Just had to add my experience of Bempton Cliffs. Visited 11 April. Managed to persuade my train mad son to arrange a visit there. So train to Hull, then a round robin ranger ticket which enabled us to stop at Bempton then travel up to Scarborough and return via York.
Bempton is everything you think it is going to be. The amount of birds (and this is only early on). The views and scenery. How close to the birds you are. We had several close encounters with Gannets near Jubilee corner. Many times just peering over the cliff you were so close to them and they are so unperturbed by you.
But finally the jewel in the crown. I was a little dissapointed at not seeing a puffin. (I even had my new RSPB Puffin bins with me (though you could easily come here and not need them). Apparently there had been one or two around. We stood at the grandstand for the last 10 minutes before we had to leave. A woman next to us suddenly said to her son there was a puffin. Expecting to have to look through binoculars there was this Puffin almost right in front of us! Made my day. I think my son enjoyed it too.
An excellent visit. Recommended.
Forgot to add that we were blessed with the weather. Grey clouds were around but amazingly stayed dry even until we had walked back to the station. Also its a fair walk but we managed it in just under 1/2 hour.(recommended time was 40 minutes so I think we did ok)
Ill be there this time next week. Cant wait taking my Son. Up with me
Fingers crossed for ok weather
In reply to Anonymous:
Sounds fabulous! It's on my list of places to visit.
Cheers, Linda.
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In reply to Sparrow:
Linda, hope you soon make it.
Andrewa fingers crossed for a great day for you.
In reply to backtonature:
Do not forget Andrew down the road is Filey dams check it out as well if you get chance
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/filey-dams-nature-reserve
Cheers
Terry
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Hi Andrew, can meet up if you like when you visit Bempton?
Dave M
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In reply to Dave Mulliner:
Dave
That would be great. I'll be up on Thursday. Hoping to get there for approx 9 am but it all depends on the weather. If it looks like rain all day we wont come as its a long drive up and back for us.
Andrew
Thanks for the tip and the link Terry.
Not sure I'll have time though. I have to get back to Nottingham for 6 pm latest and its a 2-1/2 hour drive each way to and from Bempton. I just hope the weathers good. Last time I went it was so wet you couldnt get out of the car.
OK Andrew, I will keep my fingers crossed that the weather picks up for Thursday, it is showers and sunshine here at the moment. I will most likely be there in my motorhome on the day, and the drive ain`t to bad for me its only about 4 or 5 mile from where I live, so all being well we will see you Thursday.
Hi Andrew I am sorry, I will not be there on Thursday, my wife Christine has just informed me we will be at Scarborough hostpital most of the day. I hope the weather is good for you and you can make the trip to Bempton, these hospital appointments always catch me out.