Hornsea

HORNSEA is situated on the East coast of Yorkshire, midway between Flamborough Head to the North and Spurn Point in the South., and is approximately 16 miles from the City of Kingston Upon Hull, 12 miles from the Minster town of Beverley and 14 miles from Bridlington. It is a small seaside town with a population in the region of 7,000 and it is a popular place for visitors from the West and South Ridings of Yorkshire, many of whom own caravans on the bracing North Sea coastline.

The town centre is a conservation area with historic houses dating back to the 15th century and surrounding the town centre Hall Garth Park, the parish church is St. Nicholas dating back to the 12th century, there is an award-winning local folk museum and the town is renowned for the famous Hornsea Pottery and the newer Freeport shopping park but the gem of Hornsea remains the Mere.

Hornsea Mere is remarkable in that it is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire, and is situated only three-quarters of a mile from the North Sea. It covers 467 acres, compared with Semerwater’s 80, and is some two miles long, three-quarters of a mile wide at its broadest part, and at the most 11 or 12 feet deep.