In recent times the fortunes of the city have not been so good, and I was delighted to see lots of initiatives as a result of the City of Culture status - like artists decorating deserted shops and making something dull look bright and attractive:
There are a lot of good free museums, dealing with very diverse topics. There's a Maritime Museum
where you can learn more about the whaling industry.
There's a Streetlife Museum, with interesting old shop relics:
There's also Wilberforce House situated in the birthplace of William Wilberforce, and is now a museum looking at slavery.
I enjoyed our visit to The Deep:
where you can learn more about sea life and how the actions of humans can be destructive.
Normally, when in a new city looking for good food shops I'd start off at the market. Hull Trinity Market was open:
but was in the middle of a £3 million facelift:
There were some good traders already present, like E. Duffield Butchers and Chak and Sue's Fruit and Veg.
Also in the market is Cocoa Chocolatier and Bakery. It's run by chef Jon Collins, who trained at Slattery's (who've already been featured in this blog here). His flavours are definitely different - we tried some cherry and sage chocolates. Cocoa Chocolatier and Bakery also have a shop on Humber Street, near The Deep.
Whilst in Hull, you can follow the Hull Fish Trail:
However you may be surprised to learn that the celebrated Hull Pattie:
which is available from Bob Carvers, is made from potato and sage - but doesn't contain any fish.
Trinity Market
Trinity House Lane
Kingston upon Hull
HU1 2JH
Tel: 01482 300300
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