Streetlife Museum of Transport

Streetlife Museum of Transport
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
All aboard! Join us on a journey through 200 years of transport history. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the past at Streetlife Museum. Take a stroll down a 1940s high street. Hop aboard a vintage tram. And step back in time to a world of bone-shaking bicycles and steam-powered cars! From world-changing inventions to historic local icons – our transport collection has something for everyone.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • Emma G
    Northampton, United Kingdom60 contributions
    Family day out exploring old transport
    Exploring different type of tram, fun day for family. When we went we had funfair to add the fun. Dog welcome just shop not allow. There is also playground for children as well walk a fair distance
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 26 July 2023
  • Paul K
    Birmingham, United Kingdom175 contributions
    Interesting
    Firstly the museum is free which always helps of course they have a box for voluntary donations. There is a good array of vintage vehicles and displays including trams buses and even shopfronts and the famous white telephone boxes hull is famous for. The museum is about 15-20 walk from the main shopping area (it's right by the river) There is a small gift shop and I would definitely go back next time I'm in hull.
    Visited September 2022
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 August 2023
  • Bill M
    North Ferriby, United Kingdom130 contributions
    Fantastic attraction and free
    Adjacent to the river in the old town, this is a hidden gem with great exhibits on show including vehicles of all descriptions and eras. Good access for families and couples young and old. Very well presented adjacent to other museum type offerings. Excellent for nostalgia and times gone bye with trams trains and buses. Vintage cars and old shops recreated for access. Good 60 - 90 minutes, tidy with pleasant staff and mandatory gift shop. Right next door to the main museum.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 21 December 2023
  • Horseman397
    Scunthorpe, United Kingdom87 contributions
    Nice museum
    I visited with my family over half term and was pleasantly surprised that the museum seemed much bigger once inside. It’s free to enter and has a variety of exhibits that kept my teenage son entertained. It’s definitely worth an hour of your time if you are visiting the old town area
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 16 February 2024
  • Harry A
    1 contribution
    A great way to see a glimpse of the past
    A really interesting place to visit with a great selection of things to see. Really enjoyed the old high street with the shops as they were a few years ago and the old trams and other vehicles are worth seeing too. Excellent free museum and Very well set out and imaginative displays
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 27 February 2024
  • Clare J
    Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom67 contributions
    Amazing!
    This museum was amazing! It’s a must for everyone of all ages. We loved reminiscing whilst checking out all the very well organised and presented shops, rooms and streets. Lovely staff too. We thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely recommend to all of our friends and family. It’s actually free admission, we would pay to spend our day here no problem. I think they’re missing a trick though - a coffee shop/tea room would be perfect here.
    Thank you for leaving us a review. We are so pleased that you had a good time visiting us! Your feedback about the café has been passed on to our teams. Hope to see you again soon!
    Written 17 April 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 17 April 2024
  • Brad S
    12 contributions
    Great Street Life Musuem
    Had a great morning in the Museum, the staff were helpful and very chatty. The museum was very well laid out and a lot of the exhibitions were interactive and interesting. The old shops were great and brought back a lot of memories. The next time we are in Hull, i will definitely be visiting again. The musem is free to visit but we left a donation, it was that good.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 April 2024
  • Bunkry Loon
    Stonehaven, United Kingdom337 contributions
    Free transport museum, great for all ages.
    Another free museum, this transport museum is definitely worth visiting whatever your age. Some of the displays were local to Hull and Yorkshire (tram, bus, carriages, etc) and there's a reconstructed cobbled High Street. There's a coach "ride" where you can sit inside and get a feel for what it might have felt like riding through the streets of Hull. Give yourself a good hour at least to explore.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 28 April 2024
  • Maggy
    3 contributions
    Hull Street life museum a must .
    On our visit today we was very impressed by what we saw and all for free. The museum is well layed out and very interesting .things on display on how we use to live including transport and food and history. Well worth the visit .parking not far in the outside fruit market carpark £1 a hour not bad . A little walk on from car park is the marina nice day out boat's and wine bars and food . Brilliant we will go again.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 6 May 2024
  • CJ0hnst0n
    Whitburn, United Kingdom545 contributions
    Brilliant, free… what a find!
    We stumbled across the museum quarter whilst exploring Hull on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. Streetlife is a brilliant find. No charge to enter and so much to see. Amazing to know it was all a private collector who started it. Something for everyone from carriages to street shops, bikes and cars. Make sure to go upstairs otherwise you will miss so much of the museum. Really great hour or so spent wandering around.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 7 May 2024
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Beverley, UK29 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
this place is amazing, its lovely inside and its historic, it reminds me of my child hood, there are lots to do inside, and its easy to find
Written 16 July 2024
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julieanne372024
Lincolnshire, UK2 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
Such an enjoyable visit to Hull’s past. Fantastic variety of memorabilia and not just Hull…took me back to my childhood memories.
Written 14 July 2024
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T Thomas
Attleborough, UK191 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Oh my goodness! If I could leave more than 5 stars for this review I would!

This place is an amazing visit, I can honestly say this is the best museum I have ever visited by a long way! Free entry too!

The layout of a bygone street, complete with shops housing vintage packages from back in the day, it features a Co-op, a chemist, sweet shop, arcade toys and more…

Downstairs are the vintage trams, trains, buses, cars and carts. You can sit in one of the trams and a vintage car simulator- bring £1- we didn’t!

There’s also a room full of vintage arcade/pier games- including a What the butler saw machine-I love these things and would love to collect some! All in working order, you can test them for 20p- again bring some coins!

Upstairs are more exhibits including vintage bicycles and horse drawn carriages, a postage carriage which is another simulator- no coins needed for this one.

I will definitely be returning in the near future, this time with my daughter as there’s plenty for children to enjoy!
Written 30 June 2024
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Ann Y
Sheffield, UK14 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Wonderful museum, interesting. Staff friendly. Local school children there in groups all well behaved. Should be advertised more especially local press and in areas like Withernsea, Hornsea etc. toilet facilities are good and clean. Accessibility is good. It is FREE entry. Would highly recommend and will revisit.
Written 28 June 2024
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wayne337
Greater London, UK175 contributions
Jun 2024 • Solo
A sure fire winner when it comes to nostalgia. i think they could charge a small admission charge and people would still visit in high numbers.
Written 28 June 2024
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Stephanie & Anthony
Newark-on-Trent, UK812 contributions
May 2024 • Family
5/5, What's not to like it's free entry, helpful staff and plenty of exhibitions with a couple of rides even spread over two floors
Written 25 May 2024
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Jane W
24 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Fantastic place, well worth a visit. The range of vehicles is extensive, and all in such great condition. The 'sets' are all superb - we loved the chemist shop and the story behind it.
Can't believe it's free!
Written 18 May 2024
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CJ0hnst0n
Whitburn, UK545 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
We stumbled across the museum quarter whilst exploring Hull on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. Streetlife is a brilliant find.
No charge to enter and so much to see. Amazing to know it was all a private collector who started it.
Something for everyone from carriages to street shops, bikes and cars. Make sure to go upstairs otherwise you will miss so much of the museum.
Really great hour or so spent wandering around.
Written 7 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Maggy
3 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
On our visit today we was very impressed by what we saw and all for free.
The museum is well layed out and very interesting .things on display on how we use to live including transport and food and history.
Well worth the visit .parking not far in the outside fruit market carpark £1 a hour not bad .
A little walk on from car park is the marina nice day out boat's and wine bars and food .
Brilliant we will go again.
Written 6 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Bunkry Loon
Stonehaven, UK337 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
Another free museum, this transport museum is definitely worth visiting whatever your age. Some of the displays were local to Hull and Yorkshire (tram, bus, carriages, etc) and there's a reconstructed cobbled High Street.

There's a coach "ride" where you can sit inside and get a feel for what it might have felt like riding through the streets of Hull.

Give yourself a good hour at least to explore.
Written 28 April 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

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