Tours & Trails
City Trails Guide
Take a stroll around the streets of Hull’s Old Town and discover the city’s rich heritage and beautiful architecture through various engaging tours and trails. The Look Up Trail offers insights into the history of Whitefriargate, while the Lord Mayors Centenary Plaques Trail reveals the stories of local heroes. The Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City Tour explores 800 years of maritime heritage through the buildings, stories, and people of Kingston upon Hull. The Larkin Trail lets you discover a poet’s landscape, and the Fish Trail guides you through the city’s rich fishing history. The Ale Trail provides a guide to traditional pubs with historical stories, and the Blue Plaque Trail showcases distinctive city heritage plaques. Walk in the footsteps of Hollywood stars that have filmed in Hull with our Hullywood Trail Guide. Lastly, the Wilberforce Trail allows you to follow in the footsteps of William Wilberforce, who fought against slavery.
Hull Museums Tours
You asked, and we’ve delivered! You can now book guided tours around four of Hull Museums and Galleries. All aboard a guided tour of Streetlife Museum of Transport, become an art expert with a guided tour of Ferens Art Gallery, unearth the past with guided tours at Hull & East Riding Museum or step inside history with a guided tour of Wilberforce House Museum. uncover the fascinating stories behind the exhibits with our knowledgeable Hull Museum Tour Guides, who are White Badge accredited and passionate about sharing Hull’s heritage.
Maritime City Tours
Join our Maritime Tour, led by accredited guides who bring their own research to enrich the experience. Starting in the Museum Quarter gardens on High Street, you’ll navigate a cobbled staithe to the River Hull, where your guide will recount Hull’s maritime origins from the medieval times. You’ll hear tales of HMS Bounty, the whaler Diana, and Robinson Crusoe. At the dry docks, visit the Arctic Corsair trawler museum. Pass the Maritime Museum and Fish Trail sculptures before reaching the Murdoch Connection Bridge for a marina view. The tour concludes at the confluence of the Hull and Humber rivers and the innovative Scale Lane Bridge, returning to Hull’s historic first harbor.
Paul Schofield Guided Tours
If you decide to embark on a walking tour, then you’re most certainly in safe hands. Having conducted tours of the city for over 30 years, Paul is an independent, English Heritage-accredited tour guide, and is also clued up on all the best watering holes. From the picturesque Prince Street to the hidden Truelove sculptures, Paul will guide you around the city’s best-loved and most beautiful sights as well as its hidden treasures. So, get your cameras and notebooks at the ready and discover the surprises Hull holds.