The club opened in 1978 and was also the 'go to place' for stag and hen parties, including male stripper nights called 'The Climax' in the early 90s and naked women mud wrestling in 1987.
The two large rooms at the venue were split into squash courts with very well-run and popular gymnastic classes taking place at the day in one room and next door was a bar and function room.
It had originally opened as a restaurant, but had multiple uses over the years - including playing host to Howden School's PE lessons while its own sports hall was being built.
As the Kilpin Country Club It was once the place to be every Friday night - and everyone has their own memory of it.
Kilpin Country Club played host to the likes of Jon Culshaw and Roy Chubby Brown, but in its twilight years, the gentlemen's club turned nightclub would be known for its out of control rave nights.
A 90s club night called Dizstruxshon hired the venue which really put Howden on the map. Two different generations remember the club in different ways.
The two main rooms were rented for the evening - a promotions company called Dizstruxshon and another promotion company, called Kick. The atmosphere was very happy and there was generally no trouble on these nights.
But then in the mid 90's drugs came hand in hand with the rave scene.
A woman from Selby disappeared after an argument with her boyfriend high on heroin and was missing for two weeks before being found propped up against a hedge in a nearby field after attending the club which resulted in the club's licence put under review and later being revoked.
The report of an inquest show her death was found to be none other than a tragic accident
Today the building, situated on the sharp bend between Eastrington and Howden, is surrounded by crop fields and shielded by huge conifer trees.
It remains, as it has been for the past 20 years, a derelict eyesore, it needed new refurbishment and with a stained reputation, the renewal of the licence was not granted.
There doesn't seem to be access to the inside
The two large rooms at the venue were split into squash courts with very well-run and popular gymnastic classes taking place at the day in one room and next door was a bar and function room.
It had originally opened as a restaurant, but had multiple uses over the years - including playing host to Howden School's PE lessons while its own sports hall was being built.
As the Kilpin Country Club It was once the place to be every Friday night - and everyone has their own memory of it.
Kilpin Country Club played host to the likes of Jon Culshaw and Roy Chubby Brown, but in its twilight years, the gentlemen's club turned nightclub would be known for its out of control rave nights.
A 90s club night called Dizstruxshon hired the venue which really put Howden on the map. Two different generations remember the club in different ways.
The two main rooms were rented for the evening - a promotions company called Dizstruxshon and another promotion company, called Kick. The atmosphere was very happy and there was generally no trouble on these nights.
But then in the mid 90's drugs came hand in hand with the rave scene.
A woman from Selby disappeared after an argument with her boyfriend high on heroin and was missing for two weeks before being found propped up against a hedge in a nearby field after attending the club which resulted in the club's licence put under review and later being revoked.
The report of an inquest show her death was found to be none other than a tragic accident
Today the building, situated on the sharp bend between Eastrington and Howden, is surrounded by crop fields and shielded by huge conifer trees.
It remains, as it has been for the past 20 years, a derelict eyesore, it needed new refurbishment and with a stained reputation, the renewal of the licence was not granted.
There doesn't seem to be access to the inside
