The best spots to see East Yorkshire in all its beauty

East Yorkshire is rich in natural beauty and the region's appeal is clearly growing, with Visit Hull and East Yorkshire recently announcing that visitor spending has topped £1bn for the first time.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust describes the area as a "truly stunning part of our county", pointing to locations such as Flamborough Head, Spurn Point and the Yorkshire Wolds.

With warmer days just around the corner, these are some of the places that best showcase the beauty East Yorkshire has to offer.

Flamborough Head spans eight miles (13km) on the Yorkshire coast between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea.

It features chalk cliffs, arches, caves and two lighthouses.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust says it is home to one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe and it is set to host a Puffin Festival in June.

One of the location's most unique characteristics is the Drinking Dinosaur, a cliff formation so-called because it resembles a long-necked dinosaur drinking from the sea.

Neighbouring Flamborough Head is Bempton Cliffs, which is famous for nesting gannets and puffins.

From April to July every year, thousands of puffins fly across the Atlantic, from as far afield as Australia and America, to return to RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

In 2025, the pioneering Shorewatch scheme launched, making it the first site in the UK to carry out "structured watches" to monitor marine mammals in the North Sea.

Visitor numbers were also up by about 30% - proving that the location is a booming beauty spot in the region.

Dane's Dyke, which acquired its name from the ancient ditch and bank earthwork that runs through the reserve, covers 148 acres.

It was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2002 and is connected to Sewerby Rocks by a popular clifftop walk.

The area offers a mix of woodland and beach, making it a unique location in East Yorkshire.

Spurn, a 3.5 mile (6km) spit comprising sand, mud and marram grass, curves between the North Sea and the Humber Estuary.

The wildlife trust, which manages the site, has explained how nature itself is repairing the peninsula, which was split in two by a massive tidal surge more than a decade ago.

Clare Galpin, Spurn Point's reserve officer, said the area is now "bursting with wildlife and even wilder views".

The Skerne Wetlands in Driffield features long chalk streams, wet grassland and more than 70 former fish farm ponds.

The 46-hectare site is a haven for wildlife, with wild brown trout, water voles, grayling and kingfishers making appearances.

It is a great place for walkers who do not mind getting their feet muddy, as the reserve is surrounded by flowing water.

The Westwood is a piece of picturesque green land on Beverley's doorstep.

The open pasture and woodland is a popular spot for walkers, runners and nature enthusiasts.

The area is also home to the Black Mill - an 18th Century wind-powered corn mill - which stands tall, watching over the cows that graze nearby.

In Market Weighton, the North Cave Wetlands is home to highland cows, Hebridean sheep and many beautiful bird species.

The old sand and gravel quarry has undergone an impressive transformation into a stunning 21st Century wetland.

In 2025, a stone path and a new drainage system was installed at one of the wettest parts of the reserve, which is prone to flooding.

There has been major public backing for efforts to have the Yorkshire Wolds designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

If approved, the status would give stronger legal protection to the area spanning East Yorkshire coast to the Vale of York in North Yorkshire.

The proposed AONB would cover about 180sq miles (465sq km), including the coastal area around Flamborough Head, from Reighton and Sewerby Rocks.

The trust says the AONB consideration comes as "no surprise".

A spokesperson added: "We hope that spotlighting this incredible area will help to protect the incredible wild species that call East Yorkshire home."

The Wolds Way, which passes through picturesque spots in East Yorkshire, is designed to showcase the Yorkshire Wolds in all of its glory.

Here are five of the best things to see along the Wolds Way.

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