Hull Truck Theatre
Check out the Hull Truck Theatre (http://www.hulltruck.co.uk/), now in its new home on Ferensway, to see a production from one of the most successful local theatre companies in the country. Tel: +44 1482 323638.
RED Gallery
(http://www.red-gallery.com), 19 osborne street. since red opened in 1997 it has provided hull with an independent exhibition space and 'laboratory' for contemporary art. the gallery's viewing audience has been growing steadily with around 200 visitors attending each exhibition. in between the formal exhibitions the gallery offers the opportunity to local art students to organize and publicize their own shows. red is a non-profit making initiative, run collectively by a small group of local artists.
University of Hull
The University of Hull is consistently voted amongst the top five Higher Education establishments in the country. It was also recently voted the friendliest University in the UK in a poll conducted by Friends Reunited. The foundation stone of the University College Hull operating through the University of London was laid on 28th April 1928 by King George VI. It obtained its own University Charter on 13th May 1954 as the University of Hull. The old campus was expanded by the addition of of the old University of Humberside site which its self moved to Lincoln as the University of Lincoln. The University is on Cottingham Road, the front buildings of which are not without merit.
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln also has a presence within the city though its main activity is now in the City of Lincoln.
Ye Olde White Harte
Have a pint in Ye Olde White Harte (http://www.yeoldewhitehar...). One of many delightful historic pubs in the old town. The upstairs 'plotting parlor' is believed to be where Sir John Hotham and various city elders met in 1642 and decided to deny King Charles I access to the city. When the King returned a few months later with an army, his defeat was the first military action of the English Civil War.
Humber Speedboat
Take a Humber Speedboat ride from Victoria Pier for £3.50
Henry Wilson
Stand at the statue of Henry Wilson and look in all four directions at the fantastic buildings around you.
Hull Screen
Go see a film at the Hull Screen (http://hullscreen.reelcin...) an independent art-house cinema, now based at the University of Lincoln building on George Street.
Walking
Hull lends itself well to walking, and the following highlights five walking routes around the old part of the city.
The Docks Walk
This walk, which is just about wheel chair friendly, takes you along the docks which encircled the old town.