With over 700 years of history, cobbled streets and ancient alleyways to explore, Hull’s Old Town moves at a slower pace. Home to the majestic Hull Minster and many of the city’s free museums and galleries. In recent years, it has also been the location for countless movies and TV shows, including the award-winning ITV series Victoria and the family favorite Enola Homes 2.
This ancient corner of Hull is also home to the Hull Museums Quarter, set on beautifully landscapes grounds on the banks of the river Hull, these three attractions are filled a world of exciting artefacts and world class collections that can be explored for free.
Discover the secrets of Wilberforce house, birth place to world renowned politician, philanthropist, William Wilberforce the most influential person to have lived in Hull during the city’s seven hundred year history. He improved the lives of countless men, women and children through the numerous humanitarian causes he championed most notably as the leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. This magnificent merchant’s house is now the world’s oldest slavery museum and houses the Brookes Slave Ship Model used by Wilberforce in the Hoses of Parliament and a large collection of letters and journals written throughout Wilberforce’s life.
Hull Street Life Museum houses over 200 years of transport history spread across six galleries immersing visitors into a world of bicycles, carriages, motorcars, railways and street life throughout the years. Highlights include the cobbled 1940 High Street and the 1898 Panhard et Levassor Motor Wagonette - the first vehicle built specifically as a car.
At the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology, 235 million years of history have been brought to life. From majestic mammoths to Saxon invaders, 2300 year old Hasholme Boat and Roos Carr Figures dating back to 600 BC, which featured in the main Summer Exhibition of 2022 at the British Museum as part of the UK's first major exhibition on Stonehenge. Visitors to the Quarter can look forward to an experience that is unique and not to be missed.
Just a stone’s throw away, visitors can marvel at amazing marine life including magnificent sharks and rays and Hull signature attraction The Deep.
In the Heart of the city centre, you can find the Ferens Art Gallery with one of the UK’s finest art collections. Highlights include Lorenzetti, Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Fredrick Lord Leighton, Stanley Spencer, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing.
Peppered throughout the mediaeval cobbled streets of Hull’s old town and in the beautiful Victorian arcades, independent shops, cafes, and street food continue Hull’s ‘be a little different’ theme. Hepworth Arcade, Trinity Market, and Paragon Arcade offer vintage clothing, fantastic vinyl records, traditional jewellers, and even a classic joke shop for modern or original lovers of times gone by, with the addition of a great place to stop for a bite in nearby Trinity Market.
Or check out one of our walking trails, the perfect way to discover a city packed with interesting history, quirky facts, and funny tales around every corner. Wandering through the medieval streets, you might spot a stray fish in the pavement or a statue peeking over a wall.
Find out more and book your trip today via hullgrouptravel.com
