East Riding of Yorkshire

Explore East Riding of Yorkshire Beaches and Coast

East Riding of Yorkshire is a real surprise with great countryside and 53 miles of breathtaking coast and all those beaches!

There's a lot on offer here besides the beach which makes it an ideal spot for family and couples holidays. It doesn't matter what you've got in mind - a night on the town, ambling around a castle or stately home, climbing a cliff face, sailing, flying a kite or just losing yourself for a while, East Yorkshire has it all and - there's no air travel involved!

There are traditional holiday resorts in Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea. But you also have a spectacular coastline at either end, Flamborough in the North or Spurn Point in the South. Eating out is a treat as the busy seafood markets offer you a broad selection of freshly caught ocean delicacies.


Why not check beaches nearby as we have 17 beaches in East Riding of Yorkshire. You can even take a look at our list of East Riding of Yorkshire dog friendly beaches or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.

East Riding of Yorkshire Coast Map

East Riding of Yorkshire Coast Search Bar

Where would you like to go? Use our search bar to search across all our local listings, ideal for finding that nearest spot to visit:

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, and places to stay and eat:

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Humber lifeboat station

The lifeboat station at Spurn Head was built in 1810. Owing to the remote location, houses for the lifeboat crew and their families were added a few years later. The station is now one of only a very few in the UK which has full-time paid staff. Read more…
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South Landing Beach

South Landing beach is on the south side of the Flamborough Headland near Bridlington. South Landing beach is a curving sandy and pebble beach under cliffs. A great family beach where you can play traditional beach games, picnic and explore the rock pools. The surrounding woodland and Flamborough cliffs are great to explore and observe a wide selection of sea Read more…
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Spurn Point Nature Reserve

The Spurn Point Nature Reserve is 3 miles long and 327 hectares in total, located on a peninsula that stretches out between the North Sea and the Humber Estuary. As well as the landscape you will remains of structures built and left behind over the years. Spurn Point has a Discovery Centre where you will find car parking, a cafe Read more…
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Barmston Beach

Barmston beach is a 2km stretch of sandy beach with rocks and pebbles backed by soft clay cliffs south of Bridlington. The land around Barmston is only just above sea level and this area is constantly threatened by the North Sea. You can clearly see evidence of this erosion by the way the beach road just stops at a barrier Read more…
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Maister House

Maister House, 18th Century merchant’s house. The house was the home of Hull merchant family, the Maisters. The original house was damaged by fire in 1743. It was rebuilt in 1744 and acquired by the National Trust in 1966. Read more…
Place to eat

The Admiral of the Humber Pub

The Admiral of the Humber is a Wetherspoon pub in Kingston Upon Hull, East Yorkshire. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm.     Read more…
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The Three John Scotts Pub

The Three John Scotts is a Wetherspoon pub in Kingston Upon Hull, East Yorkshire. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm.     Read more…
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Fraisthorpe Beach Kite Surfing

Fraisthorpe Beach has the best kitesurfing conditions on the long East Riding of Yorkshire coast and is located just a short distance from Bridlington. The beach during the summer has a restricted power kite zone stretching to the north of the car park but during other times you have access to the whole beach. For weather and tide times check Read more…
Place to eat

The Prior John Pub

The Prior John is a Wetherspoon pub in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm.     Read more…
Lighthouse

Withernsea Lighthouse

Withernsea Lighthouse was built in 1892 due to a high number of shipwrecks when vessels couldn’t see the lighthouse at Flamborough or Spurn Head. Although, it is unusual in that it sits in the centre of the resort when it was built it was outside the houses within the sand dunes. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1976 and is now Read more…
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Hornsea Beach

Hornsea Beach is sandy with shingle and wooden groynes,  part of the continuous stretch of the East Riding of Yorkshire’s sandy coastline. Popular with families, water sports enthusiasts and walkers. Facilities at the beach include parking, toilets, a promenade, amusements, a cafe/restaurant, shops, and seasonal lifeguards, and on the promenade above the beach, some chalets are available to hire. Read more…
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Spurn Head Lighthouse

Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down in October 1986. Spurn Head has had many lighthouses over the years with the first around 1427. The present abandoned lighthouse was built from 1893 TO 1895. It had the light removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. You Read more…
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