Yorkshire Wolds and East Riding - 5 to 50 miles.
Today you go your separate ways. They prefer the ‘active’ life and after a morning with a rod and reel, they will take in a round of golf and a few lengths at the local pool – adjourning to an inn for sustenance. You venture a little further, to village churches – one with a Neolithic standing stone.
Spotting a farmhouse café, you rest awhile, before exploring a deserted mediaeval settlement and a manicured estate village – then a tour of a working windmill. Passing a canal, you stop off to wander along the towpath – returning to Rains Farm just in time for tea.
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Countryside.
Beautiful secluded rolling hills, quaint market towns, country estates and quiet villages. Rich marshland in the lowlands, with a network of revitalized waterways. Not to be missed when visiting Rains Farm.
Places to visit.
- Beverley – Once the capital of the East Riding, Beverley now sports a Minster and a racecourse.
- Driffield – lively market town with historic canal, annual festival and agricultural show.
- Kingston upon Hull – established city and port, with renovated historic quay and modern shopping.
- Market Weighton – endearing market town with green, duckpond and historic church.
- Pocklington – Quaint market town with church dating from 12th to 15th centuries.
- Sledmere – manicured estate village with historic properties, monuments and estate House.
- Stamford Bridge – historic river crossing with ancient mill, and location of historic battle.
- Warter – Priory estate with whitewashed thatched cottages, village greens and 14th century style Victorian church of St James.
- Wetwang – famous for its village pond and former mayor the late TV presenter Richard Whiteley.
Heritage
- Beverley Minster – Gothic ecclesiastical building built in 1220 to replace an earlier building.
- Driffield, Burton Agnes Hall – Elizabethan hall with walled garden, maze and exotic plants.
- Goole Museum – Focuses on development of the ports, waterways and shipyards – includes models.
- Goole Waterways Museum – Hands-on experience of boat building, river trips and nature trail.
- Hull and East Riding Museum – extensive archaeological and natural history displays and recreations.
- Hull, Skidby Windmill – early 19th century working windmill with local rural history displays.
- Hull, Spurn Lightship – After protecting the Humber for 48 years, this lightship became a museum.
- Hull Streetlife Museum of Transport – Displays of vintage cars and hands-on exhibition area.
- Hull, Wilberforce House – History of campaign against slavery by this Victorian activist.
- Pocklington, All Saints Church - ‘Cathedral of the Wolds’ church dating from 12th to 15th centuries.
- Rudston Monolith – at a height of nearly 8 metres, this is the tallest ancient standing stone in the country.
- Sledmere House – a beautifully decorated stately home in extensive parkland, with walled garden and chapel.
- Stamford Bridge – site of historic battle in 1066 which contributed to Norman conquest and rule.
- Watton Priory – founded in 1150, it was dissolved in 1539 by Henry VIII. Only Prior’s lodgings remain (now residential).
- Wharram Percy Deserted Mediaeval Village – Earliest inhabitants were probably Neolithic farmers, but it has been deserted since the 1500s.
Arts and Crafts
- Beverley Art Gallery – a traditional Edwardian Art Gallery including interiors by Frank and Mary Elwell.
- Goole Art Gallery – two and three-dimensional art including large collection by Reuben Chappell.
- Hull, Ferens Art Gallery – mediaeval to modern paintings and sculpture including Dutch and Flemish old masters.
Natural World
- Burnby Hall Gardens nr Pocklington – houses the National Collection of Water-lilies, with nearly 5,000 flowering plants.
- Humber Bridge Country Park Nature Reserve – local nature reserve in woodland and riverside setting.
- RSPB Blacktoft Sands Nature Reserve near Goole – inter-tidal reed bed attracting wild and water fowl throughout the year.
- Wolds Way Lavender, Wintringham – 12 acres of plants to explore, plus nature walk and beehives.
Activities
Variery of territories for walking and cycling – see our features section for more information.
- Golf at Beverley, Driffield and Hull.
Attractions
- Humber Bridge – one of the world’s longest single span suspension bridges.
- Racecourse at Beverley
Nearest Tourist Information
- Hull Tourist Information Centre 1 Paragon Street, Hull tel: 01482 223559.
- Beverley Tourist Information Centre 34 Butcher Row, Beverley tel: 01482 867430
Photos (top to bottom): Rudston monolith. Skidby windmill nr Hull. Locks on Pocklington Canal nr Melbourne. Warter village. Sledmere monument. Driffield town centre. Market Weighton centre. Beverley Minster. Spur Lightship now at Hull docks. Wilberforce museum, Hull.
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