Filey
Filey is a village and also civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is part of the borough of Scarborough between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it was a fishing village, it has a huge coastline and also became a prominent tourist resort. According to the 2011 UK census, Filey church had a population of 6,981, a specific number being 2001 UK census 6,819. Filey goes to the eastern end of the Cleveland Way, a long-distance walkway; it starts at Helmsley and skirts the North York Moors. It was the second National Trail to be opened up (1969 ). The community goes to the north end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail which starts at Hessle and also crosses the Yorkshire Wolds. Filey is the finishing factor for Excellent Yorkshire Bike Flight. The 70-mile (110 km) ride starts at Wetherby Racecourse. Filey has a railway station on the Yorkshire Shore Line. A second terminal at Filey Holiday Camp railway station to the south of the community offered the former Butlins holiday camp. The camp has been re-developed right into a 600-home holiday housing development, The Bay Filey. It is just one of the biggest seaside developments of this kind in the UK and the very first residences were finished in 2007.
