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Reighton Sands looking towards Filey
We sat on the slipway wall to eat our fish and chips and very obligingly
the inshore lifeboat was towed down the slipway and launched to entertain
us. It sped away round Filey Brigg as we finished our last few chips
- very tasty they were too.
Pony rides on Filey beach
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Ever since the weekend the weather forecasters have been hyping up
the 'heatwave' and the probability of record temperatures to-day, so
my neighbour, Jim, and I decided to have a nice day at the seaside.
We drove to a rough car park at Reighton Sands, a few kilometres south
of Filey at map ref. TA 139763. From there we simply strolled along
the beach, paddling in the edge of the sea to Filey about 5km by the
beach. It was around high water so the many holiday-makers were squashed
on to a narrow strip of beach up against the clay cliffs. It was very
hot or at least it would have been too hot but for the lovey breeze
blowing in from the south east. It was very pleasant indeed. We got
to Filey at about 11.30 and stopped at the first cafe on the promenade
for a coffee, then we strolled around the promenade to Cobble Landing,
just in time for the lunch time opening of the fish and chip shop.
The inshore lifeboat is launched from Cobble Landing
We made our way slowly back along the promenade
and had another coffee in a different cafe on the sea front, before
setting off back along the receding water's edge. There was a lot more beach now and the pony rides had started from
the slipway at the southern end of the promenade. It was so good just
paddling along in the edge of the surf. When we reached Hunmanby Moor
we climbed up the path to the cafe on stilts for a final coffee before
completing our stroll back to the car for about 3.00pm. On the way back
we called at Reighton Nurseries - a huge plant nursery on the Hunmanby
road out of Reighton village - for a quick look round. As we drove home
the heat became quite oppressive and we were smug in the knowledge that
we had had a very pleasant day strolling in the surf with a cooling sea
breeze.
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