08/11/2026
A new chapter for a Bridlington landmark š
For almost 90 years, The Expanse has looked out over North Beach and Bridlington Bay, and so many of you will have your own memories of holidays, celebrations and pints in the Marine Bar here.
The story began with Edmond Cooper Briggs, a builder from Horsforth near Leeds, who loved bringing his wife and nine children to Bridlington on holiday. He built The Expanse on North Marine Drive, and it opened in March 1937 with 37 bedrooms, five of them with private bathroomsāa real rarity on the east coast back thenāplus a block of residential flats.
During the Second World War it was requisitioned to house military personnel, reopening to the public in May 1948. The Briggs family ran it for four generations, through the war, recessions and the pandemic, until the hotel closed in January 2025.
Today the building is under new management, and we at Kist Accommodates are proud to be part of what comes next. Over the next 6ā12 months, The Expanse will undergo renovations to care for this seafront favourite and bring it up to todayās standards, while respecting the character that makes it so special. Please bear with us while the work takes place.
The hotel rooms are closed for now, but our holiday apartments at The Expanse remain open and available to book, so you can still wake up to those sea views.
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Do you have a favourite Expanse memory? Weād love to hear it in the comments.
