Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea

A bird watcher's paradise


Route outline for walk ey119:

Kilnsea  -  Spurn Head Peninsula  -  The Warren  -  Kilnsea Clays  -  Old Den  -  Greedy Gut  -  Low Light Lighthouse  -  Spurn Head  -  High Light Lighthouse  -  Stony Binks  -  Kilnsea



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Spurn Head is a National Nature Reserve and dogs are totally banned. They are not allowed into the reserve even if you intend to leave them locked in your car!

There has been a pair of lighthouses on Spurn Head since 1767 though neither of the original structures remain. The current 'Low Light' Lighthouse dates from 1852 & the 'High Light' Lighthouse from 1895. Due to improvements in navigation,the light was discontinued in 1985.

Due to elaborate Sea Defences Spurn Head is relatively stable - though this was not always the case. The whole spit was washed away in 1608 and a series of breaches reduced the peninsula to a series of islands in the 1840's and 1850's.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

292 Withernsea & Spurn Head


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

113 Grimsby, Louth & Market Rasen


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea

In no particular order . . .

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - On the Kilnsea clays, Spurn Head

On the Kilnsea clays, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (1)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - Life Boat Station Jetty at the end of Spurn Head

Life Boat Station Jetty at the end of Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (7)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The New Lighthouse, Spurn Head

The New Lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (6)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The Old Lighthouse, Spurn Head

The Old Lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (5)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - Spurn Head is a Nature Reserve dogs are not allowed

Spurn Head is a Nature Reserve dogs are not allowed

Photo: Simon Gillespie (1)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The Old Lighthouse on Spurn Head

The Old Lighthouse on Spurn Head

Photo: Clare Hinchcliffe (3)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The old lighthouse, Spurn Head

The old lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (4)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The Old and New Lighthouses, Spurn Head

The Old and New Lighthouses, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (3)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - Ships in The Mouth of the Humber, Spurn Head

Ships in The Mouth of the Humber, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (4)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - Coastal Defences along Spurn Head

Coastal Defences along Spurn Head

Photo: Mark Burrows (1)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The newer lighthouse, Spurn Head

The newer lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (5)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The Kilnsea clays, Spurn Head

The Kilnsea clays, Spurn Head

Photo: Elsie Thornber (2)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The old and newer lighthouse, Spurn Head

The old and newer lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (6)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The current lighthouse on Spurn Head

The current lighthouse on Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (8)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The Lifeboat Jetty on Spurn Head

The Lifeboat Jetty on Spurn Head

Photo: Clare Hinchcliffe (5)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The old lighthouse, Spurn Head

The old lighthouse, Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (3)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - Breakwaters on Spurn Head

Breakwaters on Spurn Head

Photo: Simon Gillespie (2)

Walk ey119 Spurn Head from Kilnsea - The New Lighthouse on Spurn Head

The New Lighthouse on Spurn Head

Photo: Clare Hinchcliffe (4)


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