Hull Maritime Museum — Attraction in Great Britain

A quaint but one-of-the-kind museum set in UK's cultural city. An ode to the city's whaling past, this museum is one of the unexpected gems that I've come across during my travels. This museum is located centrally in Hull and hard to miss. It has two floors packed with myriad objects- from gunny sacks used for packing flour, accurate models of maritime vessels, paintings, Whaling harpoons, a blubber pot and more interesting things. It is well curated and makes for an interesting hour or two to learn about this city's vibrant past. Don't miss it if you are...

Great trip back into childhood nostalgia and also the lives of Whalers in the 19th Century. This has always been a great museum. It's never changed that much over the decades but that's a good thing. Melancholic but lovingly laid out. Currently ramping up for the City of Culture events and exhibiting an digital installation of a Bowhead Whale, which is very well done. It's free admission and engaging for...

Can't give this place any less than 5 stars as it is free. Good exhibits and interesting local history. The section on whale hunting was especially good if not a bit depressing that as a species we drove many species of whale to extinction or close to. My favourite part however was the mermaid on display that the description described as 'probably fake'. I like to think the museum staff are having...