Filey Follies

The Coble Landing from the beach at Filey is not named after the cobblestones which make up the path from the beach, but after the fishing cobles which are launched from here.

The park which overlooks the bay at the top of the town contains a few, interesting, random ornaments. The Filey Fisherman is in a flowerbed and refers to the town's seafaring heritage, whilst a Plesiosaurus commemerates the finding of a full skeleton of one of these creatures locally.
The East Coast is rich in fossils, and a giant model of the type that can often be found on the beach is also on display.

The world's first flight was completed by Yorkshireman George Cawley, nearly 50 years before the Wright brothers strapped an engine on and stole all the glory. The beach sands of Filey Bay, however, were used as an aerodrome for the newly powered aeroplanes in the early part of the last century, and an example of the early types of aircraft used is represented in model form on the Southern part of the promenade.