WE SORT THE FOOTBALL & YOU SORT THE ACCOMMODATION

We have changed the rules, to make it affordable for everyone to attend a Bank Holiday Festival

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UK Football Tours have organised Festivals since 2001 with teams attending our popular weekends from the North East, Yorkshire and Midlands and in 2026 teams can book OWN accommodation

Coastal Bank Holiday Festivals for Under 7s to Under 13s plus Girls age groups

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THE PROCESS

The FILEY CUP played on 3 Bank Holiday weekends,  we are offering you the chance to attend a popular UK Holiday Resort on the popular Bank Holiday weekends and simply organise and pay for your OWN accommodation, then a separate fee for the football event. The fee is generally the same as last year and we have had to add VAT to the prices !!

 

Your Group is free to find any accommodation in the Filey/Scarborough/Bridlington area and once chosen, we recommend that each family books the accommodation individually. ​

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The 2022 Filey Cup attracted 72 teams and in 2023 we had 89 teams, with 58 of those winning something during the weekend. For 2024 we sold out May Day by August with 120 teams and then added an extra Bank Holiday with a further 80 teams

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In 2025 we had 110 teams Easter and 150 teams May Day and based on the feedback from teams, we have decided to offer all 3 Bank Holidays in 2026.

Most age groups were sold out in July for May Day 2025 and based on team feedback we expect a very strong response from existing teams.

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We average around 75% of teams booking to return the following year

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UPDATE 21 June - We have had 250 confirmed entries in just 3 weeks and some age groups are now sold out

UPDATE 4 July - We now have 305 teams confirmed, which is more than we had enter the 2 weekends last season

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We ask for a £120 non refundable deposit from each team when booking and the remaining payment will be requested in November.

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Our Tournament fee is of course higher than that of a local festival, due to the costs involved of advertising and organising.

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All of our staff are PAID a reasonable amount for working a Bank Holiday Weekend and given accommodation., it is NOT a Club Tournament. We use 2 excellent local venues and they keep the proceeds of all off field activities such as Car parking and Catering. We had more than 40 paid staff working for UK Football Tours on the weekend to ensure a smooth running event and all matches on time. 

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We believe the price of this event is an excellent opportunity for teams to be able to go ON TOUR on a Bank Holiday weekend (see no need to rush back home Sunday night) with a company with 25 years experience and the freedom to decide were to stay

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TEAM FEEDBACK from May Day 2025

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69 votes 10/10 Brilliant 43%

49 votes 9/10 Very Good 30%

21 votes 8/10 Good 13%

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 86% voting the event Good to Brilliant, u9s & u10s & u12s had NO votes lower than 8/10 (from 80 teams)

A few votes of OK 7/10 at u7s, u8s and u11s - main negative feedback was the League format or Referee decisions.

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A couple of votes for disappointing at Under 11s, the feedback was dry pitches (had no rain) the format no Knockout and quality of refs.

We accept its impossible to please everyone and happy with such high % of satisfaction. We have taken on board the handful of negative comments and will look to improve the Under 11 format for 2026 with Finals wherever possible. 

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UK Football Tours also offer football Festivals at professional grounds in the East Midlands, with events recently at Derby County, Notts County and Burton Albion. We also have 20 years experience of providing Trophies and awards to Clubs and Leagues, with our own range imported from China and access to all the main UK trade suppliers.