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Inspired by Banksy’s artwork on Scott Street Bridge in Hull, volunteers created a new street-art quarter, The Bankside Gallery. Now, every day, new graffiti art appears all the way from Clough Road to North Bridge.
Named after its statue of a young Queen Victoria, the Square is home to some of Hull’s most magnificent architecture. Just look up and admire the commanding buildings of the Town Hall, Maritime Museum, Ferens Art Gallery and the nearby Whitefriargate. You’ll also find our new water feature, which gets a little bit crackers in the summer sun.
Trinity Market is now one of the most popular foodie spots in the city centre. It’s easy to see why. Falafel, focaccia, gyros, pizza cones, indian street food, american-style burgers, homemade chocolates, good honest butties, micro-brewed beer and local coffee: all under one roof. And right in the heart of the Old Town, with its winding cobbled streets and centuries-old pubs with many a tale to tell. If you’re making a day of it, head to the Fruit Market, a waterside district with a mix of arts, culture, cafés, shops, bars and restaurants.
Who wouldn’t want to see baby penguins? The UK’s biggest and best aquarium is also home to sharks, sawfish and over 3000 other sea creatures. Plus, your ticket includes free returns for 12 months. So for the same price as one visit, you can go as many times as you like.
Disney with a kick. The sights, the smells, the lights and the food. For one week in October, something magical happens as people come from all over the country gather to create Europe’s biggest travelling fair. Don’t miss it.
Plays, shows, singers, readings, book launches, drama groups and stand-up comedy – you can see all these and more at places like Hull Truck, Bonus Arena, Hull New Theatre and the BBC’s Contains Strong Language Festival.
You’ll find fellow art lovers at Artlink, Humber Street Gallery and the Ferens Art Gallery where, in 2017, the Turner Prize was held and five of Francis Bacon’s ‘Screaming Popes’ were exhibited. We’ve even got our own Museums Quarter for goodness sake.
Pride in Hull is the region’s biggest LGBT+ event with a day-long free music festival that spreads a powerful message of unity, diversity and equality.
With 200 acts spread across the Fruit Market, Marina and Humber Quays, Humber Street Sesh hosts top emerging UK bands alongside regional legends. Positive, celebratory and aspirational, this iconic East Yorkshire festival has it all – from rock and indie to hip-hop and rap. Be the first to see who’s next.
And, of course, we have Freedom Festival: an international event spanning the whole weekend, dedicated to art, dance, music and theatre. It’s like a mini Edinburgh festival, except it’s (mostly) free. And, like Edinburgh, no matter how hard you try, you’ll still miss half of it.
Anytime of the year, you should head to chic Beverley and check out the quirky independent shops, stylish restaurants … or have a day at the races.
And don’t forget, in these parts Christmas starts with Beverley Christmas Market. Three street markets, 120 stalls, festive street food, artisan gifts, handmade trinkets, Victorian fairground rides, mulled wine … no wonder Father Christmas pops in.
The Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre at Barton, one of the UK’s ‘greenest’ buildings, is set in an 86-acre parkland that provides an excellent riverside base for walking, cycling or watching the world go by with a coffee.
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre is a multi-award winning attraction that take you back to the heyday of the world-famous fishing port. Sign on as a crew member, leaving your 1950’s home for a trip to the perilous Arctic fishing grounds and returning to the comfort of the Freeman’s Arms public house!
For fans of David Hockney, East Yorkshire is the place to discover some of his most celebrated landscapes. The ‘sweet-shop colours’ may seem a bit bright to the occasional art-critic, but not to any local in Woldgate, Thixendale or Warter, the site of ‘Bigger Trees’. It’s very real. See for yourself.
If you’re feeling adventurous head to Kiplingcotes, just three miles from Market Weighton. On the third Thursday of March every year since 1519, amateur horsemen and women have run in the mud-spattered Kiplingcotes Derby, England’s oldest horse race. It’s an experience not to be missed.
North Lincolnshire offers a wealth of cultural opportunities including art galleries and the Baths Hall £14m entertainment centre.
The jewel in the crown is Normanby Hall Country Park, with 300 acres of parkland and gardens, whilst Thornton Abbey, with one of Europe’s finest surviving fortified gatehouses, is just down the road.
Lincolnshire’s landscape is a rich haven for wildlife. The area includes 28 Sites of Special Scientific Interest and a number of nature reserves, whilst the Lincolnshire Wolds is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, that’s liberally speckled with English country pubs, historic churches and quaint villages.
North Lincolnshire is home to one the area’s most spectacularly successful restaurant, Winteringham Fields, which has even had Elton John pop in on his helicopter!
From the evocative Donna Nook seal sanctuary to the authentic seaside experience of Bridlington and Cleethorpes, the spectacular Yorkshire Coast offers some of Britain’s most beautiful beaches, walks and sunsets.
There are miles of heritage coastline offering wonderful walking, historic halls and deckchair decadence. There’s also the chance to try a huge range of water sports like windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding or kite surfing. Here are a few of our hidden gems:
While many of us will make a beeline for the stunning cliffs of Flamborough, there’s one secret bay that’s easily missed. Thornwick Bay is an adventurer’s dream, with secret coves, caves, nooks, crannies and rock formations. Go on. Be a kid again.
East Yorkshire’s very own ‘Land’s End’ with big skies, ever-changing wildlife, and the most haunting landscape. Lose yourself in a curving spit of shifting sand that simultaneously faces down the North Sea and the Humber.
This is an otherworldly, must-see stretch of golden sand separated by groynes at the south end of Cleethorpes, liberally-speckled with vintage holiday homes, often dating back to the days when the area was a blissful escape for coal-mining families of Yorkshire.
At the heart of the UK’s largest seabird colony, Bempton Cliffs is one the country’s top wildlife spectacles. Nearly half a million seabirds swoop, soar and screech around the towering North Sea cliffs.
