The Good Food & Real Ale Trail will be going through Hunmanby village, starting at the station. It will be a chance to sample delicious Yorkshire food and drink, and is available at the station, and at 130 bed & breakfasts and other key visitor venues at Bridlington and Scarborough.
The leaflet promotes a more sustainable way to enjoy the attractions of a rural historic village. The message is: come by train, enjoy the scenery, take a 2.5 mile lovely village walk, (enhanced by the free Heritage and Flower Trail leaflets available at Hunmanby station,) partake of good food and drink, relax and take your time with 'slow tourism'.
The Trail leaflet is a real community project, developed by the Friends of Hunmanby Railway Station, with many thanks to the local traders who have helped support the village throughout the pandemic, and look forward to welcoming visitors again. The artwork has been done by Margaret Crompton from Hunmanby Art Group; local author Jane Finnis has put the words together; and photographs were provided by Paul, a wheelchair user who is a keen local photographer.
I'm thrilled to see new investment in promoting Hunmanby Station, with new trains, passenger improvements such as CCTV and new waiting shelters as well as real time information. The community involvement all along the line has been so encouraging and I've been pleased to be a supporter of the station for many years now, working to ensure more regular and convenient hourly trains from Filey and Hunmanby to Scarborough and Hull.
Hunmanby Station is truly a gateway to the community here in North Yorkshire, helping connectivity across the North and providing opportunities for employment, especially for younger people. I'd encourage constituents and anyone else visiting the area to take a trip along to see the handsome buildings designed by York architect, George Townsend Andrews, in the 1840's where most have survived and are in great condition.
The Hunmanby Good Food & Real Ale Trail is being launched for the 175th anniversary of the railway line between Hull & Scarborough. The final section of line between Filey and Bridlington via Hunmanby and over the summit at Speeton opened in October 1847.
