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Hornsea
Home > Hornsea | Hornsea has a historic town centre with houses that date back to the 15th Century. The 12th Century parish church of St. Nicholas is of a large gothic structure. As a seaside town, Hornsea boasts a mile of promenade with a great beach. To the south of the promenade are vast numbers of amusements and fish and chip shops. More centrally, amid the busy streets lies a converted farmhouse, hosting the folk museum showing lives of the town folk from over 100 years ago.(hornseamuseum.com) |  |
| Aswell as the potteries, Hornsea is also famous for its Mere. It is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire and spans across some 400-500 acres, formed at the end of the Ice-Age, 16-18,000 years ago. It is a great nature reserve for many birds as it is so close to the sea. Hornsea Freeport offers upto 50% off designer clothing and accessories. There are shops and leisure activities there to keep the children happy and entertained. The leisure centre has a great full sized swimming pool, squash courts, sauna and steam rooms. Bus services run to the centre and free car parking is available. |
| Hornsea Golf Club is an excellent and prestigious golf club offering an 18 hole course and superb facilities, a must for the serious golfer. Visit their website at www.hornseagolfclub.co.uk/pageex.php for more details. Honeysuckle Farm provides an excellent insight to a working farm for the young and young at heart. Open from March to September, you can watch ice-cream being made, (and sample it!)take cart rides around the farm and watch cows being milked, then allow time to relax in the tearooms. Located just outside of Hornsea, visit their website for more details. www.honeysucklefarm.fsnet.co.uk |
| In the middle of July hornsea hosts a 3 day carnival. The hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfasts, holiday cottages and camping and caravan sites can often get fully booked around this time so early booking is advised. Located close to Hull, with attractions like 'The Deep', the Humber bridge, plenty of restaurants and bars, Hornsea isn't much of a world away from the busy towns. Located 12 miles east of Beverley and 16 miles north of Hull, Hornsea has great road links. |
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