The walking was reasonable on a slightly bumpy, muddy, grassy path but at least the route was clear. The views from the top of the limestone cliffs early on were stunning with lovely bays, coves and beaches lying far below us. From the top of Speeton Cliffs at Dulcey Dock, which is the trig point for the area, we could see out beyond Filey to Flamborough Head with the whole sweep of Filey Bay visible. The panorama was exceptional and we spent some time here just drinking in the view.
The largest flock of gannets in the United Kingdom is to be found here and numbers about 25,000. There are viewing platforms close to some of the major colonies but as we walked through they were very busy and you needed to be resolute (and handy with your elbow) if you wanted to get close to the rails to have a decent view of the birds. The number of people wandering around with absolutely huge long distances lenses was as amazing as the number of birds. Just back from the cliff there is a café and toilet facilities and we took advantage of both while we were there. As we sat outside eating lunch the rain returned.
With a long walk to Bridlington still in front of us, Flamborough Head joined the growing list of places that we would like to come back to and spend a bit of leisure time and to have a look around when we are not so rushed.
As it turned out, our accommodation in Bridlington, 'The London' was to be the best accommodation we have encountered so far on our marathon walk and it was tempting to stay in the room for the duration. Our room had a huge bay window with wonderful sea views. You could either sit in the very comfy chairs in the bay window, sip your coffee and admire the view or, just lie in the king size bed, propped up on the pillows and admire the eternal blue sky and endless sea. Did I mention we had a day off here?