Kingston upon Hull England has benefited from massive investment over recent years and has achieved substantial improvements in order to pursue its passion to become a top ten city. The city is an approved member of the British Cities Marketing Board and is easily accessible from the UK or the Continent. P&O North Sea Ferries operate daily from Holland and Zeebrugge and the nearby Humberside International Airport run both domestic and international flights via Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Hulls' soon to be revamped Paragon station allows rail access to the city. There are plenty of places to visit in and around Hull. The historical town of York is only forty miles away and Manchester is ninety-six miles away.

Maintaining its maritime identity with the modern day use of old docks with attractions like The Hull Marina which opened in 1983 and the Princess Quay Shopping Centre which resembles a cruise ship, built on stilts above the historic Princess Dock and complete with "decks" to add to that maritime feel. This is complemented by the annual sea shanty festival set on the Hull Marina and the Waterfront Nightclub situated in a converted dockside warehouse. 

According to a poll run by a The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in 2003 Hull was placed as the fifteenth leading tourist location in the United Kingdom, beating Leeds, Liverpool and Cambridge. Cityimage marketing director John Till said that visiting Hull changes people's perceptions and that places such as the The Deep are pulling in tourists who then go on to visit other attractions like Hull's museums and the Marina. Hull lots to offer visitors and local residents. The city is home to many major UK firms such Northern Foods founded in Hull in 1937 to supply milk is now one of the country's largest food manufacturers. Smith & Nephew was founded in Hull in 1856. The company generates over a billion pound a year, is now a FTSE 100 company and their healthcare products are to be found throughout the world. Reckitt Benckiser worth over three billion a year has been on its present site in Hull since 1840 but its roots can be traced back to the early nineteenth century. The company has created household names like Lemsip, Gaviscon and Bonjela.  P&O Ferries operate the world's two largest super ferries between Hull and Rotterdam and Comet the electrical store was also founded in Hull.

There's the annual Hull Fair - Europe's largest traveling funfair, The Humber Bridge the world's longest single span suspension bridge at the time of building. Kingston Communications for many years the UK's only remaining independent Telephone Service which recently earned the city a £250m windfall from its flotation. The new BBC Building in Queen's Gardens, the new twenty-five thousand seat Kingston Communication Stadium where Elton John, Westlife and Blue recently performed. The award winning The Deep - The World's only Submarium representing over £40m worth of investment. The proposed St Stephens' development - the £150m Ferensway project that began in 2004 to provide Hull with a modern transport interchange. Hull's fabulous and free Museums and Ferens Art Gallery. Hull's International Jazz Festival, Mr. Chu's China Palace - the largest Chinese restaurant in the UK. The list goes on and on.

Hull is steeped in history too with offerings such as the Holy Trinity Church - the largest parish church in England dating from 1285. The Old Grammar School dating from 1583 where William Wilberforce, (The successfully slave trade abolisher) was educated. Prince Street with its curved row of Georgian Houses. Ye Olde White Hart a traditional pub since the late seventeen hundreds where it is reputed that the decision was taken to bar King Charles I from the town - marking the start of the English Civil War. 

Then there is Hull's Famous sons and daughters both past and present. For example the actress Maureen Lipman, Paul Heaton the lead singer of Hull's most famous band The Beautiful South and former member of The Housemartins. David Bowie's Band The Spiders including lead guitarist Mick Ronson. Amy Johnson - The first woman to fly solo to Australia. John Godber the successful playwright. Author Winifred Holtby and Poets Andrew Marvell and Philip Larkin who said "Hull is a city with a lot of sky".

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