes, Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins. The seabirds will be nesting and there should be fledglings. We will spend an hour or two at Bempton Cliffs and have lunch there.
There is a cafe doing snacks and sandwiches if you don’t wish to take a packed lunch. After lunch the walk continues along the cliff top coastal path (3 miles) and then drops down to the beach at Speeton Cliffs and continues along the beach (4 miles) to Filey. Low tide is at 13:39 and high tide at 19:38. There is cafe and toilets at Hunmanby Gap. There is plenty of choice for refreshments / Fish and Chips in Filey before the train home.

There are direct rains back to Sheffield every hour (e.g. 17:17, 18:16, 19:19 - the return journey is about 2 hours 20min).
This walk is not suitable for dogs.
Walk Leader Peter R
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Start Point Sheffield Railway Station
Start Point Details Sheffield Train Station
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Arrive early so you are not having to rush for the train.
Grid Reference SK 3587 8685 - nearest postcode: S1 2BP
Grade B2
Distance 9 miles
Additional Information There will be time to view the seabirds at the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs. Binoculars are recommended. The seabirds will be nesting and fledglings should have hatched. The seabirds will include Gannets, Kittiwakes, Guillemots, Razorbills, Fulmars and Puffins (not so easy to spot as they nest in burrows in the grass banks at the top of the cliffs).
Refreshments at Filey Bay at end of walk.

If you are going by car - there is no parking at Bempton Railway Station and very limited parking on side roads as the roads at Bempton are very narrow. There is more parking on the B1229 half a mile towards Buckton where the road widens. If you are leaving a car at Filey there is a 09:16 train from Filey arriving at Bempton at 09:30 (Please let me know if you are taking this option).
It is about 2 hours from the eastern side of Sheffield (M1) to Filey via the M18, M62, A614. There are roadworks on the viaduct near Howden. Be aware of speed cameras at Howden and various points onwards.

If you are going by train - the cheapest option is an advance open return from Sheffield to Filey. There is free parking at Meadowhall Travel Interchange. I will taking the train at Meadowhall.

The train out is:-

Sheffield (Platform 4A) 08:56
Meadowhall 09:02
Bempton 11:09

Return journey (best to leave open as timings depend on time spent at RSPB
Bempton Cliffs and in Filey at end of walk)
Filey Sheffield

17:17 19:49
18:16 20:46
19:19 21:45
20:17 22:42
Dog Friendly
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