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The great thing about Liverpool is how accommodating it is for everyone, whatever you are into, the city has it.
Barbara and Mike came up to Liverpool from London and delved deep into the city’s culture and musical history whilst lunching like the locals. This is Liverpool, Barbara and Mike’s way.
ARCHITECTURAL RICHES
The thing we love most about liverpool is how beautiful it is. Stand outside the Metropolitan Cathedral, look across Hope Street towards the Anglican Cathedral and you’ll see one of the finest views in the country. The Anglican Cathedral is one of our favourite places, it takes your breath away when you walk into the grand, vast space. There’s a tour to the top of the tower too with some of the most incredible views of the city.
Both cathedrals are on the edge of the Georgian Quarter, a bustling neighbourhood of stunning townhouses, theatres, bars and restaurants.
No less beautiful is the Bluecoat, the oldest building in the city. A contemporary art gallery with a coffee shop and restaurant inside. In the front courtyard and gorgeous secret garden there's loads of little independent shops to explore too. Our favourite is the bookshop in the corner that is a real treasure trove to dig through.
LUNCH WITH LOCALS
Wander through the little walkway out of the secret garden and into Liverpool ONE to find Lunya. Lunya is a Catalan tapas restaurant and deli and one of our favourite places to eat. The team there know so much about their food and their passion makes it feel like you’re stopping off at an old pals for dinner.
CULTURAL AFTERNOON
William Brown Street is one of Liverpool’s many historical and beautiful streets. It is home to Liverpool Central Library, World Museum, The Walker Art Gallery and St George’s Hall. We always make sure to visit the Walker Art Gallery whenever we’re in Liverpool. It has regular special exhibitions on and the sculpture room is amazing!
When it comes to relaxing, we make a beeline for the Royal Albert Dock. It is such a stunning location to talk a walk and look out over the River Mersey. It is also home to Tate Liverpool, the Maritime Museum and The Beatles Story. It doesn't get much better than heading to the Royal Albert Dock for the afternoon of culture followed by a glass of wine in one of the many restaurants.
PERFECT. 8 DAYS A WEEK
Just outside the city centre is Strawberry Field, made famous by the Beatles song, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’. We went down to see the iconic red gates but in the Summer of 2019 there will be a whole new visitor centre explaining how it became the topic of the famous song and loads of gardens to explore. If it inspired John Lennon, then it’s good enough for us!
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No trip to Liverpool is complete without a visit to the awe-inspiring Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. This dramatic icon of faith, architecture and human endeavour is spectacular in both scale and design.
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is Britain's biggest Cathedral and the 5th largest in Europe
A Grade I listed, 300 year old building in the heart of Liverpool’s city centre, Bluecoat offers a year-round programme of visual art, literature, music, dance and family activities.
Offers more than 170 famous high street stores, fashion brands, cool independent boutiques, cafés and restaurants to the city centre.
The UK’s only Catalonian fusion restaurant sourcing and serving the highest quality artisan food from Spain and the UK.
From the sea to the stars, a visit to World Museum reveals millions of years of the Earth’s history through thousands of exhibits and hands-on activities.
Liverpool Record Office, housed within the Central Library, collects, preserves, and makes available archives and printed material relating to all aspects of the history of Liverpool.
The Walker Art Gallery holds a stunning collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts spanning over six hundred years. Home to outstanding works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin and Gainsborough, the Walker is also one of the finest art galleries in Europe.
The Grade I listed St George’s Hall sits within the heart of Liverpool in more ways than one; it is a place of congregation and celebration, offering a central location and a true sense of the city amidst incomparable surroundings.
Welcome to the home of British and international modern and contemporary art in the North; Tate Liverpool. Aren’t we lucky?
Submerge yourself in Liverpool’s historic seafaring past at the Maritime Museum.
The award-winning ‘The Beatles Story’ is the world's largest permanent exhibition purely devoted to telling the story of The Beatles’ rise to fame.
Strawberry Field is a space to explore, unwind and dream in the place, which inspired one of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters.
