Route: Hull Old Town – Phoebe’s first walk!
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 4th September 2014
Walkers: Andrew Gilly and Phoebe
Distance: 4 miles
We were babysitting our granddaughter Phoebe (almost 1) and decided to take her for a walk – the fact that she can’t walk yet was no bar thanks to a recently purchased ‘baby rucksack’
We’d had a great walk around Hull almost one year ago and thought it would be a good idea to pay another visit to the city
Phoebe was duly installed into the carrier and off we went. She weighed a lot more than the usual contents of my rucksack and I was glad we weren’t climbing Scafell Pike – that will have to wait until she can get there under her own steam
I’ve worked in Hull for most of my life and so tend to take it for granted. It was good to see the city through the eyes of a child and be reminded what a great place it is – as I hope the photos will show
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Introducing Phoebe - our walking companion for today
Andrew and Phoebe at Princes Quay - the start of the walk
We pass by Posterngate
Approaching Hull City Square
The City Hall
Queens Gardens
Queens Gardens again
The vertical slit on the right is the smallest window in England
Hepworths Arcade
The famous Dinsdale’s Joke Shop
The Guildhall and St Mary’s Church
Bishop Lane
The Museum Quarter
We decide to visit the Streetlife Museum, not having been here since bringing our children many years ago
Some of the exhibits look scarily familiar - and not just because we’ve been here before
Unbelievable that entry to this wonderful place is free - there’s so much to see
The Arctic Corsair
The River Hull from one of the only swing bridges in the UK you can stand on whilst it moves
Walking along the River Hull with the tidal barrier in the distance - 19,000 homes were saved from a tidal surge in 2013 thanks to the barrier
The spectacular aquarium that is The Deep - we’d planned to take Phoebe but we’d run out of time. We went the next day instead, click here for the photos
Looking across The Humber
The tidal barrier
Phoebe was enjoying the many sights
And just like her granddad she enjoys some liquid refreshment during a walk
Zooming over the North Sea Ferry
The Deep
The Minerva, one of Hull’s best known pubs
Hull Marina
Nothing wrong with graffiti when it’s done well and in the right place
Walking along the Marina
Spurn Lightship
Back to Princes Quay
Mission accomplished
