EXPLORE and ENJOY Encompassing the Ropewalks Area of the City
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L L L It has a real mix of creative and traditional A It is steeped in history, has a rich cultural heritage and is NE renowned for being a thriving, stylish, cosmopolitan city. businesses mixed with drinking holes, Royal Liverpool eateries, nightlife venues and the odd gallery. University Its strong maritime history and passion for music, the arts, Hospital Take a trip around the world famous Cains STANLEY WILLIAM BROWN DOCK AREA LO culture and sport make it an exciting destination which Brewery or enjoy traditional ale in the STREET AREA attracts millions of visitors every year. Baltic Fleet. W 1 H 1 There’s an unbeatable variety of world class museums, I Belfast Ferries, L galleriesPRINCES and DOCK theatres, as well as stunning architecture and a HOPE STREET Lady Lever Art Gallery, L spectacularLIVERPOOL waterfront. Ness Gardens, CRUISE Stretching from one stunning, internationally Spaceport, In theTERMINAL city centre you are never more than a stones throw renowned Cathedral to another, this U Boat Story CROWN awayPIER from HEAD a wide range of top quality shops, bars and famous Liverpool street is a ‘must see’ restaurants. With the vast array of attractions on offer – it’s destination, packed full of world-class M ALBERT DOCK STREE I N not surprising Liverpool has been named as one of the must- culture. Being home to two universities, S KINGS DOCK CASTLE H T visit UK destinations. hotels, bars, restaurants, the Everyman STREET AREA UL STANLEY S Theatre, the Unity Theatre and the T R LiverpoolSTREET is a wonderfully friendly and vibrant city with so E E Royal Liverpool Philharmonic gives it a T muchQUARTER available you’ll be spoilt for choice. very special cultural atmosphere. The CAVERN Enjoy your visit and we look forward to welcoming you again. Isle of Man QUARTER Everyman Theatre will re-open early 2014 Steam Packet Co SM Ferry PIER HEAD I following a major rebuilding project. TH LIVERPOOL AREA CROWN STRE CROWN D ONE O W N WORLD HERITAGE CITY RETAIL AREA LA N ST GEORGE’S E SM ET QUARTER Liverpool was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2004. There are I six main areas; Pier Head, Albert Dock, Stanley Dock Conservation T ROPEWALKS H D Area, Commercial District around Castle Street, William Brown 2 2 O BALTIC Street - the historic cultural heart of the city and Lower Duke Street, W TRIANGLE Knowsley Hall, N EXPLORE AND ENJOY encompassing the RopeWalks area of the city. Knowsley Safari Park, PL HOPE STREET A St. Helens C WATERFRONTKNOWLEDGE E QUARTER Where better to start your tour of the CHINA TOWN city’s maritime heritage than Liverpool’s COMMERCIAL world famous waterfront, centrepiece of ALBERT DOCK STR CROWN DISTRICT the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many AREA of Liverpool’s most iconic landmarks are here, including Albert Dock, Tate Liverpool, E ET the Merseyside Maritime Museum and LOWER DUKE Museum of Liverpool, the ‘Three Graces’, STREET AREA Mersey Ferries, Liverpool Cruise Terminal Terminal and the Arena and Convention Centre Isle of Man Steam at King’s Dock. Packet Co Ferry Terminal Places of Interest Liverpool Cruise Terminal CITY CENTRE SHOPPING Map Ref: Home to world class shopping, if your AINTREE RACECOURSE www.aintree.co.uk Tel: 0151 523 2600 not on map ALBERT DOCK www.albertdock.com Tel: 0151 708 7334 B3 visit is for some retail therapy Liverpool 3 MU 3 AL RAHMA MOSQUE not on map will not disappoint. Along with every high LG www.liverpoolmuslimsociety.org.uk Tel: 0151 709 2560 RA street name, Liverpool is renowned for CROWNSTRE ARENA & CONVENTION CENTRE www.echoarena.com B3 VE ST its designer shopping centres and select Box Office: 0844 8000400. General Enquiries: 0151 475 8888 R boutiques. When you need to take a break THE BEATLES STORY www.beatlesstory.com Tel: 0151 709 1963 A1 and B2 EE T from the shopping, there are some of the BLACK-E COMMUNITY CENTRE www.theblack-e.co.uk D3 ET best bars and restaurants throughout the Tel: 0151 709 5109 retail area. BLACKBURNE HOUSE www.blackburnehouse.co.uk E3 See overleaf for a full list of retailers. Tel: 0151 709 4356 BLUECOAT DISPLAY CENTRE www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com C2 Liverpool Womens Tel: 0151 709 4014 NHS Foundation Trust ROPEWALKS THE BLUECOAT www.thebluecoat.org.uk Tel: 0151 702 5324 C2 Liverpool is alive with art, music and culture CAINS BREWERY TOURS www.cains.co.uk Tel: 0151 709 8734 D4 and the RopeWalks is its beating heart. CAVERN CLUB www.cavernclub.org Tel: 0151 236 9091 C2 Bars and restaurants, world class art and CAVERN WALKS www.cavern-walks.co.uk Tel: 0151 236 9082 C2 © Copyright Liverpool City Council 2013 film exhibitions, video and independent CHINESE ARCH D3 new media make this the cool hub of the CENTRAL LIBRARY C1 city. Also, the concentration of 19th century www.liverpool.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/central.aspx Tel: 0151 233 3069 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE C2 warehouses and merchants houses www.claytonsquare.co.uk Tel: 0151 709 4560 characterises a dose of real Liverpool, with EMPIRE THEATRE www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire D1 culture residing on every corner. Tel: 0844 871 7677 4 4 EPSTEIN THEATRE www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk Tel: 0844 888 4411 C2 CHINATOWN EVERYMAN THEATRE - Re-opening early 2014 E2 www.everymanplayhouse.com Tel: 0151 709 4776 Located near the city centre’s southern FACT www.fact.co.uk Tel: 0871 902 5737 D2 edge, close to Liverpool Cathedral, THE HARDMANS’ HOUSE D3 Liverpool’s China Town district is home to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardmans-house Tel: 0151 709 6261 20 Forthlin Rd, Al-Rahma Mosque, Mendips, one of the oldest Chinese communities in FESTIVAL GARDENS www.liverpoolfestivalgardens.com not on map Festival Gardens, Otterspool Promenade, Penny Lane, Princes Park, Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool Marina, Europe and has a bustling community with GUSTAF ADOLF KYRKA Strawberry Field, Sudley House a vibe and energy that any visitor would www. www.nordicliverpool.co.uk Tel: 0151 709 7763 Speke Hall hope to find. Famous for its enormous INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM B3 Tel: 0151 478 4499. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism Chinese Archway, it also has a superb ABC D E LIPA www.lipa.ac.uk Tel: 0151 330 3000 D3 selection of Chinese restaurants ISLA GLADSTONE CONSERVATORY not on map and supermarkets. PRINCES ROAD SYNAGOGUE E4 www.theislagladstone.co.uk Tel: 0151 263 0363. www.princesroad.org Tel: 0151 709 3431 City Centre Hotels and Serviced Apartments Regional Attractions Another Place LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL D3 REGISTER OFFICE (St George’s Hall) C1 www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk Tel: 0151 709 6271 HOTELS Map Ref: ST GEORGE’S QUARTER www.liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths Tel: 0151 233 3004 Radisson Blu A1 Croxteth Hall & Country Park 62 Castle Street B2 LIVERPOOL CRUISE TERMINAL A1 ROYAL COURT THEATRE C1 Sir Thomas Hotel C1 s from L Home to St George’s Hall, regarded as 45 Minute iverpool Everton Football Club www.cruise-liverpool.com General Enquiries: 0151 233 2008 www.royalcourtliverpool.co.uk Tel: 0870 787 1866 Aachen Hotel D2 Travelodge, Liverpool Docks C4 one of the finest neo-classical buildings LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY not on map Atlantic Tower by Thistle B1 20 Forthlin Road (Paul McCartney’s childhood home) ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL E1 Travelodge, Exchange St East B1 in the world, together with the Walker Art www.hope.ac.uk Tel: 0151 291 3000 Britannia Adelphi D2 BIRKDALE www.rlbuht.nhs.uk Tel: 0151 706 2000 Travelodge, Liverpool Central C1 Knowsley Hall Campanile C4 Gallery, World Museum Liverpool and LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY (Kingsway House) C1 ST GEORGE’S HALL www.stgeorgesliverpool.co.uk Tel: 0151 225 6909 C1 Travelodge, Liverpool Central - B2 www.ljmu.ac.uk Tel: 0151 231 2121 Knowsley Safari Park Liverpool Central Library.