Often-ridiculed UK seaside city is one of Time Out’s best places to visit in 2024
A SEASIDE city in the north of England has been named one of the best places to visit in the UK in 2024.
Time Out has named Hull in East Yorkshire as one of next year’s best places to visit in 2024.
A team of UK travel experts from Time Out have picked the winning destination based on factors like accessibility and cost.
Included in the top 15 destinations are the Isles of Scilly, London, Belfast, Newcastle, and Lewes.
Bristol was named the best place to visit in the UK in 2024, with its bustling nightlife, cultural attractions, and picture-perfect streets to thank for its newly-appointed accolade.
Over the years, some tourists heading to the northern city have ridiculed Hull and its attractions
According to the Hull Daily Mail, visitors to the city have left scathing reviews describing one attraction as a “tragic mess”.
While Hull’s stereotype hasn’t always been glowing, it was named the UK City of Culture in 2017.
And the northern city nabbed the second spot in Time Out’s list thanks to its “influx of new gay bars and clubs”.
In their announcement, Time Out wrote: “Next on the Time Out list comes Hull, which has become a surprising capital for the UK’s LGBTQ+ community in 2023, with an influx of new gay bars and clubs including Monroe’s, Unit 49, and Cherry’s in the city’s ‘Freedom Quarter’.
“In addition, there is a picturesque old town plus lots of indie art galleries.”
Earlier this year, Hull was also named as the UK city with the cheapest pints.
According to hotel company Accor, pints can be purchased for as little as £3.33 in Hull.
Located in a dramatic building overlooking the Humber estuary, The Deep is one of the country’s best aquariums.
The attraction is listed as the top thing to do on Hull’s TripAdvisor list and has won plenty of awards over the last 15 years.
Inside the aquarium, visitors will be able to see sharks, turtles, penguins, and the UK’s only Green sawfish.
But the Deep isn’t the city’s only famous landmark, there’s also the Humber Bridge, which holds the record as the longest single-span suspension bridge that can be walked or cycled over in the world.
Other local attractions include the Streetlife Museum of Transport, a free exhibit that transports visitors to the 1940s, and the East Riding Museum of Archaeology.
There’s also Hull Minster, which is the largest parish church in England by floor area.
There are also three beaches nearby, including Tunstall Beach, Mappleton Beach, and Hornsea Beach.
The latter is a blue flag beach near the UK’s best chippy, Whitehead’s Fish & Chips.
Chiara Wilkinson, Features Editor at Time Out UK said: “We’re over the moon to share our Time Out list of the best places to visit in the UK in 2024.
“These destinations have buzzy new openings, excellent food and drink offerings, and pinch-me-moment landscapes.
“With its vibrant cultural scene set to get even bigger next year, Bristol was a deserving winner – but it was also great to see underrated destinations like Hull, Wrexham and Falmouth take their spots in the top 15.”
Meanwhile, one German tourist loves Hull so much he’s visited 32 times.
Rainer Schmidt has been to the city more than 30 times, returning year after year to eat English breakfasts, meet friendly northerners, and take in the Yorkshire countryside.
Meanwhile, this city in the UK has the most beautiful street in Europe and Gordon Ramsay‘s favourite curry house.
And this northern city in England looks so much like New York, it’s used instead of the Big Apple in films.
Last year, Time Out named Eastbourne as the best place to visit in 2023.
Time Out’s 15 Best Places to visit in 2024
- Bristol
- Hull
- Isles of Scilly
- London
- Belfast
- St Andrews
- Lewes
- Newcastle
- Falmouth
- Manchester
- Ramsgate
- Norwich
- Alnmouth
- Ullapool
- Wrexham