Further Afield

For people new to the area, the following locations are well worth a visit:

• Snaith - A small market town about 8 miles from Goole noted for its narrow streets, nice pubs and brewery. There are also lots of country pubs in the surrounding villages.
• Howden - A small market town about 4 miles from Goole, north of the river. Howden Minister dominates the landscape and the pubs are recommended. Entered the space age a few years ago when it got a cashpoint.
• Selby - Another nearby market town famous for its 12th Century Abbey.
• Reedness - One of many small villages on the road towards Scunthorpe. They usually have a pub, a village shop, young farmers and nice views from the riverbank.

• Carlton Towers - The country home of the Duke of Norfolk. You can walk round the house or visit the magnificent gardens. There is also a spooky bridge across the river, next to the A1061.
• Boothferry Bridge - Carries the A614 across the river. It was one of the largest cantilever bridges when it was built to replace the ferry in the 1930's. It is now dwarfed by the nearby M62 Ouse Bridge.
• Humber Bridge - The largest single-span suspension bride in the world (if you exclude a longer one in Japan). Also the most-heavily in debt bridge in the world. The planners never realised that nobody wants to travel from Hull to Grimsby.
• Drax Power Station - The largest coal-fired power station in West Europe. Unfortunately it is also the most polluting and it's notorious for killing Scandinavian forests, and dirtying the washing of local residents when the wind's in the wrong direction.

• Thorne Moors - A preservation order was granted to this area south of Goole to protect the birds and wildlife. If you walk there, look out for adders in the old railway sleepers.
• Yorkshire Moors - The first of three National Parks within easy distance of Goole. This is the quietest and best, stretching from the Hambleton hills in the west, over the heather moors to the cliffs of the East Coast.
• Yorkshire Dales - This National Park is the busiest, but contains some of the nicest scenery. In particular, I challenge anybody to ride a bike through Pately Bridge without getting off and pushing up the steep gradients.
• Peak District - The most commercialised National Park with many rock climbing, handgliding and other outdoor pursuits. The Pennine Way starts here.
• York - A very popular tourist attraction, especially for Americans working up through the country. Home to the Minster, ridiculously narrow streets, castles, walls and brilliant buskers.
• Leeds - The largest nearby city and home to the best shops, nightclubs, and museums. If you're looking for culture, then come here.
• Doncaster - For most youngsters in Goole, this is the furthest they'll ever venture. Famous for its racecourse, market, Dome sports centre and the place to change trains when coming back to Goole.
• Hull - A large fishing port on the Humber. The city centre has been revamped in recent years and the trip to Hull is worth it if only to see the Humber Bridge.
• Scarborough - A resort on the east coast. They recently introduced a ban on public drinking, so I'd recommend you get a raspberry Slush Puppy and mix it with vodka.