FLAMBOROUGH HEAD

On possibly the calmest seas I have ever paddled, we launched from the South Landing beneath Flamborough Head, making the most of the lack of swell to explore every cave of which there are literally hundreds, between here and North Landing. Only in Shetland do I know of caves, arches and subterranean passages that are the equal of these.

But perhaps most striking today, were the chalk pebble and boulder beaches, the colours unlike anything else in Yorkshire.

What would normally be a difficult landing was idyllic ...

… and offered a welcome break before paddling on beneath the Bempton cliffs, to the distinctive arch, home to thousands of gannets.