Hornsea

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Hornsea is a small seaside resort town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England at the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail. It is well known for its pottery factory, Hornsea Pottery. Along with exhibits of fascinating local history, the largest display of Hornsea Pottery in the world can be seen at the Hornsea Museum, which is located in Newbegin, the main street of Hornsea. It has many coastal defences such as Sea walls, Groynes and Bech nourishment. A sea wall is a wall that is used to absorb waves. Groynes are rock or wooden types that hold material threatened by Longshore drift. Beach nourishment is replacing a beach lost by longshore drift. Longshore drift is when waves hit the beach at a certain angle and move material up the beach.

Like the larger resorts in the area, (such as Withernsea, Bridlington and Scarborough), the town has a promenade with shops selling fish and chips, ice cream, bucket and spade sets and other traditional seaside paraphernalia. Attractions for the visitor might be the Rainbow's End crazy golf course, amusement arcades and beach, which was recently named one of the top 50 in Britain by British broadsheet newspaper, The Guardian.

Hornsea Mere, a large lake and bird sanctuary, lies near the town and is popular for sailing. Hornsea Mere is a natural lake (not man made) which was created by glacial movement during one of the Ice Ages.

From 1854 to 1964 Hornsea had a railway line which connected it to Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull). This line was opened by Joseph Armitage Wade, whose house once stood where Hornsea School and Language College stands today. A cottage close to the school was once owned by Laurence of Arabia and Winston Churchill visted, and was photographed in a house nearby. After the railway was axed by Dr. Richard Beeching (see British Rail), the old line became the final lap of the Trans Pennine Trail. The old railway line is now a well maintained walking and cycling (bicycles only) trail. It is very pleasant indeed with appropriate stopping points for picnic lunches.

On the southern edge of Hornsea (near the former site of Hornsea Pottery) is a large shopping centre known as Hornsea Freeport, which was the first shopping centre of its kind in this part of the northeast.

The town should not be confused with Hornsey, a suburb of London.

Prominent people born in Hornsea include explorer and governor Edward John Eyre and actress Sonia Dresdel.

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