Hull fieldwork ends
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Bike Portrait #17 – Andy, Cycle Speedway, Hessle
Friday, July 30th, 2010
A tour of Hull
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010I visited Hull in February 2010 to have a look – or rather cycle – round. This was the first time I’d been to Hull. Lots of interesting stuff, including traffic calming measures (e.g. 20mph zones, conversion of car lanes into cycle lanes), the drains/ex rail trails, the mix of buildings and the possibilities for cycling along (some of) the waterfront, where the fishing and shipbuilding industries used to operate.
This is a map of a route I took on the second day that I was there. I cycled up to Beverley along the main road and recorded my journey back to Hull. Having already seen some of the more central areas I then decided to explore other parts of Hull including “Europe’s largest council estate” (Bransholme). I also wanted to see more of the drains some of which offer formal and informal cycling paths.
Perhaps the best bit was discovering a heath between Cottingham and Orchard Park Estate, complete with ponies. I got a bit lost at this point but there were some dramatic views over the heath to the Orchard Park tower blocks.