Philip Larkin Society
www.philiplarkin.com

Larkin25
www.larkin25.co.uk

Larkin With Toads
www.larkinwithtoads.co.uk

Groundwork
www.yorkshire.groundwork.org.uk

Human Design
www.humandesign.co.uk

United Creatives
www.unitedcreatives.com

Faber
www.faber.co.uk

Faber Finds
Bringing great writing back into print
www.faber.co.uk/faberfinds

Society of Authors
www.societyofauthors.org

Arts Council England
www.artscouncil.org.uk

Hull City Council
www.hullcc.gov.uk

Visit Hull and East Yorkshire
www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com

Welcome To Yorkshire
www.yorkshire.com

Hull Civic Society
www.hullcivicsociety.org

Hull and East Yorkshire
Hospitality Association
www.heyha.co.uk

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
www.ywt.org.uk

Hull Tours
www.tourhull.com

Midas
www.midaspr.co.uk

University of Hull
www.hull.ac.uk

Geography Department
Staff at the Department of Geography at the University of Hull provided invaluable assistance in developing the Larkin Trail, from the provision of archive images, to help in geocoding all of the Trail sites, to advising on the text for the website.
www2.hull.ac.uk/science/geography.aspx

Work from the following artists, arts projects and organisations is featured on The Larkin Trail.

All Night North
Songs to words by Philip Larkin.
www.allnightnorth.co.uk

Man Made Noise
Man-made Noise is the creative vehicle of Terence James Dunn.
www.manmadenoise.co.uk

Beverley Folk Festival
Annual music and arts festival.
www.beverleyfestival.com

Proper Records
Creators of the Larkin’s Jazz compilation.
www.propermusic.com

Martin Jennings
Sculptor of the Larkin statue at Hull’s Paragon Interchange.
www.martinjennings.com

Ensemble 52
Theatre company – produced Dr David Pattison’s Something Hidden, inspired by Larkin’s life and loves, for Larkin25.
www.ensemble52.com

FRUIT
Hull’s newest arts venue played host to many Larkin25 events in 2010.
www.fruitspace.co.uk

Classlane Media
Created the acclaimed short based on Larkin’s Here, narrated by Sir Tom Courtenay.
www.classlane.co.uk/here

Hull Truck Theatre
Former Artistic Director John Godber commissioned Alan Plater to write a play about Larkin, Sweet Sorrow, revived for Larkin25.  The theatre hosted a season of performance as part of Larkin25, including Dr David Pattison’s new play based on the life of Larkin’s publisher, Dr Jean Hartley, Wrong Beginnings.
www.hulltruck.co.uk

Martin Waters
Spurn Point’s first artist in residence
www.martin-waters.co.uk

Five Leaves Press
Publishers of Old City: New Rumours, an anthology of work by poets who have lived or worked in Hull, a city described by Philip Larkin as having ‘a different resonance.’
www.fiveleaves.co.uk

Places to visit, or to stop and rest, along the Larkin Trail.  Please also see the Trail Guide section for help in planning your visit.

Royal Hotel
The first site on the Larkin Trail.
www.theroyalhotelhull.co.uk

Ye Olde Black Boy 
Site 10 on the Trail, the pub dates back to 1729
yeoldeblackboy.weebly.com

Hull History Centre
Hull History Centre offers a wonderful opportunity to discover more about Larkin’s life, as well as other poets with a Hull connection, and about the rich heritage of the city in which they lived.
www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk

Pearson Park Hotel
Hotel overlooking the tranquil location of Pearson Park (location 14 on the Larkin Trail).
www.pearsonpark.co.uk

Larkin’s Bar
A recently opened bar with a toad as its logo, not far from site 16 on Newland Avenue.
www.larkinsbar.co.uk

University of Hull
Art Collection
The Hull University Art Collection features 'Art in Britain from 1890 to 1940' by UK and international artists.
www.hull.ac.uk/accessart

University of Hull
Philip Larkin Centre
The Philip Larkin Centre attracts some of the very best writers to platform appearances in Hull – to excite readers, and make sure some of the very best writing keeps coming out of Hull.

www.ihull.org/larkin


St Mary the Virgin Church, Cottingham
Larkin’s funeral took place at St Mary’s Church
cottingham-stmary.org.uk

Beverley Arms
Site 23 on the Larkin Trail
.
www.thebeverleyarmshotel.co.uk

Beverley Racecourse
Mile and a half circuit located on the historic Westwood. Hull Band The Neat’s Larkin Toad is on permanent display at the Racecourse.

www.beverley-racecourse.co.uk

Blacktoft Sands

Spectacular Wildlife at the start of the Humber Estuary
.
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/blacktoftsands

Spurn Point
A unique coastal reserve with a long sandy spit stretching three and half miles into the Humber Estuary from the Holderness Coast.

www.ywt.org.uk/spurn_point.php