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Welcome to Liverpool

Liverpool is one of Europe's most poular city break destnations and is famous as the birthplace of the Beatles with numerous theatres, museums and art galleries and is one of the worlds largest ports and the Albert Dock with its busy nightlife. There are two horse racing courses at Aintree and Haydock, 40 golf courses and Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs.

 

Liverpool. The very name conjures up images of a glorious maritime history, world-beating musical heritage, two of the Premiership’s biggest football teams and not one, but two majestically different Cathedrals. This Northwest city and the surrounding City Region is certainly all those things, but it is also so much more.

 

It is now bulging with fabulous new shops, has buzzing new restaurants, hip hotels and trendy wine bars, as well as a world class cultural offering with more museums and galleries anywhere outside of London. Not forgetting its inhabitants, of course, who are famously friendly and will welcome you with pride.

 

Liverpool Heritage

Liverpool is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, like the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The city won the status in 2004 because of its impressive waterfront which, according to UNESCO, represents a ‘supreme example of a commercial port at the time of Britain’s greatest global significance’.

 

Liverpool is a particularly rich area for family connections, interesting ancestry and shared heritage.

 

Demographic changes during the 20th century led to mass migration of people with Liverpool roots, and it's no exaggeration to say that today you can find 'Liverpudlians’ and people with Liverpool ancestry and Liverpool relatives all over the world.

 

Liverpool was also the port of passage for some 9 million emigrants between 1830 and 1930 from all over Europe to the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, meaning that emigration out of Liverpool was almost as active as migration into Liverpool. It was like the UK’s answer to Ellis Island in New York.

 

Below are some of the main tourist attractions in and around Liverpool.

 

Tate Liverpool

Liverpool TateThe London and Liverpool art Galleries Tate house the national collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art.. Admission to the collection displays are free.Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB
E-mail: liverpoolinfo@tate.org.uk
Tel:0151 702 7400

Web: Tate Liverpool

 

 

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Maritime Museum

 

Maritime MuseumTells of Merseyside's seafaring heritage and the merchant Navy. A former Bonded Warehouse and is a part of the Historic Adbert Dockyard on the banks of the River Mersey. The Maritime Archive and Library contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in the UK.

Web: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

 

 

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Aintree

Aintree RacecourseHome to the Grand National the worlds most famous steeplechase held in April in each year and watched by over 600 million people worldwide with prize money of over £2 million. Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool, L9 5AS
Tel:0151 523 2600
E-mail: aintree@rht.net Web: Aintree

 

 

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Albert Dock

Albert Dock

 

 

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Beatles

 

The Beatles StoryThe Beatles Story, Britannia Vaults in Albert Dock. Built in 1990, The Beatles Story is is a class visitor attraction, tells the story of the Beatles.

There are18 separate elements to the story from their early days in Hamburg right through to the break-up of the group and their solo careers.

E-mail: info@beatlesstory.com
Tel: 0151 709 1963

Web: The Beatles Story

 

 

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The Cavern Club

The Cavern Club Liverpool

 

The Cavern is the most famous club in the world! With this statement in mind it would be very easy for the club to sit back and live off the memories of times gone by. This is definitely not the case as the club is as vibrant and relevant to the latest generation of musicians as in any time in its history. With continuous development and investment to enable it to continue with this bold boast for many years to come.

 

The front stage of the club is set under the famous arches that have provided the iconic images of the Beatles in the early 1960’s. This area is now supplemented with a state of the art sound system to guarantee that everyone in the venue can experience fully the first class performance on offer. This area of the club is generally open to the public and has a wide variety of entertainment scheduled on every night of the week and throughout the day on the weekends.

 

 

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International Slavery Museum

 

Slavery Museum LiverpoolThe International Slavery Museum is based in the Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool's Albert Dock. The museum explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery, addressing the many legacies of the slave trade and telling stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. These are stories which have been largely untold. - Museum Website

 

 

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Hop on - Hop off - Sight Seeing

City Siteseeing

 

Enjoy a scenic ride around our great city on open top tour buses. Hop on and off at many different tourist attractions around the city.

'City Sightseeing' is the number one open top tour operator in Liverpool, it encompasses an educational tour around the sights of Liverpool in a clean, bright, fun, recognisable bus. The tour departs every 30 minutes and each tour lasts 1 hour and the tour encompasses 12 stops starting at the famous Liver Buildings. Between stops you can experience sights like the war museum in Chapel Street or remain on the tour and visit Matthew Street, the home of the Cavern Club where the Beatles played. Sir Thomas Street will offer the customer the chance to experience the Conservation Centre and its diverse collections.

 

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Liverpool - World Museum

World Museum Liverpool

The World Museum combines historic treasures from across the globe with the latest interactive technology to make an unbeatable family day out. There is always something new with changing exhibitions, workshops and activities.

Open daily 10am-5pm. / Free entry!
World Museum Liverpool
William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN

 

 

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Bug World

The BugWorld Experience, Liverpool Albert DockBugs

After months of build up and anticipation, the wait for the UK’s first completely bug themed visitor attraction is over! The BugWorld Experience has officially opened its doors in Liverpool’s Albert Dock and is now welcoming its first guests into the fascinating and enlightening attraction where they will get the chance to see the world through the eyes of bugs.

 

Upon embarking on their BugWorld adventure, visitors will be taken into the auditorium, to watch a short film narrated by Coronation Street and Red Dwarf star Craig Charles introducing them to the world of bugs. Tour guides will then be at the ready to escort people around the BugWorld Experience, encouraging them to take part in interactive challenges such as ‘Bug Idol’ as well as getting up close and personal with some of the world’s deadliest invertebrates – even touching some of them!

 

 

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Amphibious Sightseeing Tours

Yellow Duck Marine Tours

Liverpool's unique amphibious sightseeing tour of the historic waterfront, city and docks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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