Liverpool

City Factsheet

Location: North West England

Population size: 450,000

The best way to get around: By foot

How to get there: Liverpool has excellent national and international transport connection, making it easily accessible by road, rail, sea and air.

New this year: The Foundation for Art & Creative Technology, specialising in film, video and new media art.

Attractions: Tate Liverpool, Liverpool Museum, the Museum of Liverpool Life, The Walker (the national art gallery of the north), Liverpool’s Waterfront, Albert Dock, Magical Mystery Tour of former homes, plus a Beatles museum, the Cavern club and a Beatles shop.

Restaurants: Visitors can choose from a wide selection of restaurants and cafes, including:

60 Hope Street (modern European) Simply Heathcotes (book in advance)
Hope St Beetham Plaza
Sultan’s Palace (Indian cuisine)
Victoria St

Bars: Visitors can choose from a wide selection of pubs and bars, why not check out the following:

Modo Blue Bar
Concert Square Albert Dock

Everyman Bistro
Underneath the Everyman Theatre

Shops: The city excels in cutting edge fashions and has a plethora of boutique shops, check out the Cavern Walks area. Head to Lord Street and Church Street in the city centre for high street stores such as John Lewis, Next and Marks & Spencer.

Architecture: Liverpool has a huge number of listed buildings and Georgian architecture. It also boasts two Cathedrals (the Anglican is the largest in Europe), St George’s Hall (a neo-classical masterpiece) and Albert Dock (the largest group of Grade I listed buildings in the UK).

Parks: Liverpool has 36% of designated Greenbelt land. The region has 2,400 acres of urban parkland, with parks such as Sefton Park and Croxteth Park of particular beauty.