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Magic Tour of Liverpool and the Beatles

Duration: 2h and 30min
Languages: English
Guru: Jimmy
Registered on May 06, 2020

IMPORTANT NOTE! PLEASE DO NOT BOOK WITHOUT GIVING THIS TOUR GUIDE A FEW DAYS NOTICE DUE TO WORK & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, THANK YOU! I'm a singer/songwriter who was born in Liverpool and started out as a musical Liverpool tour guide about 4 years ago. I always had a passion for the Merseybeat era and the Liverpool city itself with it's very colourful history. So it was a simple choice for me to become a tour guide for my city. I try to encapsulate some of my passion in every tour and accompany it with a little tune or three on each of my trips too. Hope to provide you with a bit of Liverpool 'Scouse' wit, humour, entertainment and history on one of my tours, current Covid restrictions allowing. Hope to see you all soon!

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Tour description

The best tour in Liverpool. Begin at the Unesco World Heritage Site-Liverpool Pier Head, which will take you on a historic walk along the piers of St Georges and Albert incorporating a history of Liverpool's maritime heritage. Giving brief descriptions of where to find all the museums in Dockland, ie the Tate, Maritime & Beatles Museum and amongst other things the world's first fire proof warehouse system built by building engineer Jessie Hartley in 1846. Before or after the tour you can enjoy the 45 minute long 'Ferry Cross The Mersey', the worldwide hit from 1965 and forever encapsulated in the Gerry & The Pacemakers Immortal song of the same name. The Ferry Terminal is also located at our Canadian Boulevard departure point. We can then explore the history of the 3 graces, better known as the Liver Buildings and take you on a walking tour of the city. We will go for a walk to the cavern quarter incorporating the legendary Cavern Club and Mathew St, where it all began for the famous 1960s Merseybeat and a group called The Beatles. The tour will then take you for a walk to the Cultural Quarter on William Brown St and some of our most beautiful Grade II listed buildings including the Walker Art Gallery, Central Library, World Museum and the jewel in the crown that is St Georges Hall. We will walk across the road to the Liverpool Empire Theater and Lime St Station. Walking to the Adelphi Hotel, the Georgian Quarter, 2 magnificent cathedrals and many other famous landmarks in and around the city. For those who want an extended tour to see where the Beatles lived, a drive to the nearby town of beautiful Woolton and Allerton where I will reveal where you can see where John Lennon and Paul McCartney started from. On the way to Ringo's birthplace. For those with a little extra time on their hands, we can also find out where George Harrison was born and where he used to hang out as a kid. We will also visit and discover the fascinating history of Penny Lane, Eleanor Rigby and Strawberry Fields. He then returns to the city where you can hear the story of how and he shows you where the Beatles met. All my tours are also intertwined with some songs of mine on Ukulele that rekindle memories of Liverpool's bygone but prosperous history.

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  • Meeting point:
    City Sightseeing Liverpool Canada Blv...
    City Sightseeing Liverpool Canada Blvd Liverpool L3 1DP UK
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    I will be wearing a dark blue striped jacket and blue pants by the Beatles statue on Waterfront, Canadian Boulevard, Pier Head.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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4.77
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Violeta 26 Mar 2024
Bath

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Travelled in group - Mar 2024
The tour was super interesting and fun! Very detailed information, accurate for nerd beatles fans 🤓
Alessandra 15 Mar 2024
London

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Travelled in couple - Mar 2024
The best tour guide ever! Jimmy has been an incredible storyteller, the tour was longer than expected but we could have carried on for longer!!! It was fascinating how Jimmy was so passionate about The Beatles and he knew so much about them. Definitely recommended!!!
Alessandra 03 Mar 2024
Cork

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Travelled in couple - Mar 2024
This was BRILLIANT! You can really tell Jimmy is so so passionate about his hometown and the Beatles.. He knows so many curiosities with us, not the ones you would normally find in travel guides. Not only he is an amazing storyteller, but a great singer and ukulele player as well! He did brilliant impressions of the fab 4 in a lovely scouse accent and had us in stitches most of the time. Totally recommend it, thank you Jimmy you're pure sound!! :)
Inês 16 Feb 2024

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Travelled in couple - Feb 2024
Jimmy was a great guide! He told us so many interesting stories, did imitations, sang and played ukulele, and shared with us some scouse jokes. We really had a blast. My boyfriend knows a lot about the Beatles but he still learned quite a few things from Jimmy which was really cool. Definitely recommend booking a tour with him, you're in for a treat!
Elena 10 Feb 2024
Madrid

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Travelled alone - Jan 2024
Una maravilla! Jimmy es un apasionado de Los Beatles y de la historia que la banda tiene con la ciudad. Aprendí muchísimo y me hizo mucha ilusión poder conocer más sobre el principio de una de mis bandas favoritas. El tour es super entretenido y dinámico, ¡con canciones incluidas a ritmo de ukelele! Muchas gracias Jimmy, eres genial!
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