Local Interest
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Bempton Cliffs
Bempton Cliffs is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB, at Bempton in Yorkshire, England. It is best known for its breeding seabirds, including Northern Gannet, Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Common Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake and Fulmar.
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Rudston Monolith
Between Sledmere and Bridlington, on the old roman road between York and the coast, stands the Rudston Monolith in the small hamlet of Rudston, an ancient hamlet with origins possibly dating back to Neolithic times.
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Sewerby and Sewerby Hall
Sewerby Hall was built by John Greame between 1714 and 1720 at Sewerby to the north of Bridlington. His successors added to the house and Sewerby Hall now has fine period rooms of the Georgian, Regency and Victorian eras, including a magnificent 19th century conservatory known as the Orangery.
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Filey Museum
A good starting point for exploring Filey's fishing heritage and local history is the award winning Filey Museum (which won the Yorkshire Moors and Coast Tourism Award Visitor Attraction of the Year. You'll find it just out of the centre of Filey housed in a 17th century fishing and farm cottage.
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Bridlington Priory
Foundation Bridlington Priory was founded around 1113 by Walter de Gant, for Augustinian Canons Regular, one of the earliest Augustinian houses in England, with an adjoining convent. Its foundation was confirmed in charters by King Henry I of England. The site had formerly been a Saxon church and nunnery.
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