Museum · Kingston upon Hull · East Riding of Yorkshire

Hull Maritime Museum

Hull Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Kingston upon Hull. It is a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Hull Streetlife Museum, 600 m off, the first of 37 within 15 km.

Photo: Hull Maritime Museum, Paul Harrop (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Kingston upon Hull

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Kingston upon Hull

Inside Kingston upon Hull

Hull Maritime Museum is inside Kingston upon Hull’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kingston upon Hull has 478 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warm weather in Kingston upon Hull runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr13° / 5°48 mm

May16° / 8°45 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°60 mm

Aug22° / 13°65 mm

Sep19° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°66 mm

Nov10° / 5°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kingston upon Hull, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kingston upon Hull. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kingston upon Hull’s full climate →

About

Hull Maritime Museum

Articles on it exist in 5 languages.

Kingston upon Hull’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Kingston upon Hull
Official site: hullmuseums.co.uk/hull-maritime-museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Hull Maritime Museum

The map puts Hull Maritime Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Hull Maritime Museum

Kingston upon Hull, with 270,816 people, is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Kingston upon Hull

270,816 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 4.3 km south of it

New Holland

993 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Cottingham

14,427 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 6.5 km north of it

Dunswell

564 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hull Maritime Museum is	People	Places to visit
Kingston upon Hull	It’s in town	270,816	23
New Holland	4.3 km south of it	993	19
Cottingham	4.9 km northwest of it	14,427	13
Dunswell	6.5 km north of it	564	4
Hessle	6.9 km west of it	15,489	8
Willerby and Anlaby	6.9 km west of it	19,269	3
Goxhill	7.1 km south of it	2,324	3
Bilton	7.3 km northeast of it	3,657	4

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Also close at hand are 5 museums, a fort and an aquarium, among 37 within 15 km.

MuseumHull Streetlife Museum600 m away · 126K visitors a year 2

FortHull Castle800 m away 3

MuseumArctic Corsair600 m away 4

MuseumFerens Art Gallery100 m away 5

AquariumThe Deep800 m away 6

MuseumWilberforce House Museum600 m away 7

Art galleryHumber Street Gallery600 m away 8

MuseumFerriby Boats12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Hull Maritime Museum?

Hull Maritime Museum is in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hull Maritime Museum?

Maritime museum in Kingston upon Hull, England.

When is the best time to visit Hull Maritime Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Kingston upon Hull, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hull Maritime Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Hull Maritime Museum?

Within 15 km: Hull Streetlife Museum (600 m), Hull Castle (800 m), Arctic Corsair (600 m) and Ferens Art Gallery (100 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Hull Maritime Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Streetlife Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hull Castle: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Arctic Corsair: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ferens Art Gallery: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Deep: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wilberforce House Museum: Original uploader was Keith D at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Humber Street Gallery: Bernard Sharp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ferriby Boats: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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