Bridlington Bay is the the only large body of sheltered water on the Yorkshire coast. It is sheltered from Northerly seas by Flamborough Head and Smithic Sands lies across the mouth of the Bay protecting it from the worst of the easterly gales.Bridlington a sea-fishing port, it is known for shellfish, and is the largest lobster port in Europe, with over 300 tonnes of the crustaceans landed there each year. It has been termed the "Lobster Capital of Europe".
Bridlington Bay Yorkshire.
Uploaded to Flickr by Terry Kearney on 29 January 2023
Photo © Terry Kearney, 29 January 2023. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence
Location: Sewerby
Location type: Rural
OS Grid: TA216691
Country: England
Local Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parish: Bridlington
Nearest postcode: YO15 1DW
(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)