Howden

Worth seeing in and around Howden

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.

1. 01
   Wressle Castle

   Wressle Castle is a ruined palace-fortress in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Ordnance Survey grid reference SE 708316. Built for Thomas Percy in the 1390s.

   5.4 km · late 14th-century quadrangular castle in East Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Howden Minster

   Howden Minster is a large Grade I listed Church of England church in the Diocese of York. It is located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is one of the largest churches in the East Riding.

   300 m · church in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Boothferry Bridge

   Boothferry Bridge is a crossing over the River Ouse, in the East Riding, England, some 2 miles north-west of Goole. The bridge was opened in 1929, replacing a ferry crossing immediately west of the bridge's location.

   2.8 km · bridge in Airmyn and Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Goole railway swing bridge

   The Goole railway swing bridge, also known as the Hook bridge or Skelton Viaduct, is a large viaducted hogback plate girder bridge with swing span over the River Ouse, Yorkshire, near Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The bridge was designed by Thomas Elliot Harrison for the Hull and Doncaster Branch of the North Eastern Railway and opened in 1869.

   4 km · bridge in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Saltmarshe Hall

   Saltmarshe Hall is a grade II* listed 19th-century country house in Saltmarshe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the north bank of the River Ouse across from Goole. It stands in 17 acres of gardens.

   5.4 km · 19th-century country house in Saltmarshe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shuffleton Mill

   Shuffleton Mill is a historic building in Goole, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The windmill was built around 1800, near Hook Road.

   4.7 km · building in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Howden Town Hall

   Howden Town Hall is a former municipal building in Churchside in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is currently in residential use.

   300 m · building in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Market Cross

   Howden Market Cross is a historic structure in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. Howden was granted a charter to hold a fair in 1200, and a market in the town was first recorded in 1296 or 1297.

   200 m · market cross in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The Bishop's Manor

   Bishop's Manor is a historic building in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.

   300 m · manor house in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Shire Hall

    Shire Hall is a historic building in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed on the town's Market Place, replacing three shops.

    200 m · administrative building in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Howden

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 54 km · Manchester (MAN), 103 km · East Midlands (EMA), 106 km

Stations

Goole, 5.3 km · Saltmarshe railway station, 4.6 km · Wressle railway station, 4.9 km · Eastrington railway station, 5.2 km · Howden railway station, 2 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Howden

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · £5–7
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Howden

  95 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £11–14
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Howden

  90 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £10–13
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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 Howden. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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