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The Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool
L3 8EL
Tel: 0151 794 2348
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Liverpool’s celebrated Walker Art Gallery has, for over 120 years, been the home of one of Europe’s finest collections of fine and decorative art. There is a diverse range of exhibits, from the Renaissance to the modern era, as well as a programme of special exhibitions throughout the year.
Open:
Daily: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Entry is free
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Museum of Liverpool Life
Pier Head
Liverpool
L3 1PZ
Tel: 0151 487 4080
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The Museum of Liverpool Life tells of the remarkable and important contribution that the city has made to the nation over the centuries. Interactive displays bring the stories of workers, soldiers, entertainers and ordinary people to life, recalling the city’s history, heritage and industries.
Open:
Daily: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Entry is free
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Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock
Liverpool
L3 4AQ
Tel: 0151 478 4499
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The city of Liverpool was for centuries one of the world’s greatest ports, and the Merseyside Maritime Museum tells the fascinating story of Liverpool’s maritime past, from luxury liners and passenger ferries to the sinister world of the slave trade.
Open:
Daily: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Entry is free
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Tate Liverpool
The Colonnades
Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4BB
Tel: 0151 702 7432
Fax: 0151 702 7420
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The Tate Liverpool can be found in the city’s historic Albert Dock. It is home to one of the largest and most important collections of contemporary art outside of London, with exhibits from the Tate Collection as well as special exhibitions of artwork from around the world.
Open:
Tuesday - Sunday 10.00am – 5.50pm
Open Bank Holiday Mondays
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Albert Dock
The Colonnades
Albert Dock
Liverpool
L2 7SU
Tel: 0151 708 8854
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Liverpool’s famous Albert Dock opened in 1846, at the very peak of the city’s domination of the seas. Today Albert Dock is one of the city’s busiest cosmopolitan centres, as well as being a top heritage attraction. It is an important figure in Liverpool’s European City of Culture 2008 programme.
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Croxteth Hall & Country Park
Muirhead Avenue East
Liverpool
L12 0HB
Tel: 0151 228 5311
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Croxteth Hall was built in the late 16 th Century, and was home to the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton, for over 400 years. Today the magnificent Historic Hall, the Victorian Walled Garden, Croxteth Home Farm and the 500-acre Country Park are open to the public, and make a great family day out.
Open:
April – September: 10.30am – 5.00pm
Country Park and Croxteth Home Farm are open all year
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Knowsley Safari Park
Prescot Road
Prescot
Knowsley
L34 4AN
Tel: 0151 430 9009
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Knowsley Safari Park is an opportunity to see wonderful wildlife, from tigers and lions to elephants and baboons, in 450 acres of natural environment. Additionally, there are sea lion shows, a reptile house, a miniature railway, an amusement park and a café - truly something for everybody.
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Speke Hall
The Walk
Speke
Liverpool
Tel: 0151 427 7231
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Speke Hall is a magnificent half-timbered Tudor manor house dating from 1490. With a fascinating and turbulent history, Speke Hall is one of the UK’s most cherished country houses. The wonderful house and attractive landscaped gardens are a great family day out.
Open:
March – October
Wednesday – Sunday: 11.00am – 5.00pm
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Liverpool Football Club
Anfield Road
Liverpool
L4 0TH
Tel: 0151 260 6677
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Liverpool Football Club are one of the giants of English and European football, and their Champions League victory in 2005 brought the memories of the glory days of the 1970s and 1980s flooding back. Their Anfield home can be viewed via guided tours, a must for any football fan.
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Everton Football Club
Goodison Road
Liverpool
L4 4EL
Tel: 0151 330 2200
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Across Stanley Park can be found Everton’s home – Goodison Park. Everton have spent just four seasons outside of the English top flight, of which the club were founder members in 1888. Goodison Park features the famed wrought ironwork of Archibald Leitch, and can be viewed via guided tours.
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Liverpool Cathedral
(Cathedral Church of Christ)
St James Mount
Liverpool
L1 7AZ
Tel: 0151 709 6271 |
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Liverpool’s imposing Anglican Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Christ, is the largest Cathedral in the UK, and the fifth largest in the world. Work commenced on the Cathedral in 1904, but it was not until 1978 that it was consecrated.
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(Cathedral Church of Christ)
(Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King)
Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L3 5TQ
Tel: 0151 709 9222
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Liverpool has both a Catholic and an Anglican Cathedral, facing each other at opposite ends of Hope Street. The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King has an audacious and futuristic design, conceived by Frederick Gibberd shortly after the end of the Second World War.
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