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It’s time to forget what you think you know about Yorkshire’s only waterfront city.
With medieval streets, glorious architecture, cutting-edge culture, a sympathetically revamped city centre and a marina that wouldn’t look out of place on the Med, there’s a lot to fall in love with in Hull. We’ve got an incredible line-up of festivals, cultural events, shows, free entertainment and endless adventures. WITH THE BEST FOOD AND DRINK FROM PATTIE BUTTIES AND PINTS TO FINE-DINING AND GIN DISTILLERIES
The Fruit Market is packed with independent food and drink venues, which are lovely to sit outside in the summer months. For relaxed, family-friendly cafes and restaurants, try Thieving Harry’s, Nibble and Bert’s Pizza and Gelato. Tapas is covered with Ambiente and 1884 Wine & Tapas Bar and, if you’re looking for posh nosh, visit upscale Indian restaurant Tapasya, Butler Whites for modern British and Mediterranean dishes or Humber Fish Co for classic fish ‘n’ chips. Fans of real ale and craft beer need to visit Taphouse Brewpub which is home to not one but two local breweries – Yorkshire Brewing Co and Bone Machine Brewing Co – and has up to 40 beers, lagers and ciders on tap daily. And gin-lovers can slurp cocktails at the very site where their gin was made at Humber Street Gin Distillery. The gin experience goes a step further at Hotham’s Gin School in Hepworth’s Arcade, where you can take a half-day masterclass in the art of making the perfect gin. Looking for more? Visit the smallest brewery in the city centre, Vittles & Co Brewery and craft beer shop in Trinity Market, and the largest, Atom Beers, which runs the Atom pub on North Churchside, as well as a beer school and brewery tours. Furley & Co in Princes Dock Street and The Brain Jar in Trinity House Lane do a nice line in craft beers, real ales and cocktails.
Pubs with notable beer gardens to while away a summer evening include Ye Olde White Harte, The Sailmakers’ Arms and The Lion & Key, are all on High Street in the Old Town. You’ll also find quality pub grub at the The Lion & Key and at The Minerva on the marina. Trinity Market is a street food adventurer’s paradise. The market recently underwent a multi-million pound revamp, and has successfully managed to retain the best of its traditional food vendors – repeat visits are recommended to sample as many dishes as possible from traders including Tapasya Kitchen, Shoot The Bull, Falafia, Tart Me Up, Flour & Feast and Cocoa Chocolatier (which also has a café over on Humber Street), Caffeinated and more. Regular Hull BID Street Food Nights take place on the first Thursday of the month, except August, and Farmers’ Markets pop up on the last Saturday of the month, from April to August.
HULL: YORKSHIRE’S MARITIME CITY
Take a walk around the glorious marina which once stood as the entrance to the town docks and see the Spurn Lightship which guided ships safely through the treacherous River Humber for almost 50 years. Enjoy a relaxing break in one of the waterside cafes or bars along Princes Dock Street overlooking the Princes Quay shopping centre which is built on stilts above the old docks. Nearby, the Maritime Museum, housed in the old dock offices, tells the history of Hull’s maritime activity from the late 18th century through to the present day, including a full-sized whale skeleton and a display of the whaler’s craft of Scrimshaw.
THE YORKSHIRE MARITIME CITY PROJECT
Today, a £25m+ investment programme is under way that will celebrate our maritime past and create top tourist destinations across five heritage sites and help Hull to realise the citywide ambition of becoming a world-renowned visitor destination. In the next five years, the Maritime Museum, Dock Office Chambers, and North End Shipyard will undergo major improvements, along with two historic ships, The Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship. 56 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
Photograph by Neil nicklin
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