Mrs Duck-The did not expect The Deep to be any were nere as succsessful as it is (the yearly break even figure is 100,000 visitors, but that many people went in the first 2 months!) so they only built a little car park, I think they must have thought people would walk there! A good option would be for you to use The Park and Ride facility, you can park all day there for free and the bus to city centre is only 10p, it is on Walton Street (the fairground site) I seem o remember you did your degree at Hull university, so you will probably know where it is, if not, it is well sign posted from the A63, I think it's the 3rd off-slip after The Humber Bridge.If you buy your tickets at The City Tourist Office (next to the City Hall) you can get an express pass for only 1 pound extra, this enables you to go straight in without queing.
There is buses from City Centre to The Deep every 10 minutes, for only 10p, I don't know what number the buses are but if you ring Hull City Bus Services on 01482 222222 they will tell you.I reckon the express pass scheme is probably well worth it, as when they first opened people were queing for over 2 hours to get in!

I reckon weekdays will be quieter, If you want to go to a folk session after your visit there are loads to choose from, on Mondays there is Nellies folk Club in Beverley, and there is usually a folk or blues artist apearing at The Tap & Spile, Spring Bank (used to be called The Eagle, On Tuesdays there are loads of sessions, Sun Inn in Beverley, The Hase in Hessle, Musicians session at The Tap and there is Skipjacks session in Barton to name just a few,
If you want to get the whole sea experince at once you could also visit The Arctic Corsair (a preserved deep sea trawler) website at www.arctic-corsair.co.uk .And if you ask nicely Les might give you his guided tour of The Town Docks Museum, he knows loads about boats/ships etc.And if it's a nice day you should walk around The Marina, and take photos of the rich peoples yachts, and eat ice cream.
Bob-You would be very welcome, if you ever get around here let me know and I will give you my address, I am sure you could give me some good guitar tips! I would take you to a local session as well, Hull is probably the most folk friendly city in the UK, there are jam sessions, sinarounds and musicians nights on every night of the week , there is also the annual shanty festival on the marina.I don't know when this is but it is in summer.john