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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
  • 10Shooting Pond viewing Picnic Bench
  • 11Grange Farm
  • 12Chalky Point
  • 13Driftwood Caravan Site
    • Parking
    • Camping
    • Toilet
    • Caravan
    • Disabled
    • Shower
  • 14Beacon Lane
  • 15Crown & Anchor
    • Parking
    • Food
    • Tea
    • Toilet
    • Phone
  • 16Churchyard / Church Field
  • 17Sandy Beaches Holiday Village
    • Caravan
  • 18Blue Bell Cottage
    • Parking
    • Toilet
    • Bed
  • 19Cliff Farm
  • 20Schipper's Field
  • 21Rose Cottage
    • Bed
  • 22North Field
  • 23Sykes Field
    • Caravan
  • 24Corner Field
  • 25Southfield Farm
  • 26Borrow Pit
  • 27Walker Butts
  • 28Canal Zone
  • 29Canal Scrape / Little Hedge
  • 30Big Hedge
  • 31Canal Hedge
  • 32Pallas's Pond
  • 33Numpties (Warren) Watchpoint
  • 34Clubley's Field / Scrape
  • 35Potato Fields
  • 36Seaside Path
  • 37Point Parade Ground / VTS tower
  • 38Point Dunes
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