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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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Burton Constable
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Burton Constable
Burton Constable is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Humbleton, 33km from Spurn Point.
Burton Constable is in England, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Humbleton, about 5 km away.
Burton Constable is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the village of Skirlaugh. The civil parish is formed by the hamlets of Marton and West Newton, and traces of the deserted medieval villageRead more
of Burton Constable. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 115.
The name Burton derives from the Old English burhtūn meaning 'settlement at the fort'. The place was recorded as Santri Burtone in the Domesday Book of 1086, when the Archbishop of York held 5 carucates of land there. The origin of the prefix santri is unknown. In the early 12th century land in the manor was occupied by Erneburga, who married Ulbert, the constable of the Count of Aumale. Their son was Robert Constable, and the manor was subsequently known as Burton Constable.
It is the site of Burton Constable Hall, a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house.
Burton Constable was served from 1864 to 1964 by Burton Constable railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.
Marmaduke Tunstall, the 18th-century ornithologist, was born in the village.
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What is there to see near Burton Constable?
Within an hour or so of Burton Constable: Humber Bridge (20 km), Spurn Point (33 km), Flamborough Head (34 km), RSPB Bempton Cliffs (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Burton Constable?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Where is Burton Constable?
Burton Constable is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Humbleton.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.8167, -0.2000
Emergency & Services
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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 Burton Constable
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
33 km · about 40 min 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.
34 km · about 40 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.
37 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.
38 km · about 45 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
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.
57 km · about 65 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 Burton Constable
12 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 20 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.
- 74 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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