A cliff overlooking a body of water on a sunny day

Kittiwake Cottage

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A vegan-friendly, recently renovated, self-catering holiday cottage for up to five people
plus a baby and/or a young child.

Kittiwake Cottage is a centuries-old, cosy cottage nestled down a quiet lane in Bempton village, East Yorkshire, one mile from Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve, where you can see, close-up, thousands of nesting seabirds with their chicks. The coastline around is stunning with rocky coves, caves and wide, sandy beaches all close by. At Flamborough you can watch seals hauled out on the beach to rest.

The nearby resorts of Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough are easily reached by train or car. Historic York and Hull are a day trip away.

A warm welcome awaits everyone at Kittiwake Cottage, vegans and non-vegans, but we ask that everyone staying there follows a plant-based lifestyle whilst in the cottage and its garden.

If you're a vegan you'll be pleased that we have tried to ensure that everything in the cottage is vegan-friendly, from furnishings to paint finishes, and we only use vegan cleaning products.

If you aren't a vegan at the moment but care about animals, want to help reduce climate change or want a healthier diet, come and try a vegan lifestyle whilst having a wonderful, relaxing holiday at Kittiwake Cottage. We'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have about changing to being vegan – we changed 40 years ago!

A group of birds sitting on top of a grass covered hill

The Accommodation

Downstairs

  • Lounge with wood burning stove in an inglenook fireplace, comfy seating and a Smart TV

  • Well-equipped kitchen with electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washing machine

  • Dining area overlooking the private rear garden

  • Cloakroom with toilet and vanity unit

  • Double bed-sitting room with double bed, comfy seating for two and a Smart TV, ideal for when two couples are sharing

Outside

Private rear garden with paved patio, table and chairs for outside dining, small lawn and raised bed with flowers and herbs, which you are welcome to pick to use in your cooking

There is a separate, gated access path from the lane to the rear garden, ideal for people bringing bikes. Undercover bike storage can usually be arranged or we are happy to loan a tarpaulin.

Upstairs

  • Bedroom with king size bed, Smart TV

  • Second bedroom with single bed

  • Bathroom with toilet, vanity unit and bath with shower over

Heating

Kittiwake cottage has gas central-heating and a wood-burning stove. All gas and electricity plus one basket of logs and kindling is included in the cost. Additional logs can be bought from us or the village post-office.

Provided For Your Stay

Bedding, towels, tea-towels, vegan dishwashing and washing products are all provided. Please bring your own beach towels. Free WiFi is provided in the cottage.

For young children

A toddler bed can be provided for a child aged from 18 months to 5 years old and a travel cot for a baby. A highchair, a stair gate for the top of the stairs and a fireguard are also available. Please contact us to discuss what you need.

For Fire Safety reasons and the comfort of future guests and our neighbours, the following are not allowed in Kittiwake Cottage or its garden:

  • The smoking of cigarettes, pipes, e-cigarettes (vapes) or shisha pipes

  • The use of barbecues, fire pits, open fires or chimeras

  • The use of candles, tealights, joss sticks, incense burners and oil burners.

Sorry but we do not allow pets in Kittiwake Cottage.


Please note: The cottage has some lower than normal and narrow doorways. Although the staircase is straight, not winding, it is narrow and quite steep. The downstairs accomodation may not be suitable for someone with mobility problems as there is a step between the lounge and kitchen-diner. The downstairs W.C. is off the dining area and the bath/shower is upstairs.

Parking

You can park outside the front door to unload and a small vehicle can remain parked there. As the lane is quite narrow we recommend that larger vehicles are parked on the road nearby or in the designated parking space at the top of our drive next door. Electric cars must not be charged at Kittiwake Cottage but there is an electric vehicle charging point at the Village Hall between Bempton and Buckton and many more in the local area.

The Local Area

Kittiwake Cottage is just one mile from the famous RSPB Bempton Cliffs seabird nature reserve which has a visitor centre, cafe and viewing platforms, some of which are wheelchair accessible. Bempton has a post office/store, a pub that serves some vegan meals and hosts live music and quiz nights, a hairdresser, an antiques/reclamation yard and a children’s playground. The adjoining village of Buckton has an artist’s studio/gallery and cafe. Bempton and Buckton Village Hall holds events and classes including yoga and has an electric vehicle charging point.

The Yorkshire coastline around Bempton is stunning with 400ft high chalk cliffs, caves, small coves, wide sandy beaches, rocky shorelines and traditional resorts, all within easy reach. Theatres, music venues, museums, art galleries and sports facilities are close by in Bridlington and Scarborough and a wider range is about an hour’s journey away in Hull and York.

a large body of water surrounded by mountains
stairs lead down to a sandy beach with people on it
the sun is setting behind a lighthouse on a hill
a man sitting on a rock looking out at the ocean
white bird on green grass during daytime
gray rocky mountain beside sea at golden hour
a black and white bird sitting on top of a grass covered field
a seagull sitting on a rock next to a body of water
a view of a beach with a few people in the water
black and red bird on water during daytime
a gray seal is sitting on some seaweed
a group of people standing on top of a sandy beach

Kittiwake Cottage Pricing

Weekly Stays Dates

23/05/25 - 29/08/25 £625

29/08/25 - 31/10/25 £550

31/10/25 - 27/03/26 £450

Bookings for 7 or more nights will be charged at the weekly price, pro rata.

If you require a shorter break than those listed above, (minimum stay of 2 nights), please contact us via the contact form with the dates required. If the dates you'd like are still available one month before, we will offer them to you at the daily rate listed above. Please leave your mobile phone number on the contact form if you'd like us to call you back.

Short Stays Dates

23/05/25 - 29/08/25    £100 (min 5 nights)

29/08/25 - 31/10/25     £88 (min 3 nights)

31/10/25 - 27/03/26     £72 (min 3 nights)

How to Book Kittiwake Cottage

Make a booking by selecting the dates you'd like to stay at Kittiwake Cottage on the calendar below, then filling out the booking form.

£100 booking deposit to confirm your booking is required within 5 days of making a provisional booking and the remainder of the booking fee must be paid 6 weeks before your stay.

Please note that by making a booking you agree to the terms and conditions. These include that the person making the booking agrees to follow a vegan, fully plant-based lifestyle in Kittiwake Cottage and its garden and to ensure that everyone in his/her party does so. This means that no meat, fish, eggs or dairy products can be eaten, cooked or brought into Kittiwake Cottage or its garden.

Your data will only be used for communications with you about your booking in conjunction with our online booking platform, Bookalet and our online payment processing service, Stripe.

Bempton has a train station (0.4 miles from the cottage) with direct regular trains to Hull, Filey and Scarborough and national onward connections.

There is a bus service from Bempton to Bridlington.

How to Get Here by Public Transport

Wildlife to See Throughout the Year

The cliffs from Bempton to Flamborough are nesting sites for thousands of seabirds throughout the spring and summer months - kittiwakes, guillemots, gannets, razorbills, fulmars and puffins. The area is on the migration route for summer and winter visiting birds. From autumn, throughout winter until early spring, winter-visiting waders can be seen on the beaches from the south side of Flamborough Head to Bridlington’s north and south beaches and harbour, as well as on Filey Brigg. Large flocks of pink-footed geese fly over Bempton in v-formations in October, calling to each other as they fly, sometimes landing to feed for awhile in the fields around. There is a colony of Tree sparrows at Bempton Cliffs.

House sparrows are thriving in the hedgerows close to Kittiwake Cottage and if you are lucky you may see the hedgehogs which live in the area. We try to garden to provide food and shelter for birds, insects and mammals.

Barn owls are regularly seen flying over the fields at Bempton Cliffs and sometimes short-eared owls.

Seals can be seen at Flamborough Head and often from Filey Brigg. There are an increasing number of sightings of dolphins and even whales, both from the cliff tops or by taking a boat trip on the Yorkshire Belle from Bridlington Harbour.

Other nature reserves to visit close by include Filey Dams and Tophill Low near Driffield.

Where to Eat Out

Visit Bridlington’s friendly vegan cafe at Planetwise in Bridlington, which is also a vegan store and yoga studio or enjoy a meal at the Nut and Nettle vegan restaurant in Bridlington’s Old Town. Many of the cafes in Bridlington offer vegan options as does The White Horse pub in Bempton. The cafe at the RSPB reserve also serves vegan drinks and cakes.

For full information, we recommend you check the HappyCow Website/App

Photo shows full vegan English breakfast at Nut and Nettle.

Contact Us

a puffy bird perched on a rock with flowers
a puffy bird perched on a rock with flowers

If you have any queries about Kittiwake Cottage or would like to discuss your requirements please contact us via the online enquiry form below. Leave your phone number if you'd like us to phone you. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.