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Humber Estuary

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Humber Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire, covering 370 km². It is one of 116 SSSIs in the county. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. It is the largest Site of Special Scientific Interest in England.

The nearest railway station, Cleethorpes, is under a kilometre away. Nearby nature reserves include Lincolnshire Coronation Coast, Humber Bridge Country Park and Waters Edge Country Park.

More places to visit near Humber Estuary

Photo of Humber Bridge Country Park, a country park near Barton-upon-Humber, East Riding of Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Humber Bridge Country Park

Country park near Barton-upon-Humber

Elegant single-span suspension bridge over the estuary.

adjoining

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

adjoining · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

adjoining · spans 24 counties

Photo of Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR, a nature reserve in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR

Nature reserve

Long coastal ribbon of dunes, saltmarsh and freshwater marsh north of Mablethorpe, alive with natterjack toads and orchids.

0.4 km SE · Lincolnshire

Photo of Winteringham Fields, a restaurant in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Winteringham Fields

Restaurant · With rooms near Winteringham

A long-established restaurant with rooms in a village near the Humber.

0.7 km NW

Photo of Julian's Bower, a landmark near Alkborough, Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Julian's Bower

Landmark near Alkborough

Medieval turf maze cut into the bluff at Alkborough, looking out over the meeting of the Trent and Ouse below.

1.2 km NW