Patios and driveways that suit Beverley

Beverley is a historic market town, and much of the centre, from the Minster to North Bar, is a conservation area full of Georgian and Victorian brick houses. The Westwood, the open common pasture on the west side of town, gives many homes a rural outlook. Around the centre are newer suburbs such as Molescroft, and villages on the edge of the Wolds such as Walkington and Bishop Burton, with large gardens and plenty of character.

In the old town, materials matter. Red and brindle clay-toned blocks, setts and gravel-look resin sit far better against old brick than grey concrete, and keeping original walls and railings intact preserves the look of the street. Where a frontage has iron railings or a low brick wall, we keep the opening only as wide as the car needs. A resin bound driveway in Beverley in a warm, natural blend gives the softness of gravel without the maintenance, and it’s permeable on the right base. If you’re budgeting, our resin driveway cost guide breaks down where the money goes.

Ground conditions change within a couple of miles. On the chalk of the Wolds, around Walkington, Bishop Burton and Cherry Burton, water usually soaks away freely. Down by the River Hull, at Tickton, Weel and Woodmansey, the land is lower and wetter. We test before designing a soakaway, because the right answer depends on which side of town you’re on. Even on chalk, a soakaway goes where the test hole says it should, not wherever is most convenient.

Many Beverley homes have generous rear gardens, and a well-built patio in Beverley makes the most of them. We bed sandstone and porcelain fully in mortar, set a gentle fall away from the house and keep the surface well below the damp-proof course. East Riding of Yorkshire Council handles planning and dropped kerbs here, and we’ll tell you at the survey if anything you’re planning needs consent in the conservation area. Beverley is part of our East Yorkshire coverage.