About Skipsea

Situated along the B1249 the Village is a typical rural setting surrounded by rich agricultural land. The village has its own Post Office and stores, and The Board Inn Public House (conveniently opposite Village Farm)

Many of the houses in the Village both new and old, use cobbles from the sea shore in both brickwork on the house exterior as well as for decorative purposes in brick walls around gardens etc. The village also retains its county primary school.
 

The Church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient building built in stone and is the first building to appear as you approach from the West. There is also a Methodist chapel and a fine brown marble war memorial. 

The beach at Skipsea sands is easily accessible from two points along the seashore.  For those with the energy there are watersports, two indoor swimming pools, cycling routes, golf  and plenty of circular and straight route walks all within a mile of the village.

For the historians, at SKIPSEA BROUGH, situated just outside of Skipsea, can be found the remains of Skipsea Castle. Built in 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvriere, who's wife was the niece of William the Conquer, it is the finest example of a motte and bailey to survive in England although all that remains is a grassed mound with trees and scrubs growing on it. The castle motte is 11 metres high and would have had a gate house on its south west side. The bailey, which would have been flooded, covers over 8 acres of land and is defended by a bank and an outer ditch.