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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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Bugthorpe
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bugthorpe
Bugthorpe works well as a base: 5 minutes from Full Sutton, 13km from Castle Howard.
Bugthorpe is in England, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Full Sutton, about 4 km away.
Bugthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) east of York and 16 miles (26 km) west of Driffield. The village is just south of the border with North Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK Census the civil parish had a population of 103, a decrease on the 2001 UKRead more
Census figure of 122.
The name Bugthorpe derives from the Old Norse Buggiþorp meaning 'Buggi's secondary settlement'.
St Andrew's Church, Bugthorpe was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. Next to the church is the village green.
Low Hall is also designated as a Grade II* listed building.
There are road links from the village to Skirpenbeck, Barthorpe Bottoms, Kirby Underdale, and the main A166 York to Bridlington road.
Bugthorpe has a village post office, a brewery and a small school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bugthorpe?
Within an hour or so of Bugthorpe: Seaways Cafe (11 km), Castle Howard (13 km), York Minster (18 km), The Shambles (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Bugthorpe?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Where is Bugthorpe?
Bugthorpe is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Full Sutton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.0108, -0.8226
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 Bugthorpe
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Castle Howard
A stately home in North Yorkshire, not a true castle but one of England's grandest Baroque residences, famous from Brideshead Revisited.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
York Minster
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe, famous for its medieval stained glass.
18 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
The Shambles
Medieval York street where overhanging timber-framed shops nearly touch across the lane, some dating to the 14th century. Once a row of butchers' shops; the meat-hooks and wide sill-boards survive.
18 km · about 20 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Helmsley
A handsome market town on the edge of the North York Moors with a ruined castle and a walled garden.
30 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
Rievaulx Abbey
The ruins of one of the great Cistercian monasteries of medieval England, set in a secluded wooded valley near Helmsley.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sutton Bank
A 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Bugthorpe
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 35 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.
- 38 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.
- 42 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.
- 59 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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