Hands On History Museum
📍 South Church Side, Hull, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU1 1RR
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Enter a world where 235 million years of history is brought to life. Come face to face with a wooly mammoth, encounter a mysterious crew of wooden warriors and discover a unique Iron Age sword.
Located in the attractive Museums Quarter, the Hull and East Riding Museum boasts some of the most spectacular natural history and archaeology displays in Britain.
Highlights of the collections include the only dinosaur bones to have been found in East Yorkshire, mysterious Bronze Age warriors and spectacular treasures from the middle ages. From majestic mammoths to Saxon invaders, visitors can look forward to an experience that is unique, educational and - above all - fun. New modern displays take you back to the past. Using original material and reconstructed scenes, the displays show just what life was like and how people used to live.
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📍 South Church Side, Hull, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU1 1RR
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Showing 5 of 56 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 30 January 2026.
Free of charge for entrance. Very important to visit. Lots of great things to see and learn. Well arranged to see. Highly recommended.
This is an interesting free museum in a former scho, that focuses on how local people lived, plus a gallery on ancient Egypt.
Interactive museum for kids with local history. The Old Grammar School of William Wilberforce and Andrew Marvell. Opens every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.
The hands on History Museum is a great place to visit there's quite a few interactive things for young children to do. The exhibits are arranged over two floors in this old former Grammar School. Some of the replicas of Tutankhamun's treasures that were exhibited on the second floor are currently on display in the ferrens art gallery. There used to be a little victorian wooden roller coaster that children used to love playing on unfortunately it was removed for health and safety reasons.
Free entry, suitable for children family to visit but the mummy is a bit scary.