Spurn Point

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Overview

A truly awesome place, Spurn Point – also called Spurn Head – is the impossibly narrow sand-spit sticking out of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It reaches into the North Sea to form the north bank of the Humber estuary, curling round for more than 3 miles. Anchored by little more than marram grass and steeped in history, it’s a National Nature Reserve with a string of impressive accolades. Best of all, a vast number of migrating birds, blown down from Scandinavia or on their way north from Africa, know it as a great stop-off place for a breather. To get to the nature reserve at the tip you’ll need to walk or cycle – but be careful, the sea washes over the beach here and access is not always possible. There’s a visitor centre, and hides are set along the spit for birders to watch from; leave your dog at home – they’re not even allowed here in your car.

Location

Kilnsea, EASINGTON, HU12 0UH

About the area

North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.

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Spurn Point

Kilnsea, EASINGTON, HU12 0UH

01964 650533

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Spurn Point

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Overview

A truly awesome place, Spurn Point – also called Spurn Head – is the impossibly narrow sand-spit sticking out of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It reaches into the North Sea to form the north bank of the Humber estuary, curling round for more than 3 miles. Anchored by little more than marram grass and steeped in history, it’s a National Nature Reserve with a string of impressive accolades. Best of all, a vast number of migrating birds, blown down from Scandinavia or on their way north from Africa, know it as a great stop-off place for a breather. To get to the nature reserve at the tip you’ll need to walk or cycle – but be careful, the sea washes over the beach here and access is not always possible. There’s a visitor centre, and hides are set along the spit for birders to watch from; leave your dog at home – they’re not even allowed here in your car.

Location

Kilnsea, EASINGTON, HU12 0UH

About the area

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North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.

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