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Visit Kingston-upon-Hull


Sections:	Introduction
	The Deep
	Marina and River Front
	Old Town
	Wilberforce
	Industry
	Other attractions
	Further information
	Links

INTRODUCTION

Hull is a city in north-east England, with a population of about 250,000.

City Hall

Queens Gardens

Princes Quay shopping centre

Portrait of Hull (photo book)
Author: Ian Carstairs
Publisher: Devon Books
Date: July 2006

Kingston-upon-Hull and Beverley (Explorer map)
Publisher: Ordnance Survey
Date: April 2006

THE DEEP

The Deep is an aquarium and marine museum which was opened in 2002. It is built

The Deep

Grey reef shark

Shark

Sawfish

Jellyfish

MARINA & RIVER FRONT

Hull Marina

Spurn lightship

Transmigration statue

"Voyage" statue

River Hull Tidal Surge Barrier

OLD TOWN

Beverley Gate

Holy Trinity Church

Fish Trail

Museum Quarter

WILBERFORCE

William Wilberforce was born in Hull in 1759. At the age of 21 he was elected as an MP (Member of Parliament). He was a religious man and became a passionate social reformer. He agreed to become the leader of a campaign for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and raised the issue in Parliament on many occasions. It took another 20 years before he was able to secure the necessary votes for the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which became law on 25 March 1807 (following the victory of Nelson against the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Britain controlled the Atlantic sea routes and was able to enforce the ban). Wilberforce continued to work for the improvement of conditions of the slaves in the West Indies. He died in July 1823, one month before the Slavery Abolition Act was passed, setting free all of the slaves in the British Empire.

Memorials to Wilberforce can be found throughout Hull. His statue is on top of a tall pillar on the northern end of Queens Gardens. Wilberforce House Museum is inside the 17th century house where he was born, located on High Street in the Old Town. Close to this is WISE (the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation): a centre for research into slavery, set up by the University of Hull.

Wilberforce statue
(Queens Gardens)

Wilberforce House
Museum

WISE Museum

Some of the names engraved on the wall of the WISE Museum

William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-slave Trade Campaigner
Author: William Hague
Publisher: HarperPress
Date: June 2007

Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce
Author: John Piper (foreward: Jonathan Aitken)
Publisher: Crossway Books
Date: January 2007

INDUSTRY

A cargo ship on the River Humber

Salt End chemical works

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

Hull Fair is an annual event in the second week of October. It is the largest travelling fair in Europe.

The Kingston Communications (KC) Stadium is used by Hull City Football Club and Hull FC rugby league club, and is also a venue for concerts.

Hull Fair

The KC Stadium

FURTHER INFORMATION

* Visitor information

Tours
Walking tour of the Old Town in Hull: http://www.tourhull.com/scho.html
Go Yonder Tours: http://www.goyondertours.net

Organisations
Visit East Yorkshire: http://www.visiteastyorkshire.com
Hull City Council: http://www.hullcc.gov.uk

Attractions
The Deep: http://www.thedeep.co.uk
Wilberforce House Museum: http://www.hull.ac.uk/wise/wilberforce_house.html
Other museums: http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Radio broadcast about Wilberforce's life: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_wilberforce.shtml

* Transportation
- By train it takes less than 3 hours to travel to Hull from London's King's Cross station. For train timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/TheTrainline.
- By coach direct services take about 6 hours to Hull from London's Victoria Coach Station. For timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/NationalExpress.
- Ferry services travel between Hull and Rotterdam Europoort (Netherlands) or Zeebrugge (Belgium). For timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Travel/Transport/Ferry.
- Local bus services are provided by East Yorkshire Motor Services: http://www.eyms.co.uk

Ferry at Hull

* Weather forecast
Hull 5-day forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2152

* More photos
360 degree panoramic pictures from this region:
The Deep: http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/panoramas/deep1_360.shtml
Wilberforce House: http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/360/wilberforce/wilberforce1.shtml

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LINKS

East Yorkshire: Travel/Tours/England/EastYorkshire
York: Travel/Tours/England/York
Scarborough: Travel/Tours/England/Scarborough

Other port cities:
Plymouth: Travel/Tours/England/Plymouth
Liverpool: Travel/Tours/England/Liverpool

Ferries from Hull offer excursions to:
Bruges (via Zeebrugge): Travel/Tours/Belgium/Bruges
Amsterdam (via Rotterdam): Travel/Tours/Netherlands/Amsterdam

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