Hull Mela Festival
by northeast80
Slightly rained off this year (21st July 2007) this festival has been going since 2005. A 'Mela' is a traditional Indian festival, being in Hull it is a lovely mix of traditional and modern India.
There's local and Yorkshire stalls here with music, food, clothes and crafts. Other attractions included belly dancers, bouncy castles, donkey rides, henna painting, African drumming, Scrapstore, DJing, graffiti art, face painting, puppet shows, storytelling, and didgeridoo.
There is no official website for the Mela but here's the email and phone number-
hullmela@yahoo.co.uk - 01964 631961
If you're choosing between a backpack and a case
by dragon_embers
Bring a backpack if you will be arriving by train and need to get a bus. The temporary bus station is no longer next to the train station and you will need to walk a good distance to get to the buses. Best to do with a backpack and not a case! It's best to bring all kinds of clothes because the weather is unpredictable. Always bring waterproofs. You sohuld be able to get just about anything here. Be cafeful though because to get certain medicines you may need a prescription and you need to be registered with a doctor. You should be able to get any photo equipment here. In the city centre there are many photography shops.
Be careful your gear doesn't get stolen though! If you want to take a stroll, always take waterproofs just in case! Bring a camera!
RAF Holmpton
by Britannia2
The 2007 season opens on Saturday 17th February .75ft below ground is our Command Bunker. Set on two floors and covering nearly 35,000sq ft the Bunker is protected by thousands of tons of concrete and steel. With three Operations Rooms - Situation Room - Command Pit - Dormitories - Canteen - Officers Mess - Plant Rooms - Kitchens and Offices, along with Computer Rooms & Communications Centres it has been described as a 'Whole World Beneath The Surface' - Kept Top Secret for over 50 years visitors can now see for themselves the Preserved Heritage Areas of this vast Command Complex. Guided tours offer visitors the chance to witness over 50 years of 'Cold War' history at this site - Fully interpreted by Displays - Cinemas & Shows. Starting life as an Early Warning Radar Station, going on to become a National Command Headquarters for the RAF and still currently in use today -The Bunker is a chilling insight into what might have been and is well worth a visit.
Swanland
by Britannia2
A pretty East Yorkshire village about 8 miles west of Hull. There is a pond in its centre where the ducks can be fed and a row of very old cottages that have been turned in to shops. The post office built in the 1700s is worth a visit in itself.
A 153 bus from Hull takes about 40 minutes and travels through Westella which is Hulls stockbroker belt where you will see elegant mansions and houses.
Humberside Airport
by Britannia2
Hulls airport is Humberside situated on the south bank of the Humber near Melton Ross. A very friendly small airport with only a few flights each day - several KLM flights to Amsterdam each day and some holiday flights to mainly destinations in the Mediterranean.
Airport facilities are a bar, small restaurant, bank , W H Smith book shop with sweets and cards and a travel agent. The website has full details.
Off junction 3 of the M180 and then signposted but DN39 6YH will get you to the airport with a cars satellite navigation unit.
Bus X1 between Hull and Grimsby stops at the airport.
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