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Holiday Park Receives the Highest Five Pennant AA Rating

Holiday Park Receives the Highest Five Pennant AA Rating

August 10, 2022

Burton Constable Holiday Park, East Yorkshire, is proud to announce its recent top-level AA Five Pennant rating and a high Merit Quality score of 88% from the AA Hotel and Hospitality Services, therefore retaining its AA Five Pennant accolade.

Like AA 1–5-star ratings for hotels, self-catering and guest accommodation, caravan parks and campsites are inspected and rated from one to five black pennants.

Artist Supports Viola Trawler Campaign With Exhibition

Artist Supports Viola Trawler Campaign With Exhibition

August 8, 2022

An art exhibition featuring the ships from Hull which sailed in the Falklands War Task Force is raising awareness and funds to help bring home the world’s oldest remaining steam trawler from its current resting place in the South Atlantic.

Larry Malkin, an artist based at Welwick in East Yorkshire, is displaying the paintings in the Stables Gallery at Burton Constable Hall. He will also donate 50 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the works to the Viola Trust.

Holiday Park Wins Prestigious 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

Holiday Park Wins Prestigious 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

May 24, 2022

Burton Constable Holiday Park has been awarded the 2022 Travellers’ Choice by Tripadvisor.

Awarded to hotels and holiday accommodation in the top 10% of TripAdvisor reviews, the award celebrates businesses that have received outstanding traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months.

Henderson Takes Inaugural Win At East Riding Rally

Henderson Takes Inaugural Win At East Riding Rally

March 5, 2022

The sun was out to greet the capacity entry for the first running of the East Riding Stages Rally, the first closed road rally in Yorkshire.

From the start at Bishops Burton College, it was a short drive to the opening stage at Wawne Common.

Support For A New Closed Road Car Rally Coming To The East Riding

Support For A New Closed Road Car Rally Coming To The East Riding

February 17, 2022

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is supporting a closed road motor rally heading for East Yorkshire when Beverley & District Motor Club host the East Riding Stages at the end of February.

The event, running on 27 February 2022, follows in the footsteps of the successful Clacton Rally which first ran in 2018 after Motorsport UK gave the green light for competitive events to take place on closed public roads.

Time Travelling App Returns With New Features And More Portals

Time Travelling App Returns With New Features And More Portals

July 13, 2021

East Riding Archives launched a virtual ‘time machine’ in 2019. It was called the ‘What Was Here’ app, free to download on smartphones, and since then it has cemented its place as a heritage tourism experience for the region with two Finalist nominations in the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards ‘REYTA’s.

Local Retiree To Debut Works At An Exhibition At Burton Constable Hall

Local Retiree To Debut Works At An Exhibition At Burton Constable Hall

September 15, 2020

A retiree from Brough who took up painting again in his 50s, but who had barely touched a paintbrush since his time at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys where he was inspired by art master Stanley Reed RA, is staging his first solo art exhibition this month.

Retirement gave Peter Ainsworth, 73, the time to pursue his hobby more intensively. He has painted around 24 paintings during this time, mostly pastel landscapes including some scenes of the Yorkshire Wolds and East Riding, and of favourite spots in North Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

A Country House Christmas At Burton Constable Hall

A Country House Christmas At Burton Constable Hall

October 23, 2019

Experience an enchanting visit to this fascinating country house at Christmas, it’s the perfect chance to lift your spirits for the festive season ahead.

Meander upstairs and downstairs through 30 evocative rooms filled with fine art and furniture that will be transformed with seasonal floral displays, delightful decorations and gorgeous garlands for the festive season. Children can discover the magic of the hall too as they search for the cute Reindeers hidden in each grand room.

Difficult Women Of Burton Constable – A New Exhibition For 2019

Difficult Women Of Burton Constable - A New Exhibition For 2019

March 21, 2019

Difficult Women Of Burton Constable is a new exhibition for 2019 that tells the story of independent women who have helped to shape this historic house.

Society has long since seen those who fail to conform as ‘difficult’ or ‘meddlesome’. But were they truly difficult – or were they simply different?

Beverley Businesses Make Shortlist Of Finalists At Local Tourism Awards

Beverley Businesses Make Shortlist Of Finalists At Local Tourism Awards

January 31, 2019

New names and past winners will be fighting it out for a prestigious tourism “Oscar” at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards.

The shortlist of finalists has been announced and includes businesses from Beverley.

T C Patisserie Win Remarkable Cuppa Award

T C Patisserie Win Remarkable Cuppa Award

March 16, 2018

Beverley based T C Patisserie were the only business from the Historic Town to be acknowledged at the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism.

T C Patisserie scooped the award for ‘Remarkable Cuppa’ to ensure the town won something at the awards night which was attended by 500 people.

A ‘Country House Christmas’ at Burton Constable Hall

A ‘Country House Christmas’ at Burton Constable Hall

October 31, 2017

A visit to this fascinating country house at Christmas is the perfect chance to lift your spirits for the festive season ahead.

Meander upstairs and downstairs through 30 evocative rooms filled with fine art and furniture that will be transformed with seasonal floral displays, stunning decorations and garlands.

DiscovER Stories By John Godber Coming To East Riding Libraries

DiscovER Stories By John Godber Coming To East Riding Libraries

October 10, 2017

Lit Up Festival is thrilled to present a newly commissioned work by one of the UK’s most performed playwrights, John Godber, which will tour East Riding Libraries at the end of this month, as part of the Out of this Word programme.

John has worked alongside a trio of emerging playwrights from The Writing Squad: Georgia Affonso; Ruby Lawrence and Lydia Marchant, to re-imagine East Riding histories. The piece is entitled HERE and NOW and it will see three trainee librarians battling with books, boilers and bad parking as they uncover amazing stories!

Susan Hopkinson – New Director At Burton Constable Hall

Susan Hopkinson - New Director At Burton Constable Hall

June 26, 2017

Susan Hopkinson has just started in post as Director of the Burton Constable Foundation which owns and runs Burton Constable Hall, a spectacular Elizabethan architectural gem, set in glorious parkland, just near Hull.

Susan’s responsibility covers the Hall, its extensive collections of fine and decorative art and furniture, and Capability Brown landscape . Susan comes to Burton Constable Hall from Normanby Hall, North Lincolnshire, where she was Museum Manager, then Director for 9 years.

A Performance Of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night By The Three Inch Fools

A Performance Of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night By The Three Inch Fools

June 23, 2017

A performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night’ by the Three Inch Fools set in the stunning grounds at Burton Constable Hall.

The Three Inch Fools are a five-strong troupe of actors with all manner of musical instruments, travelling with set, props, costumes and camping gear, performing a highly imaginative and vibrantly musical take on Shakespeare’s plays.

Zara Larsson Makes Radio 1’s Big Weekend An Event To Remember

Zara Larsson Makes Big Weekender An Event To Remember

May 30, 2017

Tom Astell has thanked the BBC for making his Big Weekend an event to remember following a conversation with singer Zara Larsson and presenter Scott Mills.

The encounter came about at BBC Radio 1 Big Weekender which took place at Burton Constable Hall and saw thousands of people enjoy a weekend of top music entertainment.

Bill Bailey’s Cabinet Of Curiosities Opens At Hull Maritime Museum

Bill Bailey’s Cabinet Of Curiosities Opens At Hull Maritime Museum

May 25, 2017

On display until Sunday 10 September, this light-hearted and humorous exhibition is a chance to discover the fantastic fibs and amazing untruths about fascinating museum artefacts rarely seen by the public.

With over 50 artefacts on display, the project takes inspiration from William Constable’s 18th century ‘Cabinet of Curiosity’ collection at Burton Constable Hall.

Burton Constable Hall & Grounds Finalist In Visitengland’s Awards For Excellence

Burton Constable Hall & Grounds Finalist In Visitengland’s Awards For Excellence

April 24, 2017

VisitEngland, the national tourist board has announced the finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2017 with Burton Constable Hall & Grounds named as a finalist.

Working collaboratively with industry, VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence celebrate the best in English tourism.

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