Where is Paull Holme Tower?

Paull Holme Tower is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU12 8AX), in the parish of Paull.

How do I get to Paull Holme Tower?

The nearest railway station is Goxhill, about 9.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode HU12 8AX.

Is Paull Holme Tower a listed building?

Paull Holme Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.

Is Paull Holme Tower a protected site?

Yes — Paull Holme Tower is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.

Is Paull Holme Tower free to visit?

Yes, Paull Holme Tower is free to enter.

How do I get to Paull Holme Tower?

Drivers can navigate to postcode HU12 8AX. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency.

Memorials & monuments · Yorkshire & the Humber

Paull Holme Tower

In or near Salt End.

Free admission

Paull Holme Tower — Grade I listed building-listed memorial in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: Goxhill · 9.3 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Paull Holme Tower, the nearest railway station is Goxhill, located 9.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HU12 8AX. Entry to the site is free.

Directions on Google Maps →

Paull Holme Tower is a Grade I listed building-listed memorial in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1366242). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

Paull Holme Tower is an unusual late-medieval fortified tower in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Paull Holme Tower is an unusual late-medieval fortified tower in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The tower is part of a rectangular, moated enclosure near the village of Paull, dating from the beginning of the 15th century. The tower is three storeys high, each floor having a single chamber, the whole protected by a portcullis entrance. There has been debate as to the purpose of the site – in part the fortification resembles the more northern pele towers, although alternatively the tower may have been built to give luxury accommodation overlooking the Humber estuary which flows nearby, similar to some properties built near King's Lynn. It is a unique building for the period and region. The tower was restored in 1871, from which the current windows, doorways and plasterwork dates, but…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.7069, -0.2059
District: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parish: Paull
Postcode: HU12 8AX
Parliamentary constituency: Beverley and Holderness
Nearest railway station: Goxhill — 9.3 km
Official site: www.hu12online.net

Sources

wikidata: Q7155158 (CC0)
wikipedia: Paull Holme Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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