Liverpool Audio Guided Walking Tour 3h00 and 25 reviews

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• St George's Hall (Pass by)

  Arriving in front of Saint George’s Hall is quite impressive. It is a bit of an icing on the cake of this neighborhood, considered the soul of the city so full of museums, art galleries, concert halls and theater, and beautiful gardens.

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  The imposing neoclassical monuments continue with this time, the ensemble hosting the World Museum in Liverpool and the Central Library. This world museum is the largest in the city.

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  On this side of the building you have the entrance to the famous Walker Art Gallery. This incredible Museum of Fine Arts, inaugurated in 1877, houses the second most important collection of works of art outside London’s museums.

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  You have noticed that we are in a zone dedicated to culture. You have here the legendary Empire Theatre, which has seen the biggest names in music parade on its boards. It is the second built on this site following a first opera house opened in 1866 and was then the largest stage in Liverpool.

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  You now take the pleasant Mount Pleasant Street, lined with beautiful Victorian buildings. If you went back in time a few centuries, you would be on one of the hills that surrounded the city.

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• Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Liverpool (Pass by)

  Liverpool, forged with a strong religious character, has not one, but two cathedrals as surprising and spectacular as each other. The Roman Catholic cathedral you see there and the Anglican cathedral less than a mile down Hope Street.

  Admission ticket free
• Liverpool Philharmonic (Pass by)

  You now walk down Hope Street which is the main street in the pretty residential area of Canning. And this is not just anyone’s street of hope! It was voted best street in Liverpool and then in the whole of the UK and Ireland by the Academy of Planning.

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• Liverpool Cathedral (Pass by)

  You can't miss it, it rises, gigantic, in front of you, here is Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. It is simply the largest cathedral in the UK!

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• China Town - Liverpool (Pass by)

  You don’t need to make a drawing to explain that on your left is the entrance to Chinatown. Chinese Quarters, those little digests of China outside their home country, exist all over the world.

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• St Luke’s Bombed Out Church (Pass by)

  The church you have on your right is St. Luke’s Church, but the locals colloquially call it the bombed church. This former Anglican parish church was built in the early 19th century.

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• Bold Street (Pass by)

  This is the street you must discover when you come to Liverpool: Bold street. That’s all we love! A bohemian atmosphere, musicians, real ones, at every corner, a succession of restaurants to make the instagrameurs pale, designer or vintage shops, record stores and a good palpable atmosphere.

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• Bluecoat (Pass by)

  You pass on your left a building rich in 300 years of history. This is the Bluecoat. They called Blue Coats or simply Blue Schools, the English charitable education centres born in the 16th century.

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  Here you are in the heart of Liverpool, in front of Chavasse Park, and its grand stairs in the centre of the popular Liverpool One shopping area. The big sign you see, in all Hollywood letters, is quite recent.

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• Royal Albert Dock Liverpool (Pass by)

  You now enter Liverpool Marina and its famous Albert Dock. It is the most visited site in the city, and even in England, except London.

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  You have before you the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It is part of the National Museums of Liverpool and was opened in the 1980s. Its entrance is free so do not hesitate to go for a quick tour.

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• The Beatles Story (Pass by)

  Among the many museums at the Albert Dock, there’s one that’s all the rage, and that’s the one you have before you: The Beatles’ Story Museum. Unfortunately, it’s not free, but it’s a must for the band’s fans.

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  Ugo Rondinone’s sculpture of a pile of coloured stones tells you that you are in front of the Tate Museum in Liverpool. Less impressive than London’s, it is a must-see for contemporary art lovers, with excellent Collections including a free permanent exhibition.

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  From here you have an interesting view of the contrasting architecture of Liverpool Harbour. The marriage between protected heritage buildings and state-of-the-art 21st century buildings forms an original and iconic postcard of the city.

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  You’re looking at Liverpool’s most iconic complex: The Three Graces in French. It consists of the Royal Liver Building on the left, the Cunard Building in the centre and the Port of Liverpool Building on the right.

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  As you understood, Liverpool is the city of the Beatles. You’ll hear their songs, see their museum, cross-reference multiple allusions to their past, so while you admire the four of them immortalized in bronze, let’s take a quick biographical look back at this incredible planetary event that was the Beatles period.

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• Liverpool Town Hall (Pass by)

  This majestic building, with its colonnaded pediment and beautiful dome, is Liverpool City Inn. This is due to John Wood, the famous architect of the city of Bath, who designed this magnificent Georgian building.

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• Queen Victoria Monument (Pass by)

  This beautiful Fine Arts monument that you see in the centre of the square is dedicated to Queen Victoria, one of the most iconic British monarchs. His reign of 63 years and 7 months was the second longest in the history of the United Kingdom after that of Elizabeth II.

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• The Cavern Club (Pass by)

  Here you are, in front of the famous Cavern Club. As you probably know, this is where the Beatles made their official debut, after warming up on the Hamburg stages. It was in this small room that their producer Brian Epstein discovered them.

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• Eleanor Rigby Statue (Pass by)

  You see, sitting on her bench, Eleanor Rigby, waiting for you. This stone statue is the work of Tommy Steele. Today, you discover him under his sculptor’s cap, but he is also an idol of the youth of the 50s.

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  Most of the world’s major megacities have a tower that is taller than the others and on top of which you are advised to climb if you want to encompass the city’s view at a glance. Well, in Liverpool, you understand, this is where it happens.

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Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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