NOW WE'RE OFF TO BRID!

 I left you in a caravan park. Now we're going upmarket, to Butlins Holiday Camp near Filey, to the south of the town. It had its own railway station and here it is on the opening day in 1947.

BR trains were met by Butlins own transport conveying campers and their luggage to their chalets..

Here's an aerial view of the holiday camp.

"Sunshine Chalets".

There was a chair lift down to the beach. Everything has gone now.

In nearby Hunmanby was the depot of Primrose Valley Coaches, with a variety of buses and coaches.

This is Hungate in Hunmanby village.

Hunmanby station is still open. Here it is in NER times.

Inland a bit now, to Wold Newton and the large Anvil Arms.

Not too far away is Bempton and the unique White Horse pub, with its blue tilework.

A dodgy customer outside of the pub!

The area around Flamborough Head is well known for its cliffs and wildlife. This is an old postcard of North Landing and a similar view in 2001.

A narrow inlet at North Landing.

The area safe for boat landing at Flamborough Head.

East Yorkshire Motor Services' Leyland National no. 180 passes the old ighthouse near Flamborough Head which was built in 1674.

The current Flamborough lighthouse (Photo by "kitmasterbloke" CC).

EYMS open top buses have been known to reach Flamborough village.

Appleby's also ran into the village.

The Ship Inn is a pleasant pub to visit and is the first one of this post that opens all day, every day.

The Seabirds is also worthy of a stop-off. Check opening times.

Flamborough railway station was a long way from the village centre and was an early casualty. Here are the remains. The line used to be double track.

Now to the northern outskirts of Bridington, where we find the busy Marine Bar.

We could get the land train into the town centre.....

......but, instead, we'll head inland to the Old Town, where we find the Bull & Sun. Sadly, no real ale these days.

Never mind, the Pack Horse is still open, in the Old Town Market Place. It no longer sells Burtonwood beers, but now dispenses local ales. WARNING. Drunks will be placed in the stocks.

We'll take a good look at Bridlington town centre in the next post. Here's where we've been so far.

LET'S GO TO FILEY

Right, we're ready to leave Scarborough. At the coach station, a Hardwick's (Wallace Arnold) Leyland Leopard, with locally built Plaxton coachwork, has just arrived.

We catch a United Mercedes minibus heading out of town towards Falsgrave.

It's here that we find the Tap & Spile.

Nearby was Falsgrave signal box.

Falsgrave was the location of the junction with the Whitby line. Trains reversed out of Scarborough before changing directions and going through the tunnel. The year is 1923.

On the corner of Scalby Road, the Crown Tavern, with beers from the Marston range.

As we head along the valley we find Scarborough Mere. Here are a few views from 1961.

Soon we come to Seamer station, where the North Eastern Railway replaced the old brick-built Seamer East signal box with a 'modern' wooden one. 

A class 47 runs light through Seamer in the early 1970s.

A pair of EWS locos (66164 & 66120) with an engineer's train at Seamer.

Trans Pennine services call at Seamer.

On the line towards Filey, the NER had a station at Cayton, a fair distance from the village itself.

Just outside Filey is the village of Muston, where we find the Ship.

Filey railway station is our next stop. The NER's petrol electric railcar is seen here.

Also under the overall roof, a DMU in 1987.

Filey signal box and traditional level crossing in 1989.

A local independent,bus company, Primrose Valley, once ran into Filey.

East Yorkshire was the main operator.

Lovitt's was a short-lived concern, with a town service.

Time for a pint..... in Bonhommes Bar.

Down at the beach in Filey.

From the cliff top and town centre, there are nice views over the bay.

Right, we leave Filey town behind and rest for the night at Lowfield Farm caravan park.

That's it for this post. More of the Yorkshire Coast next time. Meanwhile, you can follow the route here.