How Hill Tumulus

The mound itself is fairly modest - a grassy rise in the East Yorkshire landscape near Driffield that most people would drive past without a second glance. But that's rather the point. How Hill Tumulus is a Neolithic burial site dating back around 5,500 years, and standing on top of it, you're literally standing on someone's grave from the Stone Age.

There's not much to do here in the traditional sense. No visitor centre, no information boards, just the mound and the surrounding agricultural land. What you get instead is a proper sense of deep time. The barrow is genuinely old - older than Stonehenge - and it's been sitting here quietly for millennia while everything around it changed.

It's worth a visit if you're the type who gets a kick out of archaeology, or if you've got kids old enough to understand what they're looking at. Standing on a 5,500-year-old burial mound does tend to make things click. Less appealing for younger children who'll tire quickly with no facilities or attractions to keep them occupied.

The site is free and accessible year-round, though there's no formal infrastructure. Allow maybe 20 minutes unless you're particularly interested in Neolithic funerary practices. If you're staying at East End Farm Campsite or Greengrass Park - both solid options nearby - it makes for an interesting morning detour before heading elsewhere. The landscape around Driffield is genuinely pleasant for walking, so combine it with a wider ramble rather than treating it as a standalone stop.