Guide to Flamborough Head
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Flamborough is one of the Yorkshire coast’s most dramatic locations being the only white chalk cliffs in the North of England it offers a rugged but varied area of coastline. Pay and display car parks are available at the Lighthouse and North Landing, Thornwick Bay has a private car park or out of hours most people use the field just before the chained off road so starting at the Lighthouse pay and display car park as this area seems to get the best light around sunrise.
The lighthouse carpark now charges from 7.30am but there is an app called mipermit that allows you to prepay for parking the location code for the lighthouse is 743033 charges are 1 hour 70p, 2 hours £2.10, 3 hours £3.50 or all day £4.50 with a 10p admin fee.
Location 1
Starting at the lighthouse carpark head east along the public footpath heading towards the coastguard station turn right on to the grass path heading south east this will take you to the cliff top follow the cliff top path south and you will come across the arch known as the drinking Dinosaur best photographed around high tide and at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 23mm, ISO 100, f16, 1 second, Hitech 0.6 reverse Gradcaptured at Sunrise
Location 2
Head back towards the carpark then head north looking at the lighthouse just to the left you will find steps to the beach at Selwicks Bay, once on the beach to the right is a chalk stack a popular location for photographers especially at low tide
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO100, f10, 30 seconds Lee 0.9 hard gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 2
At high tide just at the bottom of the steps
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO100,f14, 1.6 seconds, lee 0.9 Hard Gradcaptured at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,20mm,ISO100, f16, 2 minutes, lee 0.6 hard grad and little stoppercaptured at sunrise
Even when the tide is coming in the beach is a beautiful location there is some beautiful chalk rocks at the bottom of the steps
Location 3
Back up to the cliff top heading north is a lovely vantage point overlooking Selwicks Bay
Canon EOS 7D, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm, ISO100, f16,0.8 seconds, 0.6 hard Gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 4
Carry on along the coastal path up along the side of the golf course until you arrive at a ww2 bunker climb on top and from the front left corner is one of my favourite views of Selwicks Bay
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm,ISO100,f11,4 minutes, 0.6 hard Grad and big stoppercaptured at sunset
Location 4
same location captured at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 20mm,ISO100,f18,13 seconds and 0.6 hard Grad
For the next few locations it is easier to park at North Landing (this car park is now a 24 hour pay and display car park some people have had hefty fines from here but I always use pay by phone location :809164 then I have proof of payment ) take the footpath alongside the Caravel pub heading back towards the lighthouse, after about a ten minute walk you will arrive at Breil Newk, my favourite location on Flamborough head with three fabulous viewpoints all very close to each other. You will know when you have reached breil Newk because there is a fence and a five bar gate just to the side of this there is a gap in the fence and a path leading onto the cliff top, Location 5 and 6 mean leaving the path and heading through vegetation being careful not to get too close to the cliff edge.
Location 5
From Breil Newk peninsular looking south towards the lighthouse
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f13,4minutes, 0.6 hard gradcaptured at sunset
Location 6
From Breil Newk peninsular looking north towards Bempton cliffs a good location for sunset during June, July and August
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,27mm,ISO100,f20,15 seconds,0.6 Hard Gradcaptured at sunset
Location 7
Queen Rock with Breil Newk on the right
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f16,238 seconds, Big stopper and 0.9 hard gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 8
Just before you get to North landing there is a bit of cliff called Five arches there is a great view South from here
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm.ISO100,f16,0.4sec and 0.9 Hard Grad captured at sunrise
Location 9
Walking back to north landing offers a superb view over the bay
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,27mm,ISO100,f14,239 seconds, big stopper and 0.6 hard gradcaptured just after sunrise
Location 10
Drop down onto the beach for the iconic boat shots
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f16,5 secondscaptured just after sunrise
Location 10
At high tide over the back of Springflower.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm, ISO100,f/16,60 seconds,2 stop ND filter, circular polarizer and 2 stop hard graduated neutral density filter captured just after sunrise
Location 11
This shot was captured after passing through the arch on the left hand side of the bay looking across to five arches
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,40mm,ISO100,f16,120 seconds, little stopper and 0.6 hard gradcaptured just after sunrise
Location 12
At low Tide after a clamber over the rocks on the left hand side of the bay you will find an old boiler from the SS Rosa which sank in 1930
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,20mm,ISO100,f16,241 seconds, big stopper and 0.6 hard grad
Location 13
If you head along the coastal path around the Northern edge of north Landing at the most eastern point there is a great view
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f14,240 secondscaptured at sunrise
The last car park is at Thornwick Bay if you head out of Flamborough village towards North Landing there is a turn off on the left just before the Viking Hotel this leads to Thornwick bay carpark and Café
Location 14
As you head towards Thornwick bay there is a drive way to a bungalow on the cliff top you can walk up the drive then there is a right of way through a field that leads to the cliff top path this shot is from just beside the bungalow on the cliff top
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO 100, f14, 30 seconds, circular polarizer, little stopper, 0.9 hard Grad captured at sunset
Location 15
When the road changes to a dirt track there is a field on the left I usually park here because the path to the beach is directly opposite I quite like the view from the top of the WW2 bunker at high tide but it’s a great location even at low tide
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,40mm,ISO100,f16,239 seconds, big stopper, 0.9 hard Gradcaptured at sunset
Flamborough is one of the Yorkshire coast’s most dramatic locations being the only white chalk cliffs in the North of England it offers a rugged but varied area of coastline. Pay and display car parks are available at the Lighthouse and North Landing, Thornwick Bay has a private car park or out of hours most people use the field just before the chained off road so starting at the Lighthouse pay and display car park as this area seems to get the best light around sunrise.
The lighthouse carpark now charges from 7.30am but there is an app called mipermit that allows you to prepay for parking the location code for the lighthouse is 743033 charges are 1 hour 70p, 2 hours £2.10, 3 hours £3.50 or all day £4.50 with a 10p admin fee.
Location 1
Starting at the lighthouse carpark head east along the public footpath heading towards the coastguard station turn right on to the grass path heading south east this will take you to the cliff top follow the cliff top path south and you will come across the arch known as the drinking Dinosaur best photographed around high tide and at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 23mm, ISO 100, f16, 1 second, Hitech 0.6 reverse Gradcaptured at Sunrise
Location 2
Head back towards the carpark then head north looking at the lighthouse just to the left you will find steps to the beach at Selwicks Bay, once on the beach to the right is a chalk stack a popular location for photographers especially at low tide
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO100, f10, 30 seconds Lee 0.9 hard gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 2
At high tide just at the bottom of the steps
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO100,f14, 1.6 seconds, lee 0.9 Hard Gradcaptured at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,20mm,ISO100, f16, 2 minutes, lee 0.6 hard grad and little stoppercaptured at sunrise
Even when the tide is coming in the beach is a beautiful location there is some beautiful chalk rocks at the bottom of the steps
Location 3
Back up to the cliff top heading north is a lovely vantage point overlooking Selwicks Bay
Canon EOS 7D, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm, ISO100, f16,0.8 seconds, 0.6 hard Gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 4
Carry on along the coastal path up along the side of the golf course until you arrive at a ww2 bunker climb on top and from the front left corner is one of my favourite views of Selwicks Bay
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm,ISO100,f11,4 minutes, 0.6 hard Grad and big stoppercaptured at sunset
Location 4
same location captured at sunrise
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 20mm,ISO100,f18,13 seconds and 0.6 hard Grad
For the next few locations it is easier to park at North Landing (this car park is now a 24 hour pay and display car park some people have had hefty fines from here but I always use pay by phone location :809164 then I have proof of payment ) take the footpath alongside the Caravel pub heading back towards the lighthouse, after about a ten minute walk you will arrive at Breil Newk, my favourite location on Flamborough head with three fabulous viewpoints all very close to each other. You will know when you have reached breil Newk because there is a fence and a five bar gate just to the side of this there is a gap in the fence and a path leading onto the cliff top, Location 5 and 6 mean leaving the path and heading through vegetation being careful not to get too close to the cliff edge.
Location 5
From Breil Newk peninsular looking south towards the lighthouse
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f13,4minutes, 0.6 hard gradcaptured at sunset
Location 6
From Breil Newk peninsular looking north towards Bempton cliffs a good location for sunset during June, July and August
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,27mm,ISO100,f20,15 seconds,0.6 Hard Gradcaptured at sunset
Location 7
Queen Rock with Breil Newk on the right
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f16,238 seconds, Big stopper and 0.9 hard gradcaptured at sunrise
Location 8
Just before you get to North landing there is a bit of cliff called Five arches there is a great view South from here
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm.ISO100,f16,0.4sec and 0.9 Hard Grad captured at sunrise
Location 9
Walking back to north landing offers a superb view over the bay
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,27mm,ISO100,f14,239 seconds, big stopper and 0.6 hard gradcaptured just after sunrise
Location 10
Drop down onto the beach for the iconic boat shots
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f16,5 secondscaptured just after sunrise
Location 10
At high tide over the back of Springflower.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 17mm, ISO100,f/16,60 seconds,2 stop ND filter, circular polarizer and 2 stop hard graduated neutral density filter captured just after sunrise
Location 11
This shot was captured after passing through the arch on the left hand side of the bay looking across to five arches
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,40mm,ISO100,f16,120 seconds, little stopper and 0.6 hard gradcaptured just after sunrise
Location 12
At low Tide after a clamber over the rocks on the left hand side of the bay you will find an old boiler from the SS Rosa which sank in 1930
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,20mm,ISO100,f16,241 seconds, big stopper and 0.6 hard grad
Location 13
If you head along the coastal path around the Northern edge of north Landing at the most eastern point there is a great view
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm,ISO100,f14,240 secondscaptured at sunrise
The last car park is at Thornwick Bay if you head out of Flamborough village towards North Landing there is a turn off on the left just before the Viking Hotel this leads to Thornwick bay carpark and Café
Location 14
As you head towards Thornwick bay there is a drive way to a bungalow on the cliff top you can walk up the drive then there is a right of way through a field that leads to the cliff top path this shot is from just beside the bungalow on the cliff top
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,17mm, ISO 100, f14, 30 seconds, circular polarizer, little stopper, 0.9 hard Grad captured at sunset
Location 15
When the road changes to a dirt track there is a field on the left I usually park here because the path to the beach is directly opposite I quite like the view from the top of the WW2 bunker at high tide but it’s a great location even at low tide
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM,40mm,ISO100,f16,239 seconds, big stopper, 0.9 hard Gradcaptured at sunset