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Liverpool Accommodation Booking Line:Operates: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Callers from the UK: 0844 870 0123International callers: +44 (0)151 709 8111
This guide is brought to you by The Mersey Partnership, the official Tourist Board for Liverpool City Region.
The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure accuracy and currency of all the information in the Travel Trade Guide 2010/11 however they can accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained as a result of information or advice contained in this publication.
Useful Contacts LiverpooL CITY REGIONTravel Trade Guide 2010/11
Pool of Life Tours Provides insured, qualified and professional guides for individual or group tours on foot, by minibus or by coach. They specialise in Beatles tours and bi-lingual guides and can provide tours on a whole range of subjects from architecture to brewery tours.www.pooloflifetours.comT: 07762 769296
The Liverpool Tour Guide Service Run by experienced local guides, they can arrange many services including coach hire, city and Beatles tours, executive transport and themed evenings. The Liverpool Tour Guide Service will ensure you get the most out of your visit to the city with a fully insured and qualified guide.www.theliverpooltourguideservice.co.ukT: 07964 515681 / 07918 655113
Cavern City Tourswww.cavern-liverpool.co.ukT: 0151 236 9091
Liverpool Coach WelcomeSchemeLiverpool extends a warm welcome to coach groups and in 2010 Liverpool City Council is introducing a Coach Welcome Scheme for groups arriving in the city. Available at Liverpool Cathedral in the city’s historic Hope Street Quarter, groups arriving in Liverpool will be able to find out about the city from a team of enthusiastic hosts.
Coach groups who use the Welcome Scheme will be able to enjoy these features;
• Personal welcome to the City of Liverpool
• Free city centre maps for passengers
• Information on what to do in the city
• Visit to Liverpool Cathedral, the UK’s largest
• Toilet and refreshment facilities at Liverpool Cathedral
Drivers will be given useful information on where to park their coaches, pick up their passengers and advised of any road works or traffic diversions. Drivers will also be given free refreshments at Liverpool Cathedral.
The Welcome Scheme will operate on request 7 days a week, March to September between 10.00am-3.00pm. Coach groups who wish to use the scheme should report to the gate lodge at the Cathedral on arrival where they will be welcomed.
Passengers can rejoin the coach at Liverpool Cathedral or be collected elsewhere in the city centre after exploring the city by themselves. From Liverpool Cathedral passengers will be able to explore the city centre with its excellent shopping, museums, galleries, tours, cafés and restaurants.
The wider City Region is serviced by an easy to navigate road network and abundance of coach parking solutions. Recognised as a coach friendly destination by the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, the classic resort of Southport is a firm favourite with coach parties. A dedicated team of Coach Hosts are on-hand to welcome visitors and drivers alike, with an exclusive range of discount vouchers and special offers.
Coach parties visiting Wirral Peninsula can conveniently park at some of the most popular attractions including the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village and Ness Gardens.
For more information visit www.liverpooltraveltrade.com
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Known worldwide as the birthplace of the Beatles, Liverpool has a strong maritime history and rich cultural heritage - with more museums and galleries than any other UK City Region outside of London.
Liverpool enjoyed unprecedented success as European Capital of Culture 2008, which played a vital role in raising the profile of the city on a global scale. Set against the backdrop of the world-famous UNESCO World Heritage Site waterfront, the City Region continues to be a first-class choice for visitors.
The City Region is also renowned for its sporting prowess, with two Premiership football clubs, Liverpool and Everton, the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Haydock Park Racecourse, St.Helens
Rugby League Football Club, and is at the centre of England’s Golf Coast.In contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city centre, a visit to the coach-friendly Classic Resort of Southport or stunning Wirral Peninsula provide the ideal opportunity to relax and unwind with a spot of retail therapy or gentle stroll along the beautiful stretches of coastline.
Our Travel Trade Guide provides you with ideas and inspiration for your group itinerary, plus practical travel advice and information to ensure an enjoyable and successful visit to Liverpool.
Welcome to Liverpool
Liverpool is a thriving, contemporary and vibrant city break destination, located in the heart of England’s Northwest.
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With an endless variety of award-winning visitor attractions, places of interest andspecial events across Liverpool City Region, it can be difficult to know where to start. So to give you a helping hand we have compiled several sample itineraries, all of whichcan be adapted to suit a day visit or as part of a longer break. Details of attractions, restaurants and accommodation providers can be found on pages 8 to 20.
Top tip: Shopaholics will love Liverpool’s Met Quarter, full of designer shops and upmarket eateries.
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Top tip: The free coach parking outside Lady Lever makes it a great base from which to explore beautiful Port Sunlight Village.
Top tip: Stop off at Crosby to see Anthony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ – the iconic installation of one hundred life size iron men staring out to sea.
Liverpool Cathedral Whenvisitorsstepthroughthedoor,mostpeopledotwothings-theysay‘wow’andlifttheirheads.ItholdsmanyrecordssuchasUK’slargestCathedral,highestandheaviestpealsofbellsandsomuchmore.St.JamesMount,Liverpool,L17AZwww.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk
T:01517027284
Liverpool FC Museum & Tour Oneoftheoldestandmostfamousfootballgroundsintheworld.AnfieldhaslongsincebecomesynonymouswithLFCandtheamazingsuccessachievedbyTheReds.AnfieldRoad,Liverpool,L40THwww.liverpoolfc.tv
T:01512606677
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral VisitLiverpool’sdramatic,modern,circularRomanCatholicCathedraldesignedbySirFrederickGibberedwithitsgloriousmulti-colouredglassandmanymodernartworks.MountPleasant,Liverpool,L35TQwww.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk
T:01517099222
Visitor Attractions
Albert Dock ThelargestcollectionofGradeIlistedbuildingsintheUKwithaward-winningattractions,stylishbarsandrestaurants,allin
Knowsley Safari Park Enjoya5milesafarithrough450acresofhistoricparklandcontaininglargegroupsoflions,tigers,rhinoandaspectacularheardofelephants.Allviewedfromthecomfortofyourownvehicle.Prescot,Knowsley,L344AN
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The Beatles Story Auniquevisitorattractionthattransportsyouonanenlighteningandatmosphericjourneyintothelife,times,cultureandmusicoftheBeatles.BritanniaVaults,AlbertDock,Liverpool,L34AD
www.beatlesstory.comT:01517091963
Mendips and 20 Forthlin RoadThisjointtouristheonlyonetotakeyouinsidethechildhoodhomesofJohnLennonandPaulMcCartney,theplaceswheremanyoftheearliestBeatlessongswerecomposedandrehearsed.Onlinebookingserviceavailable.www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beatles
Norton Priory Museum and Gardens 800yearoldpriorysite,excitingsculpturetrailandbeautifulwalledgarden.TudorRoad,ManorPark,Runcorn,Cheshire,WA71SXwww.nortonpriory.org
T:01928569895
Sefton Park Palm House SeftonParkPalmHouseisaGradeIIlistedVictorianglasshouse.Withanoctagonal3tieredstructure,showcasingtheLiverpoolBotanicalCollection.Opentothepublicandavailableforprivatehire.SeftonPark,Liverpool,L171APwww.palmhouse.org.uk
T:01517269304
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Top tip: Free coach parking and free entry for group organisers available at World of Glass.
Speke Hall OneofthemostfamoushalftimberedhousesinBritain,datingfromthe15thcenturyownedbytheNationalTrust.RooftoursandVictorianandTudorcostumedtoursbringthehousealive.Plusbeautifulgardensandwoodlands.TheWalk,Speke,Liverpool,L241XDwww.nationaltrust.org.uk
T:01514277231
St.George’s Hall TheHallhasbeencarefullyrestoredtoitsoriginalgloryandanewHeritageCentrehasbeencreatedtoprovidevisitorswithadynamicandexcitingintroductiontoSt.George’sHallanditsplaceinLiverpool’shistory.WilliamBrownStreet,Liverpool,L11JJwww.stgeorgesliverpool.co.uk
T:01512256909
U-Boat Story ViewtheamazinglifeonboardarealGermanU-Boat.Withoriginalfilmarchiveandinteractivedisplaysyouwillwitnessallthedramaticaction!WoodsideFerryTerminal,Birkenhead,Wirral,CH416DUwww.u-boatstory.co.ukT:01513301000
Underwater Street Auniquehands-ondiscoverycentreforfamiliesofchildrenagedupto10.Sixaction-packedzonesandafullservicecafeprovidetheperfectvenueforafamilydayout.CunardBuilding,WaterStreet,Liverpool,L31DSwww.underwaterstreet.com
T:01512272550
World of Glass TheWorldofGlassisagreatdayoutforeveryone,youngorold.Liveglassblowingdemonstrations,amazingspecialeffectsfilmshow,museumgalleries,café,shopandartgallery.ChalonWayEast,St.Helens,WA101BXwww.worldofglass.com
T:0174422766
Museums/Galleries
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre Catalystisaninteractivesciencecentrewhoseaimistomakescienceexcitingandaccessibletopeopleofallagesandabilities.
International Slavery Museum Theuniqueandthought-provokingmuseumexploresthehistoryoftheslavetradeandLiverpool’sinvolvement,whileaddressingissuessuchasfreedom,identity,humanrights,racialdiscriminationandculturalchange.
Merseyside Maritime Museum Setsailanddropanchorforafundayout.ComeandexploreourlargeandvariedcollectionsthatreflecttheseafaringimportanceofLiverpoolasagatewaytotheworld.
Tate Liverpool TateLiverpoolpresentsdisplaysandinternationalexhibitionsofmodernandcontemporaryartinbeautifullightfilledgalleries.Awiderangeofeventsarealsoonoffertoaccompanyexhibitions.
World Museum Liverpool WorldMuseumLiverpoolcombineshistorictreasuresfromacrosstheglobewiththelatestinteractivetechnologytomakeanunbeatablefamilydayout.
Cavern City Tours BookaprivatetourforyourgroupwithCavernCityTours,Liverpool’slongestestablishedtouroperatorandownersoftheworldfamousCavernClub.CoachorwalkingtoursavailablewithfullyqualifiedBeatlesGuides.
www.cavernclub.orgT:01512369091
City Sightseeing Liverpool Tours CitySightseeingisahop-onhop-offopentopdoubledeckerbussightseeingtour.SeeLiverpool,homeofTheBeatles,anduseyourHop-OnHop-Offticket.
www.city-sightseeing.comT:01515304948
Liverpool City Scene EveningguidedcoachtourofLiverpool’ssights,sounds,placesandpeople-placestoeat,drink,shop,danceandbeseen.
www.liverpoolcityscene.comT:07515811450
Magical Mystery Tour StepaboardfortheperfectintroductiontothecityofTheBeatlesanddiscovertheremarkablestoryofthebandthattooktheworldbystorm.
Lord Street, Southport Ifit’sstyleandsophisticationyou’reafterthenlooknofurtherthanLordStreet.Withitstreelined,mile-longboulevardfeaturingeverythingfromfamoushighstreetnamestohighqualityretailers.
The Brindley Awardwinningstateofthearttheatreandartscentrewithavariedprogrammeoflocal,regional,nationalandinternationalprofessionalperformances,exhibitionsandfilms.
Cavern Club TheworldfamousCavernClubiswhereTheBeatlesplayedmanyoftheirearlygigs-today’scluboffersawidevarietyoflivemusicin2rooms-fromunsignedandnewlysignedactstotributebandsandfamousnames.
10MathewStreet,Liverpool,L26REwww.cavernclub.org
T:01512361965
Echo Arena Liverpool EchoArenaLiverpoolisaworldclass10,600seatarenaofferingtheverybestinfacilitiestoenhanceyourexperience.AlreadyplayinghosttogreatssuchasOasis,PaulSimonandRihanna.
Everton Football Club AchanceofalifetimeawaitsyouasyouexperiencethemagicofGoodisonPark.WonderfulopportunityforallthefamilytoseeandhearbehindthescenesoftheworldfamousEvertonFootballClub
GoodisonPark,Liverpool,L44ELwww.evertonfc.com
T:01513302212
Liverpool Football Club Oneoftheoldestandmostfamousfootballgroundsintheworld.AnfieldhaslongsincebecomesynonymouswithLFCandtheamazingsuccessachievedbyTheReds.
Haydock Park Racecourse HaydockParkistheNorthWest’spremierdual-purposeracecourse,boastinganactiveandenergeticyear-roundracingcalendarthatincludesthatincludesbothflatandjumpfixtures.
St.Helens Rugby League FC St.HelensRLFCisoneofthemostsuccessfulrugbyleagueclubsofrecentyears,offeringarichhistory,fantasticfamilymatchdayatmosphere,andawiderangeofmerchandise.
The Olive Press OlivePresschefsuseonlythefinestingredientstocreateItalianfavourites,includinghandmadepizzas,steaksandpastadishes.CastleStreet,L24TAwww.heathcotes.co.uk
Alma de Cuba AlmadeCubaisLiverpool’smostspectacularrestaurantandbar;anislandintheheartofthecity,anindependentspiritthatleavesalastingimpression.StPeter’sChurch,SeelStreet,L14BHwww.alma-de-cuba.com
T:01517027394
Café Sports England CaféSportsEngland,whichisownedbylocalsportingheroJamieCarragherpridesitselfonbeing“Thefamilyrestaurantwithahealthytwist”,providingcasualdiningwhilstpromotinghealthyfoodandbeverageoptions.StanleyStreet,L16ALwww.cafesportsengland.comT:01512395070
Etsu Japanese Restaurant WiththehelpoftwoJapanesechefsandover20yearsexperience.EstubringsyoufreshauthentictraditionalJapanesecuisine.Fromsushiandsashimitomeatdishesinarelaxedsetting.BeethamPlaza,25TheStrand,L20XJwww.etsu-restaurant.co.ukT:01512367530
Fly In The Loaf Public House Thisbarandrestaurantisalreadywinningplauditsfromlocalsandvisitorsforitsdeliciousfoodandqualitybeer.Withgoodvibesandgreatservice.Thenamereferstotheoldbakerywhichoriginallyoccupiedthesite.HardmanStreet,L19ASwww.visitliverpool.com/eatingout
T:01517080817
Il Forno Italian Restaurant SharetheItalian’sloveforfood,experiencethepassionofourcooking,watchourdramaticfire-breathingmaskcookyourpizza,relaxandenjoyIlForno.DukeStreetEastVillage,L15AGwww.ilforno.co.uk
T:01517094002
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Modern,stylishandinnovativerestaurantintheheartof
Sapporo Teppanyaki OneofLiverpool’sbestJapaneseSushi&Noodlebarrestaurants,Sapporopridesitselfonpreparationoffoodaspureentertainment.Expertchefsflaunttheiroutstandingskillsandcreativeflairtoensurethateverymealisunique.
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Liverpool Hope Street
60 Hope Street Restaurant 60HopeStreet,celebrating10yearsofprovidinganoutstandingdiningexperienceinLiverpool,locallysourcedproducewithbistro,formalandprivatedininglocatedintheheartoftheculturalquarter.HopeStreet,L19BZwww.60hopestreet.com
The London Carriage Works TheLondonCarriageWorksservesmoderninternationalfood,withanemphasisontheuseoflocal,organicandfreshseasonalproduce.Theinnovativeandexperimentalmenusarecomplementedbyacarefullyselectedwinelist.HopeStreet,L19DAwww.tlcw.co.uk
Blue Bar & Grill Blue’simpressiveGrillrestaurantservesfreshlypreparedqualityfood,exemplifiedbyaneclecticmenuwithanenterprisingrangeofdishes.Thismultidimensionalvenuealsofeaturesafurtherbarareaavailableforfunctionhire.Unit17,EdwardPavilion,L34AFwww.blue-venure.co.uk
The Panamerican Club PanamisacontemporarybarandrestaurantlocatedinBritanniaPavilionandissituatedoppositetheLiverpoolEchoArena&ConventionCentreandnexttoTheBeatlesStoryMuseum.BritanniaPavillion,L34ADwww.panam-venue.co.uk