What to do in Hull for a few hours?

[TwistingMyMelon]

Hi all

I regularly drop my step son back at Hull Uni from our house in Wiltshire. If I leave early morn/late evening I can do it around 3 hours. If I do it during the day it can take up to 6 hours each way! Last time I left at 9am on Saturday and got there @ 3pm - Never a bloody again /

Issue I have is after ive dropped him off, unloaded his stuff , he wont want me hanging around and I dont fancy a 5 hour traffic jam home until the roads clear at night!

Any ideas on what there is to do? I've thought about cinema, but Ill just dose off after a long drive. Cant go down the pub and I dont really do shopping.

Any decent places to visit? Im happy for a bit of culture such as a gallery,museum etc . i dont mind a decent walk either. Im a keen cyclist so tempted to bring a bike

Im happy to drive for a bit and obviously im heading South home

Cheers all,

Yours sincerely billy no mates who needs his hand held

[andyman_2006]

Some ideas:

The Deep

https://www.thedeep.co.uk/

Streetlife Museum

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/str...

Humber bridge (for a walk over to the south bank)

https://humberbridge.co.uk/events/

Burton constable hall and Gardens (About 8 miles outside the city)

https://www.burtonconstable.com/

Ferens Art Gallery

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/fer...

Wilberforce House

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/wil...

Spurn lightship

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/spu...

Maritime Museum

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/hul...

Hull and East Riding Museum

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/hul...

The Arctic Corsair

https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/arc...

I'd like to say there was some decent car museum, track, or other motoring facility - but there isn't! apart from maybe Karting....

http://hullraceway.co.uk/

You can turn up and not even need to book on a Saturday, pay as you go. See site or call and speak with staff for opening times.

Apart from the above, your looking at a nice lunch on the Marina.

[Ruskie]

Heroin.

HTH.

[kev b]

Ferens gallery is good for at least three hours, free entry, decent cafe as well.

[wildoliver]

What's causing the massive delay? I live near hull and unless the a63 blocks up I can't imagine what's causing that issue.

I'd be inclined to use the time to head down the 1079 then across to Wallington, north cave then the M62 and home. There are some nice bits around hull but tbh your just killing time there's nothing there that isn't available elsewhere much nicer.

[TwistingMyMelon]

Cheers for the replies ,particularly the long one , that's really helpful , some great ideas. He's anounced he wants to do a PHD so I guess we have got a few years of visiting there!

As for the traffic, the closer to Hull the easier it gets , in fact on the DCs leading to the city are always empty and nice roads. The main delays we have had have been M5 ,M6 and A419 , simply the first two hours of the drive have taken 4 hours instead of two . Past Nottingham it's quiet . Leaving at 6am means I skip the queues

[ellroy]

You could always drop south over the bridge and take a nosey around Lincoln, before cutting back to the route South? That’s about an hour away and a lovely little city.

[Lemming Train]

National Express Swindon to Hull via London Victoria for £15.20. Departs 9.30am. Arrives Hull 7pm. Problem sorted.

[anonymous-user]

Put him in a train instead.

But if you hang around for 3 hours then drive home you've still wasted 6 hours anyway so I'd just get in the car and drive.

[DMN]

The Old Docks area (Humber Docks Marina) is a hidden gem, I was quite suprised by it when I was waiting for the Ferry to Le Mans. Some nice bars and cafes and free parking, just set your satnav for Nelson Street.

[TwistingMyMelon]

keirik said:

Put him in a train instead.

But if you hang around for 3 hours then drive home you've still wasted 6 hours anyway so I'd just get in the car and drive.

Cheers, we do normally send him on the train or bus, but he has a large TV and some furniture he wants to take as hes moving in a new house from halls last year, hence having to drive, next time he can catch the bus.

TBF he never asks for much and isnt your normal student, as he loves studying and not going out (If you met him you would believe this!) so I dont mind helping him out. Hes really helpful at home with our younger kids, who adore him,

I've done straight up and back before, its fine if no traffic, but hit a jam/accident on the M5 and its just grim hence wanting to break up the day and see new things


Cheers again all

[Scotty2]

Maritime museum is free and pretty good as listed above.

[bobtail4x4]

as said over the bridge head south,

lincoln etc

[Master Bean]

Go for a cycle ride along the A63.

[Vaud]

Lunch or early dinner at the Pipe and Glass.

You'll thank me...