By rail
Liverpool Lime Street, trains from London Euston
United Kingdom
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Beatles, the waterfront and two great cathedrals
Getting there
By air
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), ~12 km
Best time to visit
May to September — the best weather for the waterfront
Don't miss
The Royal Albert Dock
The Pier Head
Liverpool Cathedral
The Cavern Club
Things to do
The Beatles' city
The waterfront museums
Football at Anfield or Goodison
The Cavern Club
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: Peter Tarleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
What to pack
Layers, a rain jacket
A quieter corner
The Baltic Triangle's warehouses of food and music
Questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Liverpool?
May to September — the best weather for the waterfront. What to pack: Layers, a rain jacket.
How do I get to Liverpool?
Fly into Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), ~12 km.
What is there to do in Liverpool?
The Beatles' city, the waterfront museums, football at Anfield or Goodison, the Cavern Club. A quieter find: The Baltic Triangle's warehouses of food and music.
What should I eat in Liverpool?
Scouse stew and the city's food markets.
About Liverpool
- Coastal
- Riverside
Where it is
Liverpool is a city in Merseyside in north-west England, United Kingdom, on the eastern bank of the River Mersey estuary facing the Irish Sea.
History
Liverpool grew in the 18th and 19th centuries into one of the world's great ports, its wealth tied to transatlantic trade, including the trade in enslaved Africans. In the 1960s the Beatles made the city famous around the world.
People
Liverpudlians, known as Scousers, speak with one of England's most recognisable accents and are known for their humour, their music and their love of football.
Known for
- The Beatles and the Cavern Club
- The Pier Head waterfront
- Two cathedrals at either end of Hope Street
- Its football clubs
Did you know?
Liverpool's Anglican cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain.
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