Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, or simply Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Kingston upon Hull, or simply Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea. It is a tightly bounded city which excludes the majority of its suburbs; with a population of 273,257 (2025), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The built-up area has a population of 436,300.
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Worth seeing in and around Kingston upon Hull
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01MKM Stadium
The MKM Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England. It has a current capacity of 24,983.
2.3 km · association football and rugby league stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge is a 2.22-kilometre single-span road suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. When it opened to traffic on 24 June 1981, it was the longest of its type in the world; the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge surpassed it in 1998, and it became the fourteenth-longest by 2025.
8.8 km · suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, England · Wikipedia - 03University of Hull
The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull.
3.9 km · university in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Hull Minster
Hull Minster is the Anglican minster and the parish church of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The church was called Holy Trinity Church until 13 May 2017, when it was renamed Hull Minster.
300 m · church building in Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Arctic Corsair
The Arctic Corsair is a deep-sea trawler, built in 1960, that was converted to a museum ship in 1999. From August 2026, she is berthed at the North End Shipyard in Kingston upon Hull, England, a museum and former drydock in the city's Museums Quarter.
300 m · museum ship in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Hull Maritime Museum
The Hull Maritime Museum is a museum in Kingston upon Hull, England, that explores the seafaring heritage of the city and its environs. The museum's stated mission is "To preserve and make available the maritime history of Hull and east Yorkshire through artefacts and documents".
400 m · Maritime museum in Kingston upon Hull, England · Wikipedia - 07Church of All Saints
All Saints' Church is an Anglican church and Grade I Listed building in Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, England.
7.6 km · church in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Paull Holme Tower
Paull Holme Tower is an unusual late-medieval fortified tower in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
9.3 km · Grade I listed building in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Charterhouse, Kingston upon Hull
The Charterhouse was a Carthusian monastery and almshouse in Kingston upon Hull, England, built just outside the town's walls. The hospital building survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries; the priory was destroyed in 1538.
500 m · Grade I listed building in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England,UK · Wikipedia - 10Ferens Art Gallery
The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named.
500 m · art gallery in Hull, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Although Hull was amongst the most heavily bombed British cities during the Second World War, the 700 years since the granting of its first charter have left it with a fascinating wealth of architectural gems. From Flemish inspired façades to beautiful domed civic buildings. From dock offices to imposing industrial heritage warehouses and mills.
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Things to do
- 01The Hull History Centre
A must for people trying to trace their ancestors from the area and Hulls history in general.
- 02Charles Henry Wilson
Stand at the statue and look in all four directions at the fantastic buildings around you.
- 03Hull Truck Theatre
To see a production from one of the most successful local theatre companies in the country.
- 04RED Gallery
Since RED opened in 1997 it has provided Hull with an independent exhibition space and 'laboratory' for contemporary art.
- 05MKM Stadium
- 06Hull Fair
A huge travelling fair, and one of the city's greatest regular occasions, if not its greatest.
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Where to eat
Larkin's Bar, 48-52 Newland Ave,. 11-11. Larkin's Bar is named after the poet Philip Larkin, boasting a great menu and one of the largest selection of craft beers in Hull. Lounge, Princes Ave. Great value food and buzzing atmosphere. Fantastic place to go on a Sunday afternoon or a light lunch with friends. Maharajah Restaurant, 245 Holderness Rd,.
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Getting to Kingston upon Hull
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 88 km · East Midlands (EMA), 121 km · Manchester (MAN), 136 km
- Stations
- Barton-on-Humber railway station, 9.5 km · Barrow Haven railway station, 6.6 km · New Holland railway station, 5.1 km · Goxhill railway station, 7.5 km · Hessle railway station, 7.7 km
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Kingston upon Hull80 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £9–12
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Kingston upon Hull103 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £13–18
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Kingston upon Hull129 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kingston upon Hull
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kingston upon Hull. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSeveral of the services operate through to King George Dock to connect with ferry services through to the continent.
- Get inP&O Ferries sail daily to and from Europoort, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Get inThe number 70 bus, operated by Stagecoach Hull, operates once daily in each direction between Hull Interchange and the ferry terminal.
- Get aroundHull is one of the best cities for cycling in the UK, with extensive cycle paths, including some off road routes.
- Go nextBook a two-night mini-cruise with P&O Ferries and go to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Bruges.
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Next door to Kingston upon Hull
- Hessletown, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England6.9 km
- Hedontown and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England9.1 km
- Cottinghamvillage and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England6.8 km
- Q4314637village in North Lincolnshire, England5.3 km
- East Haltonvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK9.2 km
- Goxhillvillage in North Lincolnshire, England, UK7.4 km