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Bull Sand Fort
Fort · near Humberston and New Waltham · Lincolnshire

Bull Sand Fort

Bull Sand Fort is a sea fort in Humber estuary, Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire. Its location is 5 km northeast of Humberston and New Waltham. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Bull Sand Fort, The original uploader was Neoskywalker at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Where
5 km
northeast of Humberston and New Waltham
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–21°C
In brief

Fort near Humberston and New Waltham

Just outside Humberston and New Waltham

Bull Sand Fort is 5 km northeast of Humberston and New Waltham. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Humberston and New Waltham has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

From June to September, Humberston and New Waltham sees highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°50 mm
Feb8° / 2°41 mm
Mar11° / 3°34 mm
Apr13° / 5°39 mm
May16° / 7°42 mm
Jun19° / 10°59 mm
Jul21° / 13°56 mm
Aug21° / 12°53 mm
Sep19° / 10°47 mm
Oct15° / 8°57 mm
Nov11° / 5°59 mm
Dec8° / 2°54 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Humberston and New Waltham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Humberston and New Waltham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Humberston and New Waltham’s full climate →
About

Bull Sand Fort

Look also at Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, 5.4 km away, first of 10 more within 15 km.

Humberston and New Waltham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Fort
Listed
Grade II listed building
Town
5 km northeast of Humberston and New Waltham
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Bull Sand Fort

Orange: Bull Sand Fort.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns that count Bull Sand Fort

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 5 km southwest of it

Humberston and New Waltham

14,861 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Bull Sand Fort

Choose from 10 places within 15 km, such as 2 aquariums, a theme park and a fort.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Bull Sand Fort

Where is Bull Sand Fort?

Bull Sand Fort is 5 km northeast of Humberston and New Waltham, Lincolnshire.

What is Bull Sand Fort?

Sea fort in Humber estuary, Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bull Sand Fort?

June to September are the warmest months in Humberston and New Waltham, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bull Sand Fort a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Bull Sand Fort?

Within 15 km: Pleasure Island Family Theme Park (5.4 km), Haile Sand Fort (3.8 km), Ross Tiger (10 km) and Cleethorpes Pier (6.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.