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Filey Brigg

The North end of Filey Bay is formed by Filey Brigg. This is a headland which has been very heavily eroded on the bay side leaving a wonderful rock platform full of rock pools and the weirdest path imaginable along it. It gets cut off when the tide comes in, but it's not really too dangerous as the cliffs are soft boulder clay and quite climbable. There are paths down the end of the brig and down the side about half way along, but the Health and Safety fascists have erected signs about "No Safe Access".

Both paths are perfectly usable in reasonable conditions by reasonably fit and able people, so don't let the signs put you off. Outside of the bay round the end of the headland it's a very different environment with sheer cliffs and no escape route. If you get caught there as the tide comes in you could be in serious trouble!