Filey Museum heads what Filey has to see
We list 2 places to visit inside Filey’s built-up area and 4 within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 zoos, 2 museums and an attraction. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. Make a day of it at Scarborough Castle, 10 km away.
Leading places in Filey
Following Filey Museum are 3 zoos, a museum and an attraction.
MuseumFiley Museumin townZooZooMemorial Gardens Aviaryin town
MuseumThe Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum3.1 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooFiley Zoo200 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionStained Glass Centre4.2 km outside town, to the westZooZooPlaydale Farm Park4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Filey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Zoos, theme parks or other days out number 3, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Filey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
2 in town lead, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
The 2 inside Filey come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
26 listed buildings are on Filey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Filey →
Around the region
The 12 days out are led by Scarborough Castle, 10 km away.
Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle10 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey37 km northwest
Castle · English HeritagePickering Castle32 km west
Castle · English HeritageSkipsea Castle26 km south
Historic houseSewerby Hall and Gardens15 km southeast
MuseumRotunda Museum10 km northwest
Historic houseBurton Agnes Hall18 km south
Historic house · English HeritageBurton Agnes Manor House18 km south
CastleAyton Castle13 km westCastleCastleDriffield Castle24 km southwest
AttractionMumbo Jumbo33 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseSledmere House24 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Filey (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Filey
What are the main attractions in Filey?
The best known inside Filey’s built-up area are Filey Museum and Memorial Gardens Aviary. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Filey have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Filey: Filey Museum and The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Filey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Scarborough Castle (English Heritage), 10 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Filey?
Within 40 km: Scarborough Castle (10 km), Whitby Abbey (37 km), Pickering Castle (32 km), Skipsea Castle (26 km).
Where are Filey’s historic buildings listed?
Filey has 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Filey when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (12)
- Filey Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum: PeterJewell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scarborough Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipsea Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sewerby Hall and Gardens: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotunda Museum: Keith D, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton Agnes Hall: jo-h from Tipton, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton Agnes Manor House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayton Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mumbo Jumbo: chris 論, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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