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THE LARKIN TRAIL Discover A Poet’s Landscape Welcome to The Larkin Trail! Follow in Larkin’s footsteps to see The Larkin Trail consists of 25 the diverse landscapes and rich specially commissioned artworks, architecture of Hull and the East at sites across Hull and the Riding through a poet’s eyes. surrounding countryside, featuring poetry extracts and information Philip Larkin is widely regarded about the poet’s life and work, as the nation’s favourite post-war linked to the location. poet. The Larkin Trail takes you on a literary journey through the You can also visit the Larkin Trail city and countryside, taking in the website to explore the writer’s work buildings, streets and parks where and life through a unique, interactive Larkin lived, worked and visited, archive of poetry, artwork and and which inspired his poetry. biographical information. The Larkin Trail Discover a Poet's Landscape The Larkin Trail is made up where Larkin spent much of his time. of three parts: The trail takes in the houses Larkin lived in, the University Library Larkin’s Here (City Centre) starts which he oversaw the building of, at the Hull Royal Hotel, and takes in and the parks and green spaces sites across the city. Discover the pubs which inspired so many of his poems. where Larkin indulged his passion for jazz, and explore the literary and Larkin’s Elsewhere explores the architectural history of this ‘isolate wider countryside. From the quiet city spread alongside water’. villages and churches that Larkin loved to visit, to the stark beauty of Larkin’s Here (Beyond the City Holderness Plain and Spurn, the trail Centre) enables visitors to explore reveals the landscapes celebrated the fringes of the city, particularly in Larkin’s writing and captured in the University and Avenues area many of his photographs and letters. Useful Information The University of Hull Enjoy the art collection, see poetry in performance at the Philip Larkin Centre, or enjoy a concert at Middleton Hall. www.hull.ac.uk/accessart Planning your trip www.ihull.org/larkin To help you to plan your visit to Larkin’s Hull and East Yorkshire, East Riding Museums & Heritage and find great places to eat and Make time to explore the art, stay during your trip, visit the history and archaeology of official tourist information site: East Yorkshire. www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com Tel: 01482 393939 www.eastriding.gov.uk/cs/culture- Hull Tours and-information Tour Hull and the surrounding areas with a English Heritage Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - accredited guide. Spurn Point Tel: 01482 878535 Spurn Point is the final point on Email: [email protected] the Larkin Trail. A unique coastal reserve stretching three and half Hull History Centre miles into the Humber Estuary. Hull History Centre holds a vast www.ywt.org.uk range of archive material about Larkin, Hull and the East Riding. Philip Larkin Society Tel: 01482 317500 Promotes awareness of the life and www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk work of Philip Larkin. Why not become a member? Hull Museums & Galleries www.philiplarkin.com Some of the most visited museums and galleries in the region, from Faber & Faber the Ferens Art Gallery to the Publishers of Larkin’s poetry, many treasures in Hull’s unique biographies, audio and rare books Museums Quarter. by and about the poet. Tel: 01482 300 300 www.faber.co.uk www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums Larkin’s Here Locations 1-13 City Centre Trail Est. time 2hrs Here, the City Centre section of the Weddings), the City Hall (Broadcast), Trail, leads you to places frequented and Marks and Spencer (The Large by Larkin, both when he was alone Cool Store). It provides an insight and when in the company of others. into Hull’s architectural and literary It guides you to pubs where he history, and finishes at one of Hull’s enjoyed a drink, pauses at places newest buildings, Hull History where he indulged his passion Centre, where you can grab a coffee, for jazz and takes you to the point explore the city’s heritage and delve from which he could look back at deeper into the Larkin archives. this ‘isolate city spread alongside water’ as he took the ferry over to As with any city centre, some parts Lincolnshire and back. have changed radically over the years. Other streets look almost This part of the trail is named after the same as they did decades ago, Larkin’s hymn to Hull and the East during Larkin’s time here, and Riding, the poem Here. The trail before. Hull’s fascinating Old Town, takes in a number of sites that with its cobbles, porticos and feature in Larkin’s poetry, beginning intriguing staithes, is one such area. at the Hull Royal Hotel (Friday Tracing his footsteps across the Night in the Royal Station Hotel), and city, you feel that wherever he was, taking in Paragon Station (Whitsun Larkin was simply Here. Larkin’s Here Map City Centre Trail Royal Hotel Welcome to the Larkin Trail The sign can be found in the Hotel lounge. Royal Hotel The sign can be found at the front entrance of the hotel. Paragon Interchange The sign can be found at the end of the station concourse beyond the Larkin statue. City Hall The sign can be found at the front entrance of the City Hall. Hull Royal Whitefriargate / Marks & Spencer Hotel The sign can be found in store by the ground floor lift. Land of Green Ginger The sign can be found on the frontage of Shackle Chambers, 7 Land of Green Ginger. Trinity Square The sign can be found on the front of the Woollen Warehouse where KallKwik is located. The Pier & Booking Office The sign can be found on the sea defence wall approaching Victoria Pier adjacent to the former ferry waiting room (now café). High Street & Ye Olde Black Boy The sign can be found on the gable end wall of the pub. The White Hart The sign can be found on the side wall of the pub. Hull History Centre The sign can be found on the public open space in front on the History Centre. Scale: 5 minutes’ walking time Hull Royal Hotel Scale: 5 minutes’ walking time Larkin’s Here Locations 12-19 Beyond the City Centre Est. time 2 hrs Beyond the City Centre, the thoroughfare where Larkin liked journey visits places that were at to shop. With its lively café culture, the heart of Larkin’s life in Hull. this is the perfect place to recharge your batteries. From the ‘lucent comb’ of Hull Royal Infirmary, where he stayed as Your journey then continues past an inpatient, the Trail guides you the large house and garden he on up to the old General Cemetery reluctantly bought, and guides you of which he was so fond, then to across to the University of Hull, Pearson Park, where Larkin lived in where Larkin worked in its ‘lifted an attic flat for 18 years. study-storehouse’ as the University Librarian for 30 years. Entering the long, leafy boulevards of ‘The Avenues,’ the Trail pauses The Trail then takes a suburban for reflection at the place where direction and visitors can drive, he went ‘to the inevitable’ and cycle or take a bus to Cottingham, died. The journey continues the large village where Philip Larkin along Newland Avenue, the busy is buried. BEVERLEY ROAD INGLEMIRE LANE INGLEMIRE LANE INGLEMIRE LANE CRANBROOK AVENUE AUCKLAND AVENUE UNIVERSITY OF HULL COTTINGHAM ROAD COTTINGHAM ROAD BEVERLEY ROAD NEWLAND PARK VENTNOR STREET CHANTERLANDS AVENUE NEWLAND AVENUE EXMOUTH STREET ALEXANDRA ROAD GRAFTON STREET SHARP STREET LAMBERT STREET GODDARD AVENUE BRICKNELL AVENUE DE GREY STREET MARSHALL STREET REYNOLDSON STREET ELLA STREET NEWLAND AVENUE QUEENS ROAD SALISBURY STREET VICTORIA AVENUE VICTORIA AVENUE PEARSON AVE BEVERLEY ROAD PEARSON PARK PARK AVENUE PARK AVENUE RICHMOND STREET CAVE STREET WESTBOURNE AVENUE CHANTERLANDS AVENUE Larkin’s Here Map HINDERWELL STREET BeyondMARLBOROUGH the AVENUE CityPRINCES Centre AVENUE PARK GROVE Hull RoyalBLENHEIM STREET Infirmary Newland Avenue / Sharp Street The signBELVOIR can STREET be found on theDUESBERY boundary STREET The sign can be found at the junction of PERTH STREET wall of the hospital by the pedestrian Sharp Street and Newland Avenue. crossingCLUMBER on STREET Argyle Street. THORESBY STREET NEWSTEAD STREET 105 Newland Park WHARNCLIFFE STREET CemeteriesWELBECK STREET The sign can be found at the second entrance to Newland Park travelling out CEMETERY Spring Bank West The sign can be found on the Spring Bank of town. BEVERLEY ROAD CEMETERIES West Gateway to the General Cemetery. SPRING BANK WEST SPRING BANK University of Hull Pearson Park The sign can be found at the entrance to SPRING BANK WEST The sign can be found on the conservatory the Brynmor Jones Library. outbuilding near to the memorial bench. Larkin’s Cottingham SPRING BANK Nuffield Hospital The sign can be found on the front of The The sign can be found at the front of the Duke of Cumberland pub facing up King site by the staff entrance. Street. FREETOWN WAY PARK STREET LONDESBOROUGH STREET FERENSWAY ARGYLE STREET HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY Hull Royal Hotel ANLABY ROAD ANLABY ROAD RAWLINSWA HARLAND WAY DUNSWELL ROAD UNIVERSITY OF HULL Y LAWNS NORTHGATE NORTHGATE STATION ROAD WEST END ROAD CEMETERY EPPLEWORTH ROAD NEW VILLAGE ROAD HALLGATE HALLGATE ST MARGARETS AVENUE KING STREET ENDYKE LANE GREEN LANE SOUTH STREET NEWGATE STREET BAYNARD AVENUE THWAITE STREET HULL ROAD OOD ROAD SOUTHW PRIORY ROAD INGLEMIRE LANE CASTLE ROAD INGLEMIRE LANE BEVERLEY ROAD INGLEMIRE LANE INGLEMIRE LANE UNIVERSITY OF HULL CRANBROOK AVENUE AUCKLAND AVENUE COTTINGHAM ROAD NEWLAND PARK COTTINGHAM ROAD CHANTERLANDS AVENUE CHANTERLANDS BEVERLEY ROAD VENTNOR STREET NEWLAND AVENUE EXMOUTH STREET BRICKNELL AVENUE ALEXANDRA ROAD SHARP STREET GRAFTON