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Piers · Yorkshire & the Humber

New Holland Pier

Free admission♿ Wheelchair: limited

New Holland Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.

New Holland Pier Station - geograph.org.uk - 6505493

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Best time of year
Summer
Nearest railway station
New Holland · 0.7 km
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

New Holland Pier is a seaside pier on the coast of Yorkshire — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Brigg and Immingham parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is New Holland, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area DN19.

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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

New Holland Pier railway station is a former railway terminus in North Lincolnshire, England. It stood at the seaward end of the New Holland Pier, which juts 1,375 feet (419 m) northwards into the Humber estuary at the village of New Holland. Its purpose was to enable railway passengers, vehicles and goods to transfer to and from ferries plying between New Holland and Hull. New Holland was a "railway village" in the sense that Crewe was a railway town. Expanding the dock, building the pier, the engine shed and the railway to it were promoted and started by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, though by the time services began that railway had merged with others to form the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. For many years GCR laundry from restaurant cars and hotels was brought to New Holland for cleaning.

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Background

History

The station opened on 1 March 1848 following a Directors' tour of the ferry and route as far as Louth the day before. Services in the early days were a mix of local and long distance. The line was seen as the gateway to Hull, with transshipment of people and goods being a mere inconvenience. Before long lines reached Hull via Doncaster, so passengers and railways alike realised that longer could be quicker and more convenient. After this the pier and railway eventually settled down to providing local services across the Humber. These were: Ferry from Hull to New Holland Pier then train: and, from 1911 The Immingham service ceased in 1963, but the other two survived until 1981. A severe…

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Coordinates
53.7071, -0.3656
Parish
New Holland
Postcode
DN19 7RT
Parliamentary constituency
Brigg and Immingham
Nearest railway station
New Holland0.7 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is New Holland Pier?
New Holland Pier is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN19 7RT), in the parish of New Holland.
Is New Holland Pier a protected site?
Yes — New Holland Pier is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
Is New Holland Pier free to visit?
Yes, New Holland Pier is free to enter.
How do I get to New Holland Pier?
The nearest railway station is New Holland, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN19 7RT.