What should I see in Liverpool?

I’ve got about three hours spare tomorrow in Liverpool. I’ll have the family (two kids) and the car is there anything I’ve got to see? Liver Building/docks etc. Cheers.

Albert Dock.
The Ferry.

Park at Albert dock, then a short walk to liverpool one shopping centre, or the Pier head, the river, the mersey ferries, and some great architectre along the river.

Th enew museum free entry,albert dock free entry, all near to the river.

M62 eastbound is the highlight

The Museum Of Liverpool[/url] is really great.

M62 eastbound is the highlight

But thats headig out of town

Walker Art Gallery or the Leverhulme Museum at Port Sunlight, both excellent if you’re into that kind of thing.

M62 eastbound is the highlight

If that goes through Widnes, it might be a good idea to have a look at the definition of highlight.

If you don’t do something Beatles related they won’t let you leave!

M62 eastbound is the highlight

after working in liverpool for the past couple of months, i fully back this statement.
i hate the place. it’s awful.

liverpool has experienced the biggest population drop of any u.k city over the last 20 years. having worked there on occasion it’s not hard to see why people want to leave.

How old are your kids? If under 8, they’ll enjoy the play area at Seacombe Ferry Terminal, so book yourself a ”cruise”[/url] and stop off for an hour at Seacombe. (But take yourself a book to read 😉 )

If older, then the museums are good. Look out for the “Dressing Up Corner” at the Maritime Museum 😳

To be fair to Liverpool, only 98% of it is shit-hole! The waterfront is lovely! 😉

The ‘best’ bit about Liverpool is that all the knobs can bring up the same tired old stereotypes, oh how they make us all laugh….

Calm down, Lodders.

one thing i always notice about the scouse folks is that they don’t half make an effort when it comes to looking smart.

The view fom the top of the Cathedral is good, the C of E one that is.

Desperate scousewives is on now on e4, and its like that, really pretty girls, and fredinly lads.

They also have th ability to laugh at themselves, but dont like outsiders laughing at them.

Park your car in Toxteth, and when you come back you can see that classic Liverpool sight of a car on bricks.

Park your car in Toxteth, and when you come back you can see that classic Liverpool sight of a car on bricks.

Does that really happen?

You may find the paintwork singed, along with it being in a totally different location if its found, but the same happens most large cities.

What will you see. A lot of orange ladies, lots of north face jackets!

All of the museums in liverpool are free and worth a look.

loddrik – Member

The ‘best’ bit about Liverpool is that all the knobs can bring up the same tired old stereotypes, oh how they make us all laugh….

To be fair lodders, everywhere seems to get the piss ripped out of it on here, which can only be healthy. 🙂

I hate the media manufactured hatred between Liverpool & Manchester.
What used to be a mostly good natured rivalry has degenerated into some sort of unarmed conflict.
Divide and conquer?
Well, it’s worked up here, unfortunately.

Utterly pathetic when you see that some people actually take it seriously.

after working in liverpool for the past couple of months, i fully back this statement.
i hate the place. it’s awful.

I worked in liverpool for nearly 9 years. Love the place. Heading eastbound takes you towards Manchester – christ knows why you’d want to go there.

I was in Liverpool on Friday with an American customer. We went to Anfield, he’s a big “soccer” fan. Plenty of other good things to see in Liverpool on the riverside.

For all of those of you who think Liverpool is grim, be grateful you don’t go to Detroit as often as I do.

Heading eastbound takes you towards Manchester – christ knows why you’d want to go there.

i’ve lived in manchester for the last 12 years. love the place.

never mind what to see, on thing you want to watch is your pockets

lived there for 15 years moved down from Glasgow, now down in Sussex but tbh I think of Liverpool as home now, don’t knock it until you’ve tried a night out down concert square, slater street and maybe down to Matthew st when you’ve had a few too many. absolutely brilliant, much more life that you get anywhere else in Britain I’ve been. Going back up on Thursday and I can’t wait, I’ll be down in the Ship and Mitre before 9 on Thursday!
Fantastic architecture really good people and great places to go nearby, over to Snowdonia, up to southport or the lakes and back home fora pint of Cains.
Admittedly I now live on the other side of the river (in one of the highest per capita income areas of the country, much more money there than Guilford or most of the home counties) will pop up to Vita Cycles to ogle the gorgeous road bikes and go for a good ride with my mates with the obligatory stop at the Eureka cafe to take the mick out of Mr Boardman when I see him again and might even bump into Daniel Craig again if he’s back up visiting his mum.

jamie , i have worked all over this fair island and i agree there is a lot to this part of the world , in my opinion Bristol is much more dodgy (just my experience )

You could always nip up to Anfield to see a proper genuine European Cup
That’s something you won’t see anytime soon in Manchester or London 😉

I reckon Liverpool made a turnaround. Somewhere around 2000-2002.
Before that it was a terrible place, the stereotypes had some excellent sound footing. You’d see a lot of people looking like the enfield characters, crime was rife, scousers seriously couldn’t cope with anyone taking the mickey, violent city centre, the whole place was terribly run down.

Then after some regeneration which is still going on, and what I reckon was a city-wide good long look at themselves, things started to get a lot better. There are still bad areas but you see no more shell suited narks than any other city in the UK. Crime has dropped dramatically and the whole place niffs of improvement.

They’re still sorting out the laughable road system into the city but it’ll not be long now and scousers now are far more approachable and friendly to outsiders than they ever were. Fashion has arrived too which is nice.

Yeah, it’s not bad now.

samuri , spot on mate …. in fashion terms compared to Manchester which has a lot more individuality Liverpool has a lot of people wearing the same kind of stuff…….did I sound like kok wan then ?

the stereotypes had some excellent sound footing.

But I do agree that even though it was based on some element of truth it is generally quite negative.

Hey Don , Who are you looking at ?

I’m agreeing with samuri that even though Liverpool had a bad stereotype, which are always based on a few, that stereotyping is a bad thing. I like Liverpool, see my earlier posts, and spent quite a lot of time there in the ’90s. It’s stereotyping that’s not good as it usually ends up with the negative shite you like you’ve got here.

only kidding with you mate …

With that level of wit, you must be a Scouser then, no?

Anyway, as above. Pier Head offers a great many opportunities for a tourist, go there. Both cathederals are worth a look if you fancy it. The shopping centre is very nice nowadays and if you have time, get the ferry.

Go on the Yellow Duckmarine.

for my sins Don simon . I am