Route: Hull Marina and The Deep
Area: City of Hull
Date of walk: 9th February 2015
Walkers: Andrew Gilly and Phoebe
Distance: 2.0 miles
Weather: sunny
We started our walk from the Marina near the city centre. The weather was exceptional and it could have been St Tropez – I exaggerate, but not a lot
We crossed the bridge over the lock and walked over to Victoria Pier, where we had our first glimpse of The Deep – one of the most spectacular aquaria in the world, both inside and out
We were in no rush to enter, as the River Humber was looking beautiful. I’ve rarely seen it so calm. We walked along the river bank for a short distance before retracing our steps and entering The Deep. Our granddaughter Phoebe let out a squeal of delight when she realised that we were back in one of her favourite places
The penguins weren’t on show today due to essential maintenance of their enclosure, but we were aware of that before our visit, and there’s so much else to see that this didn’t matter at all. Phoebe was entranced as usual
To cap it all, there was a beautiful sunset as we returned via Victoria Pier back to the start
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The shark sculpture wearing a snazzy cardigan in readiness for this weekend’s Freedom Festival
The Deep, looking across the Humber to the South Bank
Phoebe and the fishes
Back outside after a wonderful couple of hours
Passing by the tidal barrier on the way back to the car park
Artist at work, preparing for this weekend’s Freedom Festival
Hull Marina, looking towards Dock Street
Holy Trinity Church in the background
The entrance to the lock
The Deep, here seen above Victoria Pier
Looking across a very calm River Humber to Lincolnshire
The Minerva Pub
The River Hull and The Deep
Gazing along the Humber
The arrow shaped end of the pier points to The Deep
Victoria Pier
A superb example of modern architecture
The tidal barrier seen from the footbridge over the River Hull
The Deep again
The shark sculpture outside the aquarium
Looking along the river to the port of Hull
And looking across to Lincolnshire
We enter The Deep - Phoebe loves this place
It’s behind you!!
The Deepartment Store on the way out
A lovely sunset as we cross over the River Hull again
The sun sets behind the Humber Bridge
Mouth of the River Hull
The end of a memorable afternoon
