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Humber Bridge
Vast single-span suspension bridge over the Humber estuary near Hull: the world's longest of its kind for 16 years after opening in 1981, with a 2.2km crossing that still feels like flying over water.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Aldbrough
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Aldbrough
Aldbrough is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mappleton, 32km from Flamborough Head.
Aldbrough is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Mappleton, about 6 km away.
Aldbrough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Hull at the junction of the B1242 and B1238 roads. It lies near to the North Sea coast within the area of Holderness. From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Aldbrough was part of HoldernessRead more
Wapentake.
Between 1894 and 1935 it was part of the Skirlaugh Rural District and from 1935 to 1974 part of the Holderness Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of Holderness, in the county of Humberside.
The name Aldbrough derives from the Old English aldburh meaning 'old burh' (fortification).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Aldbrough?
Within an hour or so of Aldbrough: Humber Bridge (26 km), Flamborough Head (32 km), Spurn Point (32 km), RSPB Bempton Cliffs (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Aldbrough?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Where is Aldbrough?
Aldbrough is in England, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Mappleton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,269
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.8289, -0.1147
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Aldbrough
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Flamborough Head
A chalk headland of stacks, arches and caves on the East Yorkshire coast, with two lighthouses and huge seabird colonies nearby.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Spurn Point
A three-mile sand spit curling into the Humber estuary, cut off from the mainland by tidal washovers and reachable on foot at low tide.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Chalk cliffs hosting half a million seabirds in season, including England's largest mainland gannet colony and thousands of puffins.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Seaways Cafe
Famous bikers' cafe at Fridaythorpe on the rolling B1251 through the Yorkshire Wolds, drawing hundreds of motorcycles and sports cars on summer weekends for its renowned breakfasts.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Scarborough Castle
A headland fortress dividing Scarborough's two bays, occupying a site used since the Iron Age and shelled by German battlecruisers in 1914.
54 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Cadwell Park
Known as the mini-Nurburgring, this Lincolnshire circuit features dramatic hills including The Mountain where bikes and cars go airborne.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Aldbrough
12 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 26 kmHumber BridgeVast single-span suspension bridge over the Humber estuary near Hull: the world's longest of its kind for 16 years after opening in 1981, with a 2.2km crossing that still feels like flying over water.
- 77 kmRosedale Chimney BankOne of England's steepest roads, hitting 1-in-3 (33%) as it climbs from Rosedale Abbey onto the North York Moors past old ironstone kilns. A rite of passage for drivers and cyclists; caravans are banned.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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