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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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We know that not all the
properties in East Riding of Yorkshire are listed.
Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Flamborough Lighthouse
Lighthouse Road, Flamborough, Bridlington, East
Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 1AR
Tel: 01262 673769
Flamborough Lighthouse - built in 1806, with a
height of approximately 27 metres, the
lighthouse is situated on the edge of the 30
metre high chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head.
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Fort Paull
Battery Road, Paull, East Riding of Yorkshire,
HU12 8FP
Tel: 01482 896236 Fax:
01482 896236
E-mail:
fortpaull@aol.com
Web:
www.fortpaull.com
The only intact Napoleonic Fort in Yorkshire,
offers waxworks in underground labyrinths,
Humberside Fire Brigade Museum, military
museums, world's only Blackburn Beverley
aircraft, licensed cafe bar, gift shop and much
more.
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Hornsea Museum
Burns Farm, 11 - 15 Newbegin, Hornsea, East
Riding of Yorkshire, HU18 1AB
Tel: 01964 533443
E-mail:
contact@hornseamuseum.com
Web:
www.hornseamuseum.com
An award winning museum of North Holderness
village life, located within an historic
cottage, home to the Burns family for almost 300
years!
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Skidby Windmill
Off A164, Skidby, Cottingham, East Riding of
Yorkshire, HU16 5TF
Tel: 01482 848405 Fax:
01482 842889
E-mail:
janet.tierney@eastriding.gov.uk
The last working windmill in Yorkshire, through
displays, recounts the horticultural and rural
history of the East Riding area.
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Wharram Percy: The Town
the Sheep Devoured
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St. Martin's Church - Photo:
Patricia Steel
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Wharram Percy was founded
in the Bronze Age, occupied and re-modelled by
the Romans and lived in by Vikings,
Anglo-Saxons and Normans.
Yet, at some point in the 16th century, it was
suddenly abandoned.
And ever since the site was discovered in 1851
by Captain Bayly, who was surveying the area
for the Ordnance Survey, people have been
wondering why.
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Beverley Minster
Minster Yard North, Beverley, East Riding of
Yorkshire, HU17 0DP
Tel: 01482 868540 Fax:
01482 887520
E-mail:
minster@beverleyminster.org
Web:
www.beverleyminster.org
An excellent example of medieval architecture,
featuring 68 18th century misericords, a Saxon
sanctuary chair, Percy tomb canopy and a
collection of medieval musician carving in stone
and wood.
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Howden Minster
Market Place, Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire,
DN14 7BL
Tel: 01430 430332
E-mail:
jeimwe@aol.com
Howden Minster is one of the largest churches in
East Yorkshire, with attractions including a
ruined chapter house, fine stained glass,
medieval statues, stone pulpitum, and parish
coffin.
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St. Augustine's Church
Church Lane, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire,
HU12 8EL
Tel: 01482 893076
E-mail:
tim.wigglesworth@rollits.com
A Grade 1 Listed 12th Century church known as
`The King of Holderness`, open for services on
Sunday mornings, with the keys available at all
times for visitors.
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WASSAND HALL
Seaton, East Yorkshire, HU11 5RJ
Tel: 01964 534488
Fax: 01964 533334
Web:
www.wassand.co.uk
Admission: Adults from £3.00, Children
from £1.50
Built in 1815 by Thomas
Cundy the Elder, this regency house contains a
fine collection of 18/19th century paintings,
English and Continental silver, furniture and
porcelain.
The exterior features fully
restored walled gardens, woodlands walks, parks
and vistas. Victorian carriage rides are offered
on certain Sundays throughout the year. Contact
for further information.
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BURTON AGNES HALL
Off A614, Burton
Agnes, Driffield,
East Riding of
Yorkshire, YO25
4NB
Tel: 01262 490324 Fax:
01262 490513
E-mail:
burton.agnes@farmline.com
Web:
www.burton-agnes.co.uk
Admission:
Halls &
Gardens;
Adults £6.00,
OAP's £5.50,
Children £3.00.
Gardens only;
Adults £3.00,
OAP's £2.75,
Children £1.50.
An exquisite Elizabethan House filled with over
four centuries worth of treasures including
furniture & porcelain collections. Surrounded by
award-winning gardens with maze, giant games,
jungle garden & plants galore.
Further attractions
include childrens playground with guinea pigs,
gift/garden shop. Impressionists cafe. Ice cream
parlour. Farmers food store.
For further information on this stately home in
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire see our
website.
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BURNBY HALL GARDENS AND
MUSEUM
The Balk, Pocklington, York, East Riding of
Yorkshire, YO42 2QF
Tel/Fax: 01759 307125
E-mail:
brian@brianpetrie.plus.com
Web:
www.burnbyhallgardens.com
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These
magnificent gardens are a glorious haven
of beauty and tranquillity.
The two lakes
house a National Collection of Hardy
Water Lilies and a vast collection of
ornamental fish that can be hand fed.
10 acres of
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The Museum houses Major Stewarts collection of
artefacts from 8 World Tours in the early 20th
Century. Gift Shop. Childrens play centre. Aviary.
Plant Sales. Tea Room. Full disabled access.
Parking. Sunday Band Concerts.
For further information on this garden and museum
in Pocklington see our website.
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BURTON CONSTABLE HALL
Off B1238,
Skirlaugh, Hull,
East Riding of
Yorkshire, HU11
4LN
Tel: 01964 562400 Fax:
01964 563229
E-mail:
helendewson@btconnect.com
Web:
www.burtonconstable.com
Admission:
Adults £6.00,
Senior Citizens
£5.50, Child
£3.00, Family
£14.00 inc. 2
Adults & 4
Children.
Open from
Easter Saturday
to end October.
Closed on
Fridays.
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Burton Constable Hall
is a large Elizabethan mansion set in a 300 acre
park with nearly 30 rooms open to the public.
The 18th & 19th Century interiors include a
gallery, great hall, dinning room, drawing
rooms, bedrooms, chapel, Chinese room and
museum.
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Lakeside and parkland walks with statues, an
Orangery ornamented with coade stone, a stable
block and wild fowl lakes landscaped by
‘Capability' Brown in the 1770's. Special events are held throughout
the year.
For further information on this Stately Home in
Hull see our website.
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Beverley Guildhall
The Guildhall, Register Square, Beverley, East
Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BE
Tel: 01482 392776 Fax:
01482 392779
E-mail:
stefan.ramsden@eastriding.gov.uk
The Guildhall was re-built and refurbished in
1762, with a decorative plaster ceiling created
by the Swiss-Italian stuccoist Guiseppe Cortese.
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Sledmere House
Off B1253, Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire,
YO25 3XG
Tel: 01377 236637 Fax:
01377 236500
E-mail:
info@sledmerehouse.com
Web:
www.sledmerehouse.com
Home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet, Sledmere
House was built in 1751 by Richard Sykes and
extended in the 1790's by Sir Christopher Sykes,
2nd Baronet, on grounds that have seen a Manor
House from Medieval times. Known for its ornate
plaster-work and mighty pipe organ, 18th Century
walled gardens and magnificent deer park.
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