coasts 12 the holderness

Question 1

BRIDLINGTON

Answer 1

HOLD THE LINE
- 4.7km straight lined sea wall
- revetments combined w sea wall in some places
:
population : 35000
highest voter engagement and population
avg house price : £180000
No. of tourists : 5 million
:
- yorkshire yacht club
- seafront train
- bridlington lifeboat station
- 50+ hotels & B&Bs
- bridlington amusements restaurants & café’s

Question 2

SKIPSEA

Answer 2

NO ACTIVE INTERVENTION
- 2.7 m/year of erosion
:
population : 600
avg house price : £90000
No. of tourists : <1000
:
- skipsea sands holiday homes
- remains of skipsea (circa 1086)
- parks & paths
- mostly farmland at Grade 3 agricultural quality

Question 3

HORNSEA

Answer 3

HOLD THE LINE
- 3km curved sea wall
- 1km rock armour
- 7 groynes from 1950s
- concrete revetments at caravan park
:
population : 9000
(2nd highest voter engagement)
avg house price : £202000
No. of tourists : 1 million
:
- lowcroft leisure centre
- east riding gym
- trans pennine trail
- caravan park

Question 4

MAPPLETON

Answer 4

HOLD THE LINE
- 10 rock armour-groyne hybrids
:
population : 342
avg house price : £200000
No. of tourists : <1000
:
- B1242 main road (connects entire coastline)
- grade 2 agricultural land
- mappleton beach tourists attraction

Question 5

GREAT COWDEN

Answer 5

NO ACTIVE INTERVENTION
- 3.2 m/year erosion
(worst on holderness)
:
population : 140
avg house price : £80000 (insurance 5x higher)
n/a tourists
:
- grade 4 agricultural quality

Question 6

EASINGTON

Answer 6

HOLD THE LINE
- £4.5 million of rock armour
:
population : 2000
avg house price : £170000
no tourists
:
- easington gas terminal
- vital for energy security

Question 7

SPURN POINT

Answer 7

MANAGED RETREAT
- some groynes and rock armour from 1950s
- salt marsh and sand dune succession create negative feedback - keeps spit in place
- small seawall around lifeboat station
:
population : 10 families
tourists : ~40000
:
- lifeboat station
- SSSI protected by RSPB and National Trust