Goole is found in God's own county of Yorkshire. This is the largest county in Britain and also the friendliest (in any Yorkshireman's opinion). Yorkshire stretches from the Holderness coast in the east to the Dales in the West, and from Middlesbrough in the North to Sheffield in the South.

Originally, Yorkshire contained three Ridings. It is currently split into North, West and South Yorkshire. Due to popular revolt, the old county of Humberside has been split into the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Hull.

It is the home to Tetley Beer, sheep farming and coal mining. It is also a cultural centre containing the National Film, Railway, Armouries and Pop Music Museums. The 0 degree meridian passes through Cleethorpes (and Greenwich). In the sporting world it is famous for cricket, football, Rugby League, whippet chasing and pigeon racing. It is the home of the world's largest kebab, the world's largest Yorkshire Pudding and the world's longest single-span suspension bridge (after that new one in Japan).

Yorkshire has friendly rivalries with Lancashire and Lincolnshire as well as the general North/South rivalries within Britain itself.

Goole is situated where the River Ouse meets the Aire and the Don. It's the most inland port in the country. Being such a popular place, various counties have laid claim to the town. Although it currently resides in East Riding of Yorkshire, it has belonged to Humberside and West Yorkshire in past decades. Goole is a very isolated town. The nearest towns are Selby, Doncaster, York and Hull - all of which are over 15 miles away. This isolation helps to give the inhabitants an identity. (It also explains why people often marry people living only two or three streets away).

• By Car - The M62 motorway runs past the edge of the town - leave at Junction 36 and follow the signs for the town centre. There are nice views of the town from the Ouse Bridge which carries the motorway over the river.
• By Bus - There are regular bus services from York, Hull and Doncaster.
• By Train - There is a frequent service from Doncaster and Hull. The InterCity service from Hull to London once passed directly through the town (at 125mph)
• By Cycle - The surrounding countryside is flat and ideal cycling country. Goole lies close to the TransPennine cycle route and the Sustrans Hull to Middlesborough Cycle Path.
• By Canal - The Knottingley-Goole canal is a popular trip for recreational canal boats. There is also a canal to Doncaster.
• By Air - There was a plan to build an international airport on Thorne Moors in the 1960's. Thankfully this never took off, so you'll have to fly to Leeds/Bradford, Humberside or Doncaster.
• By Ferry - In the old days, you could get direct ferries to the continent as part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway service.
• By Steam Packet - In the old days there was a steam packet service linking to Selby and Hull.
• By RAF rescue dinghies - This is still a sore point with the villagers of Gowdall.