Pocklington

Pocklington is a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Pocklington has a population of 8,300

• 🌍 Burnby Hall Gardens & Museum. daily 10AM-5:30PM. largest collection of hardy water lilies to be found in a natural setting in Europe. The gardens have several other areas including a walled garden created in 2022. The Stewart Museum has items collected by Major Percy Stewart on world tours between 1906 and 1926. adult from £8.30. (updated Sep 2024)

• 🌍 Pocklington Canal, ☏ +44 7092 119695. Sundays noon-4.30 PM. Every Sunday from Easter to the end of October, the Pocklington Canal Society runs restored river boats on the renovated and once again navigable part of the river for free (donations appreciated). Free. 
• Pocklington Arts Centre, Market Place, ☏ +44 1759 301547. 
• 🌍 Pocklington Buddhist Centre (Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre), Kilnwick Percy Hall, YO42 1UF. Meditation classes and events. Cafe and bookshop open daily 10AM-4PM. Walk around the 47 acres (19 hectares)} grounds with woodland walks and a lake. Kilnwick Percy Hall was designed by York architect John Carr in 1790 and now houses the centre and a bed & breakfast. free. (updated Sep 2024)

• Sonali (Indian), 4 Saint Peters Square, ☏ +44 1759 305010. 
• Thali (Indian), 13 Railway Street, ☏ +44 1759 305027. 
• Pane E Vino (Italian), 16 Market Place, ☏ +44 1759 303343. 
• The Garden (Chinese), 12 Railway Street, ☏ +44 1759 303243. 
• Fui Sing (Take-away Chinese), 3 George Street, ☏ +44 1759 303799. 
• Bella Vita (Take-away Italian), 78 Market Street, ☏ +44 1759 303735. 
• Franks Kebabs and Pizza (Take-away), 21 Railway Street, ☏ +44 1759 306612. 
• The World Peace Cafe Pocklington. Lovely non-profit vegetarian cafe located at Kilnwick Percy Hall. 

• The Wolds Retreat (Kilnwick Percy Hall), ☏ +44 7821169062. A B&B set in the heart of the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds and run by the Madhyamaka Buddhist Centre. The accommodation is set in 42 acres of tranquil grounds which includes woodland, park, lakes and gardens. There are a wide range of activities including cycling and walking in the Wolds, golfing at the nearby KP Club with its avant garde clubhouse and gliding at the Wolds Gliding Club, the largest in the UK.