It’s sometimes grim up north. Take it from a Northerner. But for every dreary, cement-filled metropolis, there is a city proud of its industrial past and unapologetic party-going present.
Hull (officially Kingston-upon-Hull) has more often been in the spotlight for its flaws than for its feats. And yet, one of its citizens helped bring about the abolition of slavery. It’s also been a historic route in the migration west, with its tidal waters deciding the fates of billions of people. It even has the “sexiest accent in the UK”, if you ask actor Timothée Chalamet.
