Kingston-Upon-Hull is a vibrant city situated in the East Riding of Yorkshire, surrounded by open plains, rugged hills and a stunning coastline. Hull is a fast paced riverside city that is investing in its people and its community.
Citybuild in conjunction with Hull City Council are generating an investment programme of £1.5 Billion over the next 15 years. They have already overseen the opening of St Stephen's Shopping Centre, which is the biggest, most ambitious city centre redevelopment. The project will transform Hull city centre. The 40-acre St Stephen’s development comprises:
The most striking feature of St Stephen's shopping and leisure complex is its dramatic, glazed canopy roof structure, which spans the length and breadth of the curved 'street'. It is as wide as London's Oxford Street, and is open to the public 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Hull caters for all tastes when it comes to retail therapy!. Princes Quay Shopping Centre offering three floors of high street names, and there is a choice of department stores and a host of designer shops and boutiques. After a hard day’s shopping you are spoilt for choice with the café bars, restaurants and pubs.
Taking a walk around the Old Town you are quickly transported back in time surrounded by buildings representing centuries of culture and history. 2007 hosted the Wilberforce bicentenary. The UK, led by the city of Hull, commemorated the abolition of the slave trade and celebrated the spirit of bravery, determination and the acceptance of others that helped make it happen.
The Kingston Communication Stadium comprises a state-of-the-art all-seater spectator arena with a capacity of 25,404. For those with a love of sport it offers many national and international events. In 2007, the Kingston Communications Stadium staged the second test of the three-match series Gillette Fusion Test Series between Great Britain and New Zealand.
If sport is not your thing then the KC stadium also offers excellent music events, having already seen such big name groups as REM, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams.
As a university city, with a growing student population, there is a variety of nightlife, live bands and comedy in the town. There are also live performances at Hull City Hall, New Theatre and the internationally renowned Hull Truck Theatre.
East Yorkshire is steeped in heritage and surrounded by unspoilt countryside teeming with wildlife. It offers dramatic coastlines, award winning sandy beaches, picturesque villages and historic market towns. The coastal resorts of Flamborough Head, Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea are popular family destinations as are the market towns of Beverley, Howden, Driffield, Pocklington and Market Weighton for a more relaxed pace of life.