Hallowed Ground For Music Fans Hull gets its cool from places like The Adelphi, the bar and venue that was the first home of The Housemartins/ The Beautiful South and has hosted acts as big as Green Day and Pulp. It’s hallowed ground for music fans and has quirky features like a bar that is literally the back of a bus. Hull boasts a Museums Quarter that makes for a day out on its own
social hub for the discerning stu-
All in all, Hull is a misunder-
dent. Home to student favourites
stood city with plenty to offer that
like Pie 2, Planet Coffee and
is beloved by students and locals
Roots Jamaican Bar, it’s the place
for its unique, laid-back vibe and
to get everything from a flavoured
cheap and cheerful appeal. This is
latte to a flaming zombie cocktail.
a place where strangers help each
It’s also home to vintage shops,
other, taxis are dirt cheap, chips
charity shops, greasy spoon cafés,
are spicy, ferries to Amsterdam
cool cafés, The Piper club and
run regularly and people are truly
a multitude of takeaways. All of
made to feel at home.
these in one place makes it the perfect place for students, with
Just because it rhymes, doesn’t mean it’s dull!
most living just a hop, skip and a jump away. To read more
and The Deep, the hugely popular
about Hull visit
Aquarium that became a must-visit
www.studentlifeguide.co.uk
when penguins were introduced.
T’S IN HULL” Hull also has two major shopping centres, Princes Quay and St Stephens, both with Cinemas and
regular student lock-ins offering major discounts.
‘Olde-Fashioned’ It isn’t all shiny and new, Hull also has ‘old town’, the olde-fashioned section of the city with cobbled streets and ancient pubs for when you fancy a more refined night out. Newland Avenue, just a short walk from campus, is the centre of cafés and nightlife and an essential
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