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About Donna Nook
This place takes its name from a ship once wrecked on its desolate shore. When the tide recedes the sea disappears from view beyond the muddy flats and banks of sand.
The area was once known as an RAF bombing range, but now it is best known as a breeding ground for common and grey seals who breed far out on the flats. The seal colony here as been establishing itself since the 1970's, they seem unhindered by the noise and appear not to be bothered by the public interest. A lot of their time is spent at sea hunting, and unlike Wales were breeding starts in September, at Donna Nook breeding begins in November. This is a safe beach with the best survival rate for seal pups in the British Isles.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Donna Nook
| Spurn Head Lighthouse | (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Pleasure Island, Cleethorpes | (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| The Jungle Zoo | (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Mablethorpe Animal Gardens | (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Claythorpe Water Mill & Wildfowl Gardens | (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Cadwell Park | (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Manor House Museum | (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Harrington Hall | (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Snipe Dales Country Park | (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Fantasy Island | (21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Thornton Abbey | (22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| The Deep | (26.9 miles, 43.2 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Spurn Lightship | (27.4 miles, 44.0 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
All attractions in Donna NookAll attractions in LincolnshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Donna Nook
Saltfleet, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE)
The village is quite delightful, it is quiet and sleepy with an array of sturdy red-brick cottages.
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Alvingham, in the county of Lincolnshire (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)
This charming village is set alongside the old Louth Navigation Canal. It is noted for having the only church in England dedicated to Saxon St.Adlewold.
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Humberston, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NW)
This is a typical North East Lincolnshire Wolds town. It is also a coastal resort town with chalet parks reminiscent of the 1950's.
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Cleethorpes, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)
Cleethorpes, is a warmly welcoming coastal resort in an area renowned for Trawlers and day trippers.
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Louth, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)
Louth is a lively and interesting market town whose cattle have now been replaced with other industries and the good townspeople who for centuries were engaged in agriculture, are these days employed in business and commerce.
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Mablethorpe, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)
So settled is this coastal town that it is difficult to imagine that the Middle Ages saw the first parish of Mablethorpe swallowed up by the sea.
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Grimsby, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)
The Grimsby of today is in stark contrast to the days when its fleet numbered more than 700 sea going fishing vessel's, and even more with the time when it was under the rule of invading Danes.
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Sutton on Sea, in the county of Lincolnshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)
Sutton on Sea has an award winning beach. It is a resort which has a wide appeal to families, apart from a beautiful beach and all the fun of sand castles, there is a great outdoor pool which is entirely safe for children.
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Claythorpe, in the county of Lincolnshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)
The gentle hills of the Wold's beyond a coast inhabited by some of England's finest nature reserves reveal a wealth of preserved buildings dotted amid famously beautiful countryside.
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Alford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction S)
Deep in the Lincolnshire countryside, not far distant from the golden sandy beaches between Mablethorpe and Chapel St.Leonards is the pleasant market town of Alford.
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Calceby, in the county of Lincolnshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)
Often referred to as the 'lost village of the Wolds' Calceby lies close to the southern-most tip of the famous Bluestone Heath Celtic road, said to have been used by Ancient Britain's before the Romans arrived.
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Anderby Creek, in the county of Lincolnshire (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SE)
One of the joys of Anderby is its fine stretch of golden sand making it ideal for bathing and for youngsters wishing to try their hand at building sandcastles.
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Fulletby, in the county of Lincolnshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)
The village was the birthplace of Henry Winn, writer and poet. Winn was the son of the local shoemaker, he grew up in the village, was educated here, and later he married a local girl.
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Stainsby, in the county of Lincolnshire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant Lincolnshire village lying in the spacious countryside bordering the River Witham.
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Withernsea, in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction N)
Withernsea lighthouse is interestingly built in close proximity to the houses that line the streets a few hundred yards away from the sea.
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All towns in LincolnshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Cleethorpes Station | (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW) |
| New Clee Station | (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction NW) |
| Humberside International Airport | (21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction W) |
| M180 Junction 5 | (24.5 miles, 39.5 km, direction W) |
| M180 Junction 4 | (29.4 miles, 47.3 km, direction W) |
| Sheffield City Airport | (63.1 miles, 101.6 km, direction W) |
| Donna Nook to London | (136.2 miles, 219.1 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Donna Nook
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Donna Nook center |
| Kingsway Hotel Cleethorpes | (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NW) |
| Tudor Terrace Guest House | (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW) |
| Kings Royal Hotel | (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW) |
| The Comat | (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW) |
| Sugar Sugar Hotel | (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW) |
| Cleehouse Hotel & Bistro | (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW) |
| Best Western Kenwick Park Hotel & Leisure Club | (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SW) |
| The Beeches Hotel | (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction NW) |
| St James Hotel | (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW) |
| Hotel Elizabeth Grimsby | (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NW) |
| All hotels in Donna Nook |
