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 serving hot and cold drinks, breakfast, lunch and light bites, toilets and information about the reserve. The centre is also the starting point for tours including birdwatching.
No dogs are permitted.
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Address:
Spurn Point Nature Reserve, Spurn Rd, Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire HU12 0UH, United Kingdom
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