Hull Old Town with Our City Walking Trails
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Let us show you around Hull Old Town with our City Walking Trails Take a stroll around the streets of Hull and discover the city’s rich heritage and beautiful architecture Take a stroll around our City packed with history We know a place Photograph by Mike Bartlett Choose one of our City Walking Trails Hull Fish Trail Follow the fishes and enjoy the rich heritage of this once famous fishing city 1 Blue Plaque Trail A guide to our distinctive City Heritage Plaques 3 Ale Trail A guide to the traditional pubs in Hull Old Town with 5 a historical story to tell Wilberforce Trail Follow in the footsteps of William Wilberforce who 7 challenged the world to fight slavery The Statue Trail Learn the identity and story behind Hull’s statues 9 Museums & Galleries Trail Explore our award winning musuems and galleries 11 Lord Mayors Centenary Plaques Trail Discover the story of local heroes on this 13 inspirational journey through Hull's fascinating past Larkin Trail Discover a poet’s landscape as you follow the 15 Larkin Trail Photograph by Mike Bartlett The Finn family follow the Hull Fish Trail What better way to explore the city of Hull and find out more about marine life than by walking the Hull Fish Trail? This Trail has been cleverly put together to help people discover the riverside and Old Town areas of the city. There are 41 sculptures of marine creatures to find, from the well-known THE FINN FAMILY shark (placed, rather fittingly, next to an old bank! Look for other examples of the artist’s sense of humour en route) to more obscure species such as naucrates ductor and, our favourite: Warty Doris! Created by artist Gordon Young in 1992, each piece is crafted from beautiful natural materials and looks stunning alongside the new public realm work completed in 2017. The Hull Fish Trail is appealing to all age groups: Youngsters will love finding out more about sea creatures and perhaps taking rubbings of the sculptures as they go round. There are plenty of great places along the way to stop for a bite to eat or an ice cream. Older family members may enjoy a visit to any of the many inviting pubs en route. Families may wish to combine the Trail with a visit to any one of Hull’s fantastic free museums or galleries. There are several public toilets along the way and the opportunity to refill water bottles at the free fresh water source next to the Marina.If you wish to complete the Hull Fish Trail in one go, allow 2-3 hours. Walking round the Trail with our daughter, many interesting conversations ensued. To our dismay, our child had thought that anchovies were a vegetable until she discovered the shimmering chrome beauties at the Trail’s start point! We also talked a lot about the history of the city; the origins of street names and, inspired by the Minerva pub’s painted sign, tried to name as many gods and goddesses as we could. We each learned something new about fish as we made our way round and hunting for some of the less obvious sculptures gave us the opportunity to appreciate some of the terrific architecture our city has to offer. In brief, the Hull Fish Trail is an innovative and informative way to discover more about Hull and its maritime heritage. Discover our City We Finns had a whale of a time! 1 DON’T FORGET TO TAG #VISITHULL @VISITHULL IN YOUR SELFIES! 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