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 -
Selwicks Bay
Conservation status - SSSI
Parking – pay and display near the lighthouse
Facilities – public toilet and a cafe
Access – steep grassy slope and then steps.
Beach – gravel and wave cut platform
Hazards – wave cut platform can be a bit slippery when wet. Do not get trapped
in a sea cave or on far ledges by incoming tide.
Safety and PPE – hard hat and sensible clothes. Sensible footwear; wellies for
rock pools.
Geological highlights – boundary between Burnham and Flamborough Formations of
the Chalk; minor folding and faulting; major fault with calcite; sea stack.
Other interests there or nearby – sea caves (don’t get trapped by the tide)
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