Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General

Express Review on Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General
by Yorkshire & Proud - written on 03/09/09
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The city is a hole people who say it isnt cant be well travelled and know nothing of culture other than a dutch dash which as usual involves drink or drugs.The people are not nice infact i find them almost ignorant & incapable of holding conversation.A day out to most children means a trip to the local pub with there parents.We visited the museums this week which are great and the reason it gets 1 star.In the gardens there is a maze for children to play in 2 women actualy took there children in there and let them urinate in there even though there were toilets in the museum i went and told them how discusting they were acting.And in there terrible tacky hull accent said they didnt know.And that is hull in a nutshell they arent the brightest bulbs in the box.Hulls not dull its the people.

'Ull (329 words)
by - written on 25/09/08 (Very useful, 140 readings)
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There are a lot of bad things said about Hull but I feel that I need to balance this out a bit. I was born in Hull 37(eek) years ago and have not had any yearning to leave! We have a few council estates eg. Bransholme, Orchard Park, Greatfield, Bilton Grange, North Hull, which in some areas are quite inner cityish but its not all doom and gloom as on these estates there is quite a bit of community spirit. I was born in a street called Arundel Street of Newbridge road then moved to Greatfield and am now living on Bilton Grange which are all east of the city. We have Hull Kingston Rovers rugby team and the west of Hull has ...  Read the complete review

Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General: Is Hull Really That Dull? (872 words)
by - written on 27/03/06 (Very useful, 661 readings)
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In 2003 the Idler Book of Crap Towns named Hull the worst place to live in England. Three years on, a quarter of a million people who call the city their home have many reasons to proclaim it one of the best. Hull is changing and has plenty to offer those willing to seek out East Yorkshire. During one episode of a renowned eighties sitcom, much hilarity came from Blackadder naming England’s great universities as Oxford, Cambridge and Hull. Since suffering mass bombings in the Second World War many people might struggle to come up with anything of note about the city. A former thriving fishing port fell into decay and was often looked over in favour of more ...  Read the complete review

Hull, one hell of a place?! (824 words)
by - written on 26/10/04 (Very useful, 1211 readings)
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Hull, Hell or Halifax?! Was the famous war-time phrase. Which doesn't place Hull in the most illustrious company, but hey that was 50 odd years ago. Also the reason Hull was referred to in such terms was the vast amount of bombing it got during World War II. Hull grew from the ashes, and is now a thriving metropolitan city with a lot to offer. Over time I hope to give the users of dooyoo an insight into what a worthwhile destination Hull is to visit. So question is, what does Hull have to offer the average visitor then? Let's start at the top then shall we... The Deep, which is the world's only Submarium. What's a submarium? An absolutely huge fish ...  Read the complete review

Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in General: It's never Dull in Hull (613 words)
by - written on 04/02/04 (Very useful, 475 readings)
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Well, that's not strictly true. It would be more accurate to say "it's not usually as Dull in Hull as it would be in any location further west or north of Hull" but that probably wouldn't fit on the tourist board's t-shirt. Anyway, back to the point, why would I want to tell you about a place that 12 other writers have very successfully covered nearly every aspect of? Well, there are 2 reasons... 1) I have found something important that hasn't been covered and 2) Being a born and bred West-Hull-Villages girl, I think I'm very qualified to tell you about it. Now, I mentioned this was ...  Read the complete review