Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Bridlington is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is on the Holderness part of the Yorkshire Coast by the North Sea. The town is about 28 miles (45 km) north of Hull and 34 miles (55 km) east of York. The stream called Gypsey Race flows through the town and enters the North Sea at the harbour.
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Worth seeing in and around Bridlington
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bridlington Priory
The Priory Church of St Mary, Bridlington, grid reference TA177680, commonly known as Bridlington Priory Church is a parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the Diocese of York. It is on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in 1113 which was dissolved during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
1.4 km · church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Sewerby Hall and Gardens
Sewerby Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian country house set in 50 acres of landscaped gardens in the village of Sewerby, 2 miles from the seaside town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The main block was built c. 1714, incorporating some older work, in 3 storeys in brick with a seven window frontage.
3 km · Grade I listed English country house in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Boynton Hall
Boynton Hall is a country house in the village of Boynton near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
4.7 km · Grade I listed building in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Flamborough Castle
Flamborough Castle, also known as the Danish Tower, is a Grade II listed Medieval manor house in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire which has partial ruins existing today.
5.6 km · castle in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Michael
St Michael's Church is the parish church of Bempton, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The oldest surviving parts of the church are the nave arcades, which were built around 1200.
5.4 km · church in Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St John the Evangelist
St John's Church is the parish church of Sewerby, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. Sewerby was long in the parish of Bridlington Priory.
2.9 km · church in Sewerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Marton Hall School
Marton Hall is a historic building on Flamborough Road in Bridlington, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The house was built in 1672, while the entrance was rebuilt in the late 18th century.
3.4 km · school building in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of St Oswald
St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Flamborough, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built about 1100, from which period the chancel arch and some walling survive.
5.4 km · church in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Bridlington Town Hall
Bridlington Town Hall is a municipal building in Quay Road, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Bridlington Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
500 m · town hall in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Fraisthorpe Wind Farm
Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power generating site located in the village of Fraisthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is just 2 miles south of Bridlington and 40 miles east of York.
4.4 km · wind power generating site in Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The harbour and fishing port. The Old Town, about half a mile inland from the harbour.
- 01Priory Church of St
Mary (Bridlington Priory), Church Green, Bridlington YO16 7JX.
- 02Flamborough Head
This spectacular line of chalk cliffs begins just north of town and juts out for six miles into the North Sea.
- 03Sewerby Hall
Bridlington YO15 1EA (2 miles E of Bridlington on the B-road to Flamborough Head), sewerby.hall@eastriding.gov.uk.
- 04Burton Agnes Hall
Driffield YO25 5NB (7 miles SW of Bridlington on A614),.
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Things to do
Sandy beaches. Small fanfare and amusement arcades by the North Beach. Boat trips from the harbour, including speedboat rides.
- 01Bridlington Spa
Main venues are the Royal Hall (1930s décor), 3800 standing, often used for rock concerts; Spa Theatre (Edwardian) seats 676; and Harbour Suite with 120 seats.
- 02Bridlington Birds of Prey & Animal Park
Carnaby Covert Lane, Bridlington YO15 3QF (take coast rd A165 S for 2 miles then turn inland on Moor Lane, signs for Carnaby), info@bridlingtonanimalpark.co.uk.
- 03John Bull World of Rock
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Where to eat
There are several fish and chip shops near the harbour.
- 01Fish and Chips at 149
UK National Fish and Chip Shop Award winner 2011.
- 02Supattra
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Getting to Bridlington
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 99 km · Newcastle (NCL), 144 km · East Midlands (EMA), 158 km
- Stations
- Bempton railway station, 5 km · Bridlington railway station, 400 m · Bridlington Harbour, 300 m
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Bridlington94 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · £10–13
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Bridlington135 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · £15–21
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Bridlington141 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · £16–21
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bridlington
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bridlington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextTo the north, Scarborough and Filey are agreeable nearby beach resorts, easily done as day trips by bus or train.
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Next door to Bridlington
Bridlington is 39 km from Kingston upon Hull, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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