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AROUND Skipsea
Mill Farm Country Park makes a great base to access the
Wonderful East Yorkshire coast with its fantastic beaches, there are towns and villages to explore, markets, museums, art galleries, historic houses, also good for bird watching, pond and sea fishing.
Even if it rains there is always something to do.
Skipsea
In walking distance from Mill Farm Country Park,
We have the second largest Iron age mound in the UK, and on this site in 1086 was built Skipsea castle
(only the earthworks remain today.)
All St Church dates from 1090 completely rebuilt in the 14c.
Village pub and shop
Sea and beach, (limited access)
Amusements and Social club at the sea front
near by.
golf course,
pond fishing
Ice cream parlour and tearoom.
Kingston Upon Hull
Hull was the city of culture for 2017 and still has lots of events, museums and art displays, click on the link below.
https://www.visithull.org/whatson/
The Deep- a large sea life aquarium.
Museums.
Streetlife - Hull Museum of Transport.
Hull and East Riding Museum.
Arctic Corsair.
Hull maritime Museum.
Art gallerys.
Ferens Art Gallery.
Humber Street Gallery.
Theatres.
Hull Truck.
Hull New Theatre.
Hull City Hall.
And of course shopping and cinema's.
Bridlington
Magnificent harbour, boat trips.
Old town Priory & Bayle Gate museum.
Sewerby Hall Gardens & golf courses.
Bridlington Birds of Prey and Animal park.
Bridlington Escape.
Market, Every Wednesday, Saturday, Bank Holidays and Sundays In The Summer.
Driffield
Driffield canal head and Mills buildings.
Market day Thursday.
Driffield show ground events throughout the year.
Driffield show held in July.
Steam fair in August
Hornsea
Beach with good access,
The start of the Transpennine Way,
Hornsea Mere, fishing & boat hire,
New Swimming pool and leisure facility's at the sea front,
Freeport for shopping with Buglife and children's play area,
Hornsea folk museum on the main street and Honeysuckle Animal Farm near by.
Nature reserves
Bempton cliffs, RSPB site. very good views of nesting seabirds.
Tophill Low, wetland, south of Driffield off the A164.
Flamborough Head and Thornwick Bay
Outstanding views.
coastal walks.
beaches with rock pools and caves.
lighthouse tours.
living sea's centre, south Flamborough.
Beverley
Plenty of shops, cafes.
Cinema.
East Riding Theatre.
Minster & St Marys church.
Museum's,
Beverley Art Gallery and museum.
Beverley Guildhall.
Racecourse.
Market day Saturday.
Historic houses
Burton Agnes Hall.
Burton Constable Hall.
Sledmere House.
Sewerby Hall.
Wassand Hall, limited opening.
Historic landmarks
Rudston Monolith, The tallest standing stone in the UK.
Sir Tatton Sykes monument, Sledmere.
Royal Air Force, 158 squadron memorial, Lissett .
