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A narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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By Car

Spurn Bird Observatory, Easington Road, Kilnsea, Hull, HU12 0UB

From Hull follow the A1033 towards Withernsea till Patrington, then turn right towards Spurn (on the B1445). Follow this until you reach Easington then turn right to continue towards Spurn, as you reach Kilnsea Village look out for us on the left before the Crown and Anchor Pub.

By Public Transport

From Hull you’ll need to take the 75 bus to either Patrington ( 8.7 miles to the north of the Obs) timetable available here ) or the 71 bus to Easington (2.6 miles north of the Obs) timetable available here and either get a taxi or a lift/walk/cycle to the Observatory.

As of April 2024, on weekends and bank holidays until November, the Spurn Explorer service was reinstated, meaning you can get to Kilnsea on public transport. The timetable is available here.

For more infro contact East Yorkshire Travel Centre, Ferensway Bus Station, Hull, tel: 01482 222 222 and their website is here.

Spurn Explorer Timetable
Spurn Map
  • Westmere FarmWestmere Farm
    • Bed
  • 1Gas Terminal
  • 2Easington Churchyard
  • 3Westfield Lane / Green Lane
  • 4Easington Cemetery
  • 5Riding School
  • 6Marsh Lane
  • 7Lount's Farm
  • 8Sammy's Point
  • 9Long Bank Marsh
  • 10Grange Farm
  • 11Chalky Point
  • 12Beacon Lane
  • 13Driftwood Caravan Site
    • Parking
    • Camping
    • Toilet
    • Caravan
    • Disabled
    • Shower
  • 14Sandy Beaches Holiday Village
    • Caravan
  • 15Churchyard
  • 16Crown & Anchor
    • Parking
    • Food
    • Tea
    • Toilet
    • Phone
  • 17Blue Bell
    • Parking
    • Toilet
    • Bed
  • 18Cliff Farm
  • 19Rose Cottage
    • Bed
  • 20Sykes Field
    • Caravan
  • 21Southfield Farm
  • 22Borrow Pit
  • 23Walker Butts
  • 24Canal Zone
  • 25Canal Scrape / Little Hedge
  • 26Big Hedge
  • 27Canal Hedge
  • 28Pallas's Pond
  • 29Clubley's Field / Scrape
  • 30Potato Fields
  • 31Seaside Path
  • 32Point Parade Ground / VTS tower
  • 33Point Dunes
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