Hull city centre
The Deep · Photo: Richard Croft
Hull's Old Town packs a lot into a short walk. Spend the morning at The Deep with its sharks and penguins, then follow the river into the free Museums Quarter for vintage trams and a 1940s street, and end in the grand old dock offices of the Maritime Museum.
Aquarium · 10:00–12:45 (2h45m)
Lunch at The Deep's café; your ticket covers free return visits for a year.
An indoor aquarium in Hull.
Photo: Richard Croft
Museum · 13:05–14:30 (1h25m)
Free; climb aboard old trams and walk the 1940s street.
An indoor museum in Hull, aimed at ages 0–12.
Photo: hullmuseums.co.uk
Museum · 14:45–16:00 (1h15m)
Free; whaling and fishing stories in the former Dock Offices.
Hull's seafaring history museum in the grand former Dock Offices on Queen Victoria Square, covering fishing, whaling and the port. Entry is free and there are family activities, a café and a Changing Places toilet.
Photo: Paul Harrop
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Three indoor stops a few minutes apart. Walk the cobbles of a recreated Victorian street at York Castle Museum, have lunch at the café inside a 660-year-old timber guildhall where children go free, then join a guided chocolate tour with tastings and a lolly to decorate.
York Castle Museum → Merchant Adventurers' Hall → York's Chocolate Story
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Start high on the medieval walls with the Minster towering beside you, then step inside the cathedral, where under-18s go free with a paying adult. After a picnic among the abbey ruins in Museum Gardens, ride through Viking-age York at JORVIK and finish on top of Clifford's Tower looking back over everything you've walked.
York City Walls → York Museum Gardens → Jorvik Viking Centre → Clifford's Tower
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Two of West Yorkshire's best-value big days out, four miles apart. Walk the open-air galleries at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where under-19s go free, then spend the afternoon at the free National Coal Mining Museum learning about life down the pits.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park → National Coal Mining Museum
