Car Hire Grimsby

Grimsby, is nestled in the county of Lincolnshire and is widely known as a seaport town with 87,574 residents. Grimsby is car hire friendly and perfect for touring.

The Dock Tower is a very popular landmark in Grimsby and was built in 1851, the Royal dock soon followed completed in 1852. The Fish Dock was completed back in 1877, the Alexandra and Union Docks were completed in 1879.

In 1848 a railway was built, making transporting goods very easy to and from the port. Coal was transported through Grimsby from South Yorkshire where it was originally mined. You can take your car hire and visit the port and view the unique buildings there.

In 1901 the population of Grimsby was 75,000 which exploded to 92,000 in 1931 although it has remained fairly stable ever since. You may want to take your car hire and visit the National Fishing Heritage centre which has the Ross Tiger trawler tour and is recommended for people ages 5 and up.

If you enjoy shopping then the Freshney Place Shopping Centre will take good care of your shopping needs. It offers excellent value and decent choices of shops.

The St. James Church is another unique attraction and is widely known as a parish church.

If World War II history interests you then driving with your rental car to the Humber Forts is strongly recommended. They were originally created in 1914 to secure the entrance to the Humber river and were able to hold up to 200 soldiers. There was also netting in the river to prevent enemy submarines from going up the river towards Grimsby.

You will also see Bull Sand Fort which is only 3 kilometres from Spurn head and encompasses a beautiful four storey masonry building protected with 12” armour and four 6” guns and is nestled 11 feet below water which had made it very difficult to build.

When renting car hire with Thrifty you will have reliable transportation to take you to Grimsby and enjoy these historic landmarks.