Thornwick Bay
Thornwick Bay is a beach in United Kingdom. Thornwick Bay is situated nearby to the locality Thornwick Nab, as well as near the shoal West Scar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flamborough Head Lighthouse and Flamborough Castle.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington. Flamborough Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Thornwick Bay.
Flamborough Castle
Castle
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flamborough Castle, also known as the Danish Tower, is a Grade II listed Medieval manor house in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire which has partial ruins existing today. Flamborough Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Thornwick Bay.
Bempton Cliffs
Nature reserve
Photo: JD554, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bempton Cliffs is a section of precipitous coast at Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is run by the RSPB as a nature reserve and is known for its breeding seabirds, including northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, razorbill, common guillemot, black-legged kittiwake and fulmar. Bempton Cliffs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thornwick Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornwick Nab and Sewerby.
Sewerby
Village
Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sewerby is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 1 mile north-east of Bridlington on the North Sea coast. The village is on Bridlington Bay and is the only south-facing resort in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sewerby is situated 3 miles southwest of Thornwick Bay.
Buckton
Hamlet
Photo: manonabike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bempton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is near the North Sea coast, and about 4 miles north of Bridlington. Buckton is situated 3 miles west of Thornwick Bay.
Thornwick Bay
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.13099° or 54° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.11331° or 0° 6′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6X4VJP+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 40783939OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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