Bridlington, Bessingby, Wilsthorpe and Fraisthorpe (31/08/2008)

All things considered I decided to have a short morning walk from the front door today. Rain and thunder was forecast for later. There was also a lot to do at home on the last few days run-up to the start of leave from work on Thursday and beginning the C2C walk on Friday.

I and the dog set off into a sea-roke, heading through the outskirts of Bridlington to the old estate hamlet of Bessingby, before heading back to the coast at Wilsthorpe. Testifying to the lack of summer sun and a surfeit of rain the harvest is far from complete.

Despite having used these local paths frequently over the years for dog walking, and, in spite of there being plenty of evidence of use, I’ve seen more deer than people on the track between Bessingby and Wilsthorpe. Today was not an exception people-wise.

The cliff was a good bit busier with a camp at the Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club dingy club (there was some sort of event over the weekend) and a Caravan Club camp at Fraisthorpe. I kept to the eroding, low, glacial till cliff to Fraisthorpe, before dropping to the wonderful sandy beach and turning back north to Bridlington and home.

The mist never did clear, so no photos, but, as is often the case, it seemed not to penetrate too far inland.

Although this walk passes through or near urban housing, an industrial estate, sewage works, recycling plant, caravan site and holiday chalets, the walk is surprisingly pleasant, particularly on the beach at Fraisthorpe. It was a hot and humid seven miles, the last walk before my hols.