Places to visit in Liverpool

A great thing about Liverpool is the architecture - for so long it was neglected and run down, but these days most of the city centre is quite splendid. 

• St. George's Hall, Lime Street (near the station)-  A mammoth of a Greco-Roman-style building which was built by wealthy merchants for the people of the city. Inside it has one of the best church organs in Europe, while on the outside it has a selection of classical murals which were thought quite shocking in their day (due to the shameful female nudity).
• Liverpool Museum, (near St. George's Hall) – is fine building and well worth a visit. It contains an excellent collection of British rocketry exhibits as well as the best Egyptological collection outside London. 
• Liverpool Central Library, (near St. George's Hall).
• Walker Art Gallery, (near St. George's Hall), open daily 10am-5pm, entry free - one of the finest collections of fine and decorative art in Europe, inspiring and delighting visitors for over 120 years.
• Royal Liver Building, (on the riverside) - The home of the legendary Liver Birds that sit atop the building looking out across to the Wirral. The river-facing face of the clock is 6 feet larger in diameter than that of the clock tower at Westminster.
• St. Nicholas and Our Lady Church, just off the riverside, is the city's parish church and home to the third Liver Bird (there are in fact three of them, not two).
• Albert Dock, (on the riverside). One of the more sophisticated places in Liverpool - old warehouses converted into shops, apartments, restaurants and pubs. Also, home to the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
• Merseyside Maritime Museum, (at the Albert Dock) - a museum dedicated to the maritime history of the city, complete with galleries on customs and excise and emigration to the New World. There are also a number of vessels to see, such as the Mersey river tug Brocklebank and the river cargo carrier Wyncham. 
• Tate Liverpool(on the Albert Dock) - a fine modern art gallery.
• Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Catholic), is affectionately known by the locals as Paddy's Wigwam. Visit on a sunny day - the stained glass ceiling looks fantastic!
• Liverpool Cathedral (Anglican) which, though it doesn't look like a wigwam, is so imposing that the architect of Lord Derby's tomb claimed that no self-respecting church mouse would live there. As a result, he incorporated a mouse into the design of the tomb - it's just under Lord Derby's pillow. Liverpool Cathedral is one of the finest examples in the world of gothic revival architecture. On a clear day, the tower affords breathtaking views over Liverpool, Merseyside and beyond.
• Princes Road Synagogue offers an impressive combination of Gothic and Moorish architecture by the Audsley brothers. The colorful interior has to be seen to be believed. Tours can be arranged through their web site.
• Williamson's Tunnels In the early 1800s, a Liverpool tobacco merchant, Joseph Williamson, funded the construction of an enormous labyrinth of tunnels under the Edge Hill area of Liverpool. To this day, nobody knows his reasons for doing so though many guess it as an act of philanthropy, using his wealth to provide jobs and training for thousands of Liverpool workers. There is a Williamson's Tunnels Heritage Centre open all year round, every day except Monday.
• Speke Hall is a half-timbered Tudor house, with parts dating back to the 1530s, set in large grounds.
• Croxteth Hall and Country Park

Getting to Liverpool Ferry port:

P&O Irish Sea Terminal

By Car - Liverpool Terminal is within Liverpool Freeport. Go through Freeport police security entrance, take first left. Terminal is about one mile along on right hand side. Take a right, follow signs past the front of terminal buildings to passenger check-in. From Liverpool City Centre follow A565 towards Bootle. Take sign for Liverpool Freeport. From other areas use M57 or M58 and follow signs "All Docks" on A5036. Continue on A5036 for approx. 2 miles until roundabout incorporating a flyover and follow signs for Crosby/Liverpool Freeport.

By Train - Frequent express trains depart London's Euston Station for Liverpool, a 2 3/4-hour trip. There is also frequent service from Manchester, a 45-minute ride away.

Seacat Terminal

By Car - Location Princes Landing Stage, near the Pier Head. 

By Road Access to the edge of the city is via the M6/M62 or M58. From the M62, follow signs to the City Centre and then Pier Head signs to the Princes Landing Stage. From M58 follow the A5036 and then the A565 to the Pier Head. From North Wales, take the M53, then the Wallasey Tunnel and the A59 to the Pier Head.

By Train - By Rail Liverpool Lime Street station, approximately 3km from the Landing Stage, offers connections with through services to many parts of the country. Allow up to 60 minutes for transfer between the station and the Pier Head by bus or taxi. James Street station (600m) has frequent local services to/from the Wirral and Chester.

Source: www.AFerry.to