[HDNG]HULL - TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.10 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (4) 2 multiplexes with 8 screens each, one of which is [PARA]in St Andrews Quay; 1 with 4 screens. Also, the Film Theatre, [PARA]next to the City Library, for arty flicks.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The more [ITAL]highbrow [EITAL]is the New Theatre for posh [PARA]plays, opera and ballet. Spring Street Theatre is a rep theatre, [PARA]the home of the Hull Truck Theatre company.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Being a port, Hull has no shortage of pubs, some of which [PARA]have stuffed fish on the walls and glass balls in nets, but [ITAL]most [PARA]are less naff. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Gardner's Arms (video juke box); The [PARA]Queens (popular for students in Newland Avenue area); Haworth[PARA]Arms (homely atmosphere); The Mainbrace (students don't mind[PARA]the ghastly decor); The Old Town (log fire, good for marathon [PARA]sessions).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Enough student nights in Hull's clubs to fill a week[EITAL]. [PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Spiders (Goth, trash, cheap drinks, ú2.50); Silhouette [PARA](theme nights, gay friendly, ú2); Waterfront (chart, soul and retro,[PARA]ú1.50); LAs (Funk It Thursdays for up to 2,000 students, ú1.50); [PARA]The Welly (dance, rave and indie - seedy, ú1).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] City Hall attracts major bands on tour, mainly retro[PARA]and chart stuff. The Welly (see above) features indie and reggae[PARA]names. The Haworth Arms for jazz or, with a selection of folk [PARA]and blues, the Blue Lamp. The Adelphi is a music club; the [PARA]Voodoo Queens played recently and Kingmaker and the [PARA]Housemartins were spotted here.[PARA][BOLD]Other:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The arts scene in Hull is quite lively, maybe helped by the [PARA]bohemian abundance of cafes and bars.[EITAL][HDNG]GRIMSBY - TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Grimsby:[EBOLD] 2 [ITAL]relatively student-friendly [EITAL]nightclubs (Gullivers and [PARA]Grinders) and, well, not much else.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 80p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The Strand in the new SU building [ITAL]tries for a Bohemian [PARA]ambience, and ends up looking like a youth club[EITAL]. The Union bar [PARA]at Cottingham Rd (cap 500) serves food during the day and [PARA]stocks vegan booze[ITAL]. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas: [EBOLD]Recent screenings included Dances with Wolves and [PARA]Basic Instinct.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] The Union Centre at Cottingham[PARA]Rd rustles up a rumba and coaxes a conga 2 or 3 times a week [PARA](adm free-ú1.50) and hosts bands regularly.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Urban Species, Energy Orchard.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Also in the Union Centre, there are occasional cabaret [PARA]nights with recently, Stevie Starr.[PARA][BOLD]Others: [EBOLD]Termly sell-out balls (cap 400-650, adm ú20).[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University provides a basic refectory service on each site,[ITAL] [PARA]with limited veggie provision.[EITAL] The Union has a small [PARA]sandwich/coffee bar at Inglemire Avenue open all day - [PARA]incidentally, it's the bar that's small, not the sandwiches. [ITAL]Grimsby[PARA]comes into its own for fish and chips and seafood, but it's not as [PARA]impressive as the man who could open a milk carton with his [PARA]hands in mittens. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plug: Hull Food (vegetarian with a big [PARA]menu - a miracle! Bring your own wine). [EITAL][BOLD]Eating out in Hull: [EBOLD]see [ULNE][PARA]University of Hull[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]
