Holiday apartment in Kingston Upon Hull – discover maritime history and museums

The Hull Maritime Museum tells the 800-year story of Hull’s relationship with the sea. The museum’s collections are officially recognised as being of national importance. Anyone considering a holiday apartment in Kingston Upon Hull can get to know the city through very different settings: museums and galleries stand alongside historic houses, parks, walking trails and places connected with water and nature conservation.

Culture

The Streetlife Museum’s transport galleries explore the history of human transport, from horse-drawn carriages and early bicycles to the development of the motor car. The museum also includes a covered street representing Hull in the 1940s. In its exhibitions, the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology traces the region’s natural and human history from the Triassic period to the English Civil War and displays a life-sized woolly mammoth.

The Ferens Art Gallery displays artworks from the Middle Ages to the present day. Its maritime art collection conveys the connection between the local community and the wider world across the water. Wilberforce House was the birthplace of William Wilberforce and has eight galleries on the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its consequences. The Georgian galleries attached to Wilberforce House display crafts from Hull and East Riding, including silverware, clocks and furniture.

Hull Minster has more than 700 years of history; construction began in 1285. The Hull Minster tower tour leads to the highest publicly accessible point in Kingston upon Hull. The Hull History Centre brings together archives that tell the story of the city and its inhabitants. Free exhibitions highlight these archives.

Experiences

The Fish Trail invites visitors to search for 41 fish in Hull city centre. The Ale Trail passes the George Hotel, Hull’s oldest surviving licensed public house. In East Park, the model boat pond is the only sailing facility of its kind in northern England. The Ferens Boating Lake in East Park provides a habitat for wildlife as well as opportunities for boating and fishing.

The Deep overlooks the Humber estuary. At its aquarium in Hull, The Deep offers formal and informal educational programmes on nature conservation. Alongside maritime history, this makes engagement with the natural world a distinct area of interest in Kingston Upon Hull.

Nature and trails

Queen’s Gardens is located on the site of the former Queen’s Dock and connects the Hull Maritime Museum with the North End Shipyard. Hull has a growing network of on-road cycle lanes, separate cycle paths, low-traffic streets and open spaces. There is also an established network of scenic and urban walking trails for people of all ages and with different abilities.

Noddle Hill Nature Reserve has walking trails and a scenic fishing lake. The nature reserve also offers relaxed family walks throughout the year. The various trails and landscape settings therefore range from urban connections to Noddle Hill Nature Reserve, a nature reserve with a lake and walking trails.

Getting around

The Hull Museums offer free admission at all their locations; the locations are within walking distance of one another. Hull History Centre is a ten-minute walk from Paragon Interchange.

Holiday apartment in Kingston Upon Hull

When looking for a holiday apartment in Kingston Upon Hull, it is worth consulting the relevant listing page: check the exact location, accommodation type and occupancy, as well as included services, price components, and booking and cancellation conditions. Compare these points carefully when opening different offers, while keeping your own priorities in mind. The specific details of the individual listing are what matter, not a general expectation of the accommodation. You can then open the offers you would like to examine more closely.

Other places

The directly associated further place under Kingston Upon Hull is listed as Sutton-On-Hull. Other destinations at the same level are Rotherham, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Doncaster.

For the higher-level travel overview: Yorkshire And The Humber.