Patrington Haven

Patrington Haven
Patrington Haven  Patrington Haven shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA305212
Civil parish	Patrington
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU12
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°40′17″N 0°01′32″W / 53.671386°N 0.025629°W

Patrington Haven is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-east of the town of Hedon and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the village of Patrington.

It forms part of the civil parish of Patrington. The hamlet has a pub called the Burns Head that is directly opposite the village green with the pond stocked with fish

The village of Patrington just 1 mile (1.6 km) away is dominated by its church known locally as "The Queen of Holderness". Surrounding the church are four public houses. and a fifth public house in Patrington Haven itself. The shopping square in the centre of the village has two high-street banks, an established butchers and a fish and chip shop. There is a post office, bakery, doctors and chemist all within the village along with newsagents, garage and vets.

In Patrington Haven is an established 5 Star Award Winning Leisure Park called "Patrington Haven Leisure Park".^[1] The leisure park was established around 1985 when the RAF Station Patrington closed and the land purchased by the leisure park. In June 2013 a memorial sculpture to the RAF station was unveiled at the site.^[2]

The village was visited by the Beatles in November 1963^[3] before playing a gig in nearby Hull. The fab four enjoyed a pint and sing song in the Burns Head pub before returning to Hull.

Spurn Point with its bird sanctuary is supported by the RSPB and is a few miles south-east of Patrington Haven village.

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  Patrington Haven Leisure Park
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  Patrington Haven Leisure Park

References

1. "Welcome". Patrington Haven Leisure Park. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
2. "Ex-East Yorkshire RAF base memorial statue unveiled". BBC News. BBC. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
3. "Live: ABC Cinema, Hull". The Beetles Bible. 24 November 1963. Retrieved 10 February 2011.

• Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.