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Days out in Kingston upon Hull for an older parent

Ten places in Kingston upon Hull that make a good day out for an older parent, from The Deep to Humber Street and Hull Marina. For each one: what its own access information confirms, what it costs, how long to allow, and the carers nearby who drive and could take them.

Researched by PrimeCarers from each place’s own website and access information  ·  Updated October 2026

The Deep. Photo: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ten days out across one towns

The best places to take an older parent in Kingston upon Hull

Nine of them are free to visit or to walk around. The access information for one describes a step-free route, and six confirm an accessible toilet. Where a place does not publish its access, we say so.

The Deep, Hull

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Animals · Hull

The Deep

The Deep is a large aquarium in a striking building where the River Hull meets the Humber, with sharks, rays, turtles, penguins and a deep tank viewed from a glass lift. Displays follow the story of the oceans from their beginnings to today.

The accessible entrance is next to the accessible parking bays, scooters, wheelchairs and walking aids can be borrowed free, and there is an accessible toilet on the ground floor by the lifts.

Time to allow
Half a day
Cost
Paid entry

What their access information confirms

  • Accessible toilet
  • Blue Badge parking

Their websiteAccess information

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

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Gallery · Hull

Ferens Art Gallery

The Ferens is Hull's main art gallery, covering 700 years of European art with Old Masters, portraits, marine paintings and modern British work. It also hosts major touring exhibitions.

Entry to the permanent collection is free, and the gallery has a lift, accessible toilets, wheelchair hire and a café in the city centre.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

What their access information confirms

  • Accessible toilet
  • Wheelchairs to borrow
  • Café

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Hull Maritime Museum

Museum · Hull

Hull Maritime Museum

Hull Maritime Museum is housed in the grand former Dock Offices of 1871 and tells the story of the city's seafaring past, from whaling and fishing to trade across the world. The building has recently been restored and reopened.

Entry is free with advance booking recommended, and there is a lift, a wheelchair, a café and accessible toilets including one with a hoist and a Changing Places toilet.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free, advance booking recommended

What their access information confirms

  • Accessible toilet
  • Wheelchairs to borrow
  • Café

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull

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Museum · Hull

Streetlife Museum of Transport

Streetlife is a free transport museum in Hull's Museums Quarter with a recreated 1940s high street, vintage trams, horse-drawn carriages, early bicycles and cars. The sights, sounds and smells bring the past to life.

The museum has step-free access, a lift to the first-floor galleries, a manual wheelchair and an accessible toilet, with Blue Badge parking nearby on Gandhi Way and Alfred Gelder Street.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

What their access information confirms

  • Accessible toilet
  • Wheelchairs to borrow

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Wilberforce House Museum, Hull

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Museum · Hull

Wilberforce House Museum

Wilberforce House is the birthplace of William Wilberforce, the campaigner against the slave trade, and is Hull's oldest museum. It tells the story of slavery and its abolition, alongside period rooms in the old merchant's house.

It is free, sits in the Museums Quarter close to Streetlife, and has a lift, accessible toilets and wheelchair hire.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

What their access information confirms

  • Accessible toilet
  • Wheelchairs to borrow

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Hull Minster, Hull

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Cathedral · Hull

Hull Minster

Hull Minster is a large medieval church in the Old Town, one of the finest examples of early brickwork in England, with a tall tower and spacious interior. It holds regular events and has its own café.

The Minster is open Monday to Saturday with a café inside, which makes it an easy stop on a short walk around the Old Town.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

Access

Their website does not set out its access in detail, so ring ahead about parking, paths and toilets.

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

East Park, Hull

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Park · Hull

East Park

East Park is Hull's largest park, 130 acres of Victorian parkland opened in 1887, with a boating lake, swan boats, a historic Wicksteed splash boat and a free animal education centre. The Central Pavilion houses a café and a library.

The Pavilion Café has views over the park, and there is an adapted cycling centre for disabled visitors and their carers, so a visit can be as active or relaxed as suits.

Time to allow
Half a day
Cost
Free

Access

Their website does not set out its access in detail, so ring ahead about parking, paths and toilets.

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Pearson Park, Hull

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Park · Hull

Pearson Park

Pearson Park was Hull's first public park, opened in the 1860s, with a lake and bridge, a Victorian-style bandstand, a conservatory full of plants and the cupola from the old Town Hall. The poet Philip Larkin lived in a house overlooking it for nearly twenty years.

It is a compact park between Princes Avenue and Beverley Road, so a carer can plan a short loop to the lake and conservatory with cafés on Princes Avenue nearby.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

Access

Their website does not set out its access in detail, so ring ahead about parking, paths and toilets.

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Hull Old Town and Trinity Market, Hull

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Market town · Hull

Hull Old Town and Trinity Market

Hull Old Town is the historic heart of the city, with cobbled streets, merchants' houses, old pubs and the Museums Quarter around Hull Minster. Trinity Market, beside the Minster, is a covered market with independent food stalls and shops.

Trinity Market is step-free throughout with automatic doors and accessible toilets, though some Old Town streets are cobbled, so a carer may want to plan a route along the smoother pavements.

Time to allow
Half a day
Cost
Free

What their access information confirms

  • Partly step-free
  • Accessible toilet
  • Café

Their websiteAccess information

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Humber Street and Hull Marina, Hull

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Coast · Hull

Humber Street and Hull Marina

Humber Street, in the old Fruit Market area, is lined with independent shops, cafés and galleries, and it runs beside Hull Marina with its moored boats and the Spurn Lightship. It is a short walk from The Deep and the Old Town.

The street is wide, flat and paved, and the marina has level paths and plenty of seating, which makes a relaxed end to a day in the city.

Time to allow
An hour or two
Cost
Free

What their access information confirms

  • Step-free route
  • Café

Their website

Carers who drive, based near Hull

Regular groups and events in Kingston upon Hull

Something to go back to every week or every year, from our research into what older people enjoy doing in Kingston upon Hull.

  • Music · HullOrgan concerts on the Forster and Andrews organHull City Hall's main hall holds a large organ built by the Hull firm Forster and Andrews and installed in 1911, and the hall programmes organ recitals alongside its orchestral and other concerts. Daytime recitals suit an older listener, and a carer could book seats near an aisle and handle the travel and timings.Details
  • Music · HullConcerts by the city's amateur orchestraThe Hull Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the oldest amateur orchestras in the country, founded in the early 1880s and still giving concerts in the city. A carer could follow its season, pick one afternoon or early evening concert and arrange the journey and a rest beforehand.Details
  • Dancing · HullStepping Back In Time tea dance on Preston RoadA ballroom, Latin and sequence social tea dance held at the Freedom Centre on Preston Road and organised by the city's Older People's Partnership Group. A carer could buy the ticket in advance, come along as a partner and keep an eye on breaks and drinks.Details
  • Volunteering · HullNo dig community allotment on Clough RoadA community allotment run on no dig principles at Hull City Council's Clough Road allotment site, where people come together to grow and share produce. A carer could take someone along for a short session, so they contribute a job or two and stay for the company without heavy digging.Details

Hobbies and carers who share them in Kingston upon Hull

At a glance

The ten places side by side

What each place’s own access information confirms. “Ask” means it does not say, not that it is missing.

PlaceTimeCostStep-freeToiletCafé
The DeepHullhalf a dayPaid entryAskYesAsk
Ferens Art GalleryHullan hour or twoFreeAskYesYes
Hull Maritime MuseumHullan hour or twoFreeAskYesYes
Streetlife Museum of TransportHullan hour or twoFreeAskYesAsk
Wilberforce House MuseumHullan hour or twoFreeAskYesAsk
Hull MinsterHullan hour or twoFreeAskAskAsk
East ParkHullhalf a dayFreeAskAskAsk
Pearson ParkHullan hour or twoFreeAskAskAsk
Hull Old Town and Trinity MarketHullhalf a dayFreePartlyYesYes
Humber Street and Hull MarinaHullan hour or twoFreeYesAskYes

Where the places are in Kingston upon Hull

The county’s boundary, numbered as on this page, with the main towns for reference.

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  1. 1The Deep, Hull
  2. 2Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
  3. 3Hull Maritime Museum, Hull
  4. 4Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull
  5. 5Wilberforce House Museum, Hull
  6. 6Hull Minster, Hull
  7. 7East Park, Hull
  8. 8Pearson Park, Hull
  9. 9Hull Old Town and Trinity Market, Hull
  10. 10Humber Street and Hull Marina, Hull

What it costs

What a day out with a carer costs in Kingston upon Hull

Carers in Kingston upon Hull charge £19 to £21 an hour through PrimeCarers, typically £20, with our fee included. A four-hour outing is about £80 for the carer’s time. Entry, food and parking are extra, and travel costs are only payable if you agree them with the carer in advance, in writing. The cost of home care in Kingston upon Hull has the full figures.

Photographs on this page are from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each one.

Questions

Questions families ask about days out in Kingston upon Hull

The Deep in Hull, Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, Hull Maritime Museum in Hull, Streetlife Museum of Transport in Hull, Wilberforce House Museum in Hull, Hull Minster in Hull, East Park in Hull, Pearson Park in Hull, Hull Old Town and Trinity Market in Hull and Humber Street and Hull Marina in Hull. Each has its own section on this page with what its access information confirms, the cost and how long to allow.

The access information for Humber Street and Hull Marina describes a step-free route. The Deep, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Maritime Museum, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Wilberforce House Museum and Hull Old Town and Trinity Market have an accessible toilet. Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Maritime Museum, Streetlife Museum of Transport and Wilberforce House Museum lend wheelchairs. Access changes, so ring ahead about anything your parent depends on.

Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Maritime Museum, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Wilberforce House Museum, Hull Minster, East Park, Pearson Park, Hull Old Town and Trinity Market and Humber Street and Hull Marina. Parking is often charged even where entry is free.

Yes. A companion carer can drive your parent there, walk at their pace, help with the toilet and meals, and bring them home. 22 of the carers with a rate near Kingston upon Hull drive. Visits are booked by the hour, typically £20 an hour here with our fee included. Companionship care in Kingston upon Hull shows who is available.

Often. Many attractions let a carer or companion in free, or at a reduced price, with a disabled visitor, and some ask for proof such as a letter or a benefit award. It varies, so check each place’s access or prices page before you go.

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Kingston upon Hull

Where the nearest carers live. A carer close to home can manage a longer day out.

Companionship care in the counties around Kingston upon Hull

Days out in the areas around Kingston upon Hull

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