Flamborough Head can be found in East Yorkshire, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland with sheer white cliffs. The headland is the only chalk sea cliff in the north. The coastline within the SSSI has strata from the upper Jurassic through to top of the Cretaceous period and the headland exhibits a complete sequence of Chalk Group North Sea Basin strata, dated from 100 to 70 million years ago.
The cliff top has 2 standing lighthouse towers, the oldest dating from 1669 and the other built in 1806. The name Flamborough is thought to be derived from a word meaning 'the place of the flame'.
At Flamborough Head, there are fine examples of many coastal landforms, including arches, stacks, stumps and wave cut platforms. The cliffs provide nesting sites for thousands of seabirds and are of international significance for their geology.