Hull Geological Society
Geology field guides and walks
Disclaimer – details
about parking and facilities may have changes since the author last visited
these sites.
Note all sites are best visited on a falling tide. For some the tide is critical either to view the site or to avoid getting stranded. You are recommended to wear a hard hat when examining cliffs.
Summary -
Scalby Mills
Conservation status -
Parking – on road at top of hill or chargeable car
park at Sea Life Centre
Facilities – pub nearby
Access – a bit of clambering then beach; easy to
get cut off if you go round the headland
Beach - a gravel beach and wave cut platform
Hazards – some rocks to clamber over and slippery
wave cut platform
Escape routes – up steep grassed gully in bay to
the north
Safety and PPE – hard hat and sensible clothes.
Sensible footwear.
Geological highlights – sedimentary structures,
dinosaur trackway and fossil plants
Other interests there or nearby – coastal
footpath, Scarborough Sea Life Centre and local pub.
Dinoturbation in sandstone
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