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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Bridlington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bridlington
Bridlington is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Boynton, 7km from RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
Bridlington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Boynton, about 5 km away.
Bridlington is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is on the Holderness part (Flamborough Head to the Humber estuary) 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 flowsRead more
through the town and enters the North Sea at the harbour.
The Priory Church of St Mary and the associated Bayle (or gate) are Grade I listed buildings on the site of an Augustinian Priory. As a sea-fishing port, the town is known for shellfish, and is the largest lobster port in Europe, with over 300 tonnes of the crustaceans landed there each year. It has been termed the "Lobster Capital of Europe". Alongside manufacturing, retail and service firms, its main trade is summer tourism. It holds one of the UK's coastal weather stations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bridlington?
Within an hour or so of Bridlington: RSPB Bempton Cliffs (7 km), Flamborough Head (8 km), Scarborough Castle (26 km), Seaways Cafe (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Bridlington?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, Holme Moss and B6270 Swaledale.
Where is Bridlington?
Bridlington is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Boynton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 35,154
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.0831, -0.1919
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 Bridlington
8 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.
8 km · about 15 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
An 18-mile heritage steam line from Pickering across the moors to Grosmont and on to Whitby, one of the busiest in Britain.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Hole of Horcum
A vast natural amphitheatre 120 m deep on the Pickering-to-Whitby road, hollowed out by spring sapping rather than by ice.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Robin Hood's Bay
Enchanting fishing village tumbling down steep cliffs to a rocky shore, famous as the endpoint of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.
45 km · about 50 min drive
bridge
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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Bridlington
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 45 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.
- 54 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.
- 68 kmSutton BankA steep escarpment with a 1-in-4 hairpin climb and a view James Herriot called 'the finest in England', looking over the Vale of York.
- 76 kmRoseberry ToppingA distinctive half-cone hill on the edge of the North York Moors, its shape the result of a 1912 landslip caused by mining.
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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