Bridlington Old Town

Visit the beautiful and nostalgic Old Town in Bridlington. A hidden corner of the town, steeped in history, great shopping and delicious food. Find out more...

I'm sure that many people visiting this seaside town will not even realise that there is a whole separate section of the town for people to visit...

The Old Town is well away from the main seafront, and commercial high street - both in distance and atmosphere!

The Old Town aims to to be the area of the town devoted to:

• heritage
• the arts
• antiques
• good food
• specialist shopping

There is certainly lots to see here, and you could browse for hours in the many little galleries, boutiques, antique shops and gift shops.

• The Old Town originally grew up completely separately to the centre that grew up around the harbour and quayside.
• The town was known as 'Burlington' until relatively recently - some older people still refer to the Old Town by this name.









• The Old Town has many historic buildings, including an attractive Georgian High Street - one of the the most complete in the whole of Britain!






The Priory



• There are also:
  • the beautiful Priory
  • the Bayle Gate, with the Baylegate Museum






The Bayle Gate



• The Old Town hold their own festivals:
  • an annual Summer festival
  • a Dickensian festival in the run up to Christmas

Where is the Old Town?

The Old Town really is quite separate from the seafront town, so don't try to walk there.

There is a well-signposted public carpark (at Market Place/Stepney Grove) or you may be able to park on the street close to the Priory and Bayle Gate, outside busy and peak periods.

This map is interactive.

• Just use the + and - buttons in the top left corner of the map to zoom in and out.
• Use the arrows to move about the area.

We ate at the very delicious, Raffles Restaurant in the Old Town.

Also in the area:

• Historic Bridlington Priory
• Bayle Gate and Museum

More Bridlington Tourist Information

More about British history in the area

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