Welcome to Driffield Town Council website, which we hope provides you with all you need to know about Driffield, Capital of the Wolds and the work of the Town Council. Set in the heart of rural East Yorkshire this thriving market town offers the visitor an ideal base to explore the surrounding spectacular Wolds.

Driffield is a growing town. Once its entire existence was based on serving the agricultural hinterland but in recent times, with the decline in agriculture and the foot and mouth outbreak, the town has had to gradually adapt and move forward, embracing new economic facets to ensure its survival and prosperity.

In close proximity to the major industrial and commercial centres of both Hull and York, Driffield has become a popular choice for those relocating to the area and the town has seen considerable residential growth over the last decade. With careful planning these developments have not had a negative effect on the aesthetics of our town, but rather proved to those wishing to bring businesses here of its undoubted potential.

Our town centre has attracted a significant number of national retailers in recent years and, with the thriving industrial estates at Kelleythorpe and Hutton Cranswick, the area has proved a popular choice for those setting up and relocating businesses.

The bustling town centre attracts shoppers from throughout the East Riding. Being on the main transport routes, both by road and rail, also brings their advantages. The Thursday market, relocated to the town centre in 2001, has also proved very successful. In addition the town also boasts the premier East Riding Farmer's Market, held at the Showground on the first Saturday of every month.

Visitors can enjoy the selection of fine cafés, restaurants and public houses, browse through the many shops and the market, relax in the tranquility at Riverhead www.driffieldnavigation.co.uk

Driffield is also an excellent centre to explore the immediate countryside which is full of interesting walks. The town’s close proximity to the tourist centres of North Yorkshire, Bridlington, Whitby and Scarborough, as well as the stately homes at Burton Agnes www.burtonagnes.com
and Sledmere www.sledmerehouse.com,
makes Driffield an ideal base.

The town’s sports facilities have also been recently updated, with a new sports and leisure centre opened in January 2009 www.driffieldsportscentre.co.uk. We also have very active rugby unionwww.driffieldrufc.co.uk, football, golf www.driffieldgolfclub.co.uk, swimming, diving and martial arts clubs, to name but a few, with all tastes catered for at every age level.

Driffield is also home the largest one day agricultural show in the UK, the Driffield Show www.driffieldshow.co.uk. This popular event in the farming calendar attracts well over 20,000 visitors each year, travelling from other regions of the country to attend.

Whether you are a resident, prospective resident or a visitor we hope that you will find this website both interesting and informative. For more tourist information on East Yorkshire and the Wolds www.realyorkshire.co.uk.

Photographs courtesy of: Matthew Brown at Lime Photographic, David Drury (Driffield Photographic Society), Katy Bowser at Cowlam Images and VHEY.

Venues to Book: Download a full list of venues to book

Places to stay and eat: Download a full list of places to stay and eat

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