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Is Hull Coastal?

Submitted by Maxibon on May 16, 2025
I am working on an upcoming quiz and I need to know, is Kingston Upon Hull considered coastal or at least 15km from the sea? I would appreciate some opinions on this topic, especially from Brits.

Thanks

8 Comments
Xtrordinary
+2
Level 75
May 16, 2025
Not a Brit, is this from city center, or part closest to the sea or?
Xtrordinary
+2
Level 75
May 16, 2025
If it's point closest to the sea, then there are parts of Hull which are 13-14 km from what everybody would consider the sea.
Maxibon
+1
Level 73
May 17, 2025
I would measure it from a 1km range from the city centre, however, this causes the distance to be around 16km.

Thanks for your help

toowise
+4
Level 81
May 17, 2025
Hull is situated on the Humber estuary, however the estuary is over a mile wide at that point. There is a large seaport in Hull and ferries sail for the Netherlands and Belgium. I suppose it depends where the sea ends and the estuary begins. That part of the river is certainly tidal, in fact it's tidal to at least Goole that is around 50 miles inland on the River Ouse, a tributary of the Humber.
Maxibon
+3
Level 73
May 17, 2025
Thank you for the information toowise!

I have decided on including Hull since it technically isn't whether it's on the coast that matters, it depends on if it is on a geographic boundary i.e. where land meets sea.

toowise
+3
Level 81
May 18, 2025
I think it should be classed as on the coast due to the large docks and international ferry port at least.
Maxibon
+2
Level 73
May 18, 2025
Along with those reasons, I have decided to include it since all maps show the Humber Estuary, making Hull, by my definitions, on a geographic boundary.
PastaPeople
+2
Level 59
May 19, 2025
Hull is 100% by the sea
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