This is the Holderness Coast Click on the red areas to find out more about each area. Task 2

Bridlington Bridlington is a popular seaside resort and tourists put a lot of money into the local economy. The coastline here is heavily defended because there would be no tourists if the beach eroded away. Sea defences here include a sea wall and wooden groynes. Go Back

Aldbrough Aldbrough is a large village. Coastal erosion is rapid here and many buildings have been lost to the sea. This image shows the seaside road, which is now falling over the edge of the cliff. There are no sea defences here, but the Parish Council have lobbied for some to be built. Go Back

Kilnsea Kilnsea is a small village with a caravan site. Concrete sea defences were built during WWI to protect the military camps located here, but these are now badly eroded and significant loss of land regularly occurs. Go Back

Mappleton Mappleton is a picturesque village of approximately 50 houses. In 1991 two huge rock groynes were constructed using granite shipped over from Norway. This image shows how sand has accumulated to the north of the groynes, but land to the south has rapidly eroded. Go Back

Skipsea Skipsea is a rural settlement to the south of Bridlington. Agriculture is the main type of industry here so farms lose land as a result of the erosion. This type of land use is often considered less valuable than tourism, so no sea defences are found here. Go Back

Spurn Spurn Point is a coastal spit extending out into the Humber Estuary. The spit is constantly moving. A community of lifeboat men and their families live on the end of the point. The coastal defences are old and ineffective so Spurn may eventually become an island. Go Back

Withernsea Withernsea is a small town with a thriving tourism industry during the summer months. The coastline here is heavily defended with a sea wall, flood gates, wooden groynes and rock armour. Go Back Task 2

Lost Villages The red squares are villages that have been lost to the sea due to erosion. You will need to compare this map to the previous one for question 2c. Go Back Next

Current Rates of Erosion The purple bars show the rate of erosion in 2010. Go Back Task 3

Geology (rock type) of the Holderness Coast The orange is boulder clay. The pink is chalk and the brown is alluvium. Go Back Next

The light blue arrows show the direction of long shore drift. Go Back Task 4

Task 4 Do this task in your exercise books! Answer the question: How should the erosion of the Holderness coastline be managed in the future? Consider: where should be protected how areas could be protected Use your work from the previous Holderness lesson to help. You should include: a title a map (copied from the power point) with a key. a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each option. a decision about the best option for the future of the Holderness coastline. Go Back