Liverpool Sunday City Walks

From Sunday 14th January to Sunday 24th June 2007

A programme of regular walks in and around the city suburbs and beyond with Blue and Green Badge qualified guides.

Sunday 4th February
'From Llangollen to Liverpool'
The Welsh in Liverpool - People and places.
Meet 2pm at the 08 Place, Whitechapel

Sunday 11th February
'The Year of the Pig'
A glimpse into Europe's oldest China Town, past & present as it prepares for its New Year celebrations.
Meet 1pm at the Chinese Arch, Nelson St.

Saturday 17th February
'The Year of the Pig'
as above.

Sunday 18th February
No walk

Sunday 25th February
'Digging up the past'
Learn about Medieval Liverpool in its original streets.
Meet 2pm at the Queen Victoria Monument.

Sunday 4th March
'Ships with a tale to tell'
Some famous, some infamous.
Meet 2pm at the Pierhead Mersey Ferries Ticket Office.

Sunday 11th March
'Mayors, Manacles and Merchants'
A Slavery Trail
Meet 2pm at the 08 Place in Whitechapel

Sunday 18th March
No walk

Sunday 25th March
'Am I Jack'?
The sotry of James Maybrick, a 'Jack the Ripper' suspect.
Meet 2pm 08 Place Whitechapel

Sunday 1st April
'Poets, Painters & Pistols'
Stories of people who lived on Duke St.
Meet 2pm New Paradise Interchange - Travel Centre.

Sunday 8th April
Easter Day - No walks

Sunday 15th April
'Port Sunlight Village - an architectural Gem'
The buildings and their architects.
Meet 2pm Port Sunlight Station. Chester or Ellesmere Port trains - Wirral line

Sunday 22nd April
'Georgie, Porgie...'
Stories of all the Georges connected with Liverpool
Meet 2pm Hope St at Case History Sculpture, top of Mount St. Buses 74, 75, 80, 86.

Sunday 29th April
'Dreaming Spires'
A University Trail!
Meet 2pm Jubilee Tower entrance, Brownlow Hill. Buses 14, 78, 79.

Sunday 6th May
Bank Holiday - No Walks

Sunday 13th May
'Transports of Delight'
Road, Rail and hedgerows too (Includes visit to the National Wild Flower Centre).
Meet 2pm Broad Green Station, Bowring Park Road entrance.

Sunday 20th May
'A Peoples' Park'
Birkenhead Park, the world's first Public Park with a new look.
Meet 2pm Birkenhead Park Station - West Kirby or New Brighton train - Wirral line.

Sunday 29th May
Bank Holiday - No Walk

Sunday 3rd June
'Sand, Shrimpers & Shipwrecks'
Tales of the coastline
Meet 2pm Formby Station. Mersey Rail Northern Line.

Sunday 10th June
'The changing face of Wirral'
A look at the developments at 12 Quays and the exciting plans for the future.
Meet 2pm Hamilton Square Station (Mersey Rail Wirral Line).

Sunday 17th June
Maritime River Festival Event - No Walk

Sunday 24th June
'Princes & Floating Palaces'
The Liverpool Waterfront - past, present and future.
Meet 2pm at the Pierhead Mersey Ferries Ticket Office.

Meeting points and start times vary as indicated in the event. Please check the programme or contact the 08 Place - Whitechapel. Tel: 0151 233 2008.

Cost £3.50 per person/concession £2.50 payable to the Guide. Walks last between 1.5 - 2 hours and will take place as advertised unless unforeseen circumstances dicate changes. They are not dependent upon weather, so appropriate clothing & footwear is recommended.

Opening

All Year