It is served by Bempton railway station which is on the Yorkshire Coast Line that runs between Hull and Scarborough.

[4] Between 1894 and 1974 Bempton was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The parish church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building and dates back to the 13th century.

Bempton Cliffs is an RSPB nature reserve, best known for its breeding seabirds, including northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, razorbill, common guillemot, black-legged kittiwake and fulmar.

Bempton has a post office and general store, a garage, a hairdresser, antique shop and snooker club.