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Discover Goole
Goole’s maritime history and industrial past is written into its skyline.
Alongside tall cranes and derricks, you’ll find distinctive water towers and proud Victorian buildings.
Walk into the centre and you’ll discover a new Goole, a bustling vehicle-free shopping centre with its own market hall and an abundance of quiet gardens and parks.
Stay in Goole
Dovecote Farm House
Goole, DN14 0QZ, United Kingdom
The Briarcroft
Clifton Gardens, Goole, DN14 6AR, United Kingdom
Warm and cosy in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
15 Cottingham Street, Goole, DN14 5RR, United Kingdom
Springs Apartment
Flat 1 2 Springs Gardens, Goole, DN14 5JA, United Kingdom
PHOENIX Executive Apart-Hotel
Dock House, Goole, DN14 5QL, United Kingdom
PHOENIX Executive Apart-Hotel
St. Johns street Dock House, Goole, DN14 5QL, United KingdomAttractions in Goole
Eddie’s Bar & Bistro
Aire Street, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5QW
RSPB Blacktoft Sands
Hillcrest, Whitgift, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 8HL
Voodoo Chilli Cocktail Bar
Aire Street, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5QW
The Drake Inn
Aire Street, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5QW
The Coach House
Adam Street, Off Aire Street, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5QW
Park Lodge Shooting School & Spa
Park Lodge, Off Finleys Lane, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9ED
Yorkshire Waterways Museum
Dutch River Side, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5TBAbout Goole
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in East Yorkshire. The town’s historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.
According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 17,600.
It is 16 miles north-east of Doncaster, 19 miles south of York and 29 miles west of Hull.
The town has the United Kingdom’s furthest inland port, being about 50 miles from the North Sea.
It is capable of handling nearly 2 million tonnes of cargo per year, making it one of the most important ports on England’s east coast.
Goole is twinned with Złotów in Poland. Goole was informally twinned with Gibraltar in the 1960s; at that time, Gibraltar Court was named in Goole and Goole Court was named in Gibraltar.
Goole FAQs
What County is Goole in?
This question is not as simple as it might, at first, sound. Goole is in East Yorkshire, right now. Historically, however, it was in the far larger “West Riding of Yorkshire” which is why there is confusion, and a lot of people don’t feel sure. Correct answer: East Yorkshire. Discover More: East Yorkshire.
Is Goole a City?
No – Goole is a large market town, not a city.