Merseyside Maritime Museum Tours and Activities

Maximize your time in Liverpool with a hop-on hop-off sightseeing cruise along the Mersey River. Aboard a colorful ‘dazzle ferry,’

This is the only daily half day private Liverpool Tour available with a qualified Blue Badge Tour Guide and its unique feature is the use of luxury transport for up to 6 guests to see all the wonderful sites of the city centre and the suburbs and perhaps Iron Men statues on Crosby Beach. Your local fun tour guide will show you all of their favourite places and hopefully after the tour you will truly take a piece of this magnificent city away with you. You will have free time to buy souvenirs and the tour can include the pretty village of Port Sunlight and other places on the opposite side of the River Mersey. Its a great tour for a gift or that special occasion and you can tailor it especially for you. We do not have to include Beatles on this tour and we can adapt it to suit your friends and family in your social bubble when we meet you. This luxury tour is a luxury licensed Mercedes V-class which is sanitised and includes bottled water and free WI-FI.

This tour will take you round the original seven streets of Liverpool and explore the banks, offices and very streets that the slavers walked and conducted their everyday business. Visit places where slaves were traded on the streets of Liverpool and even visit a pub that existed in the days of the early slave traders. The whole of Liverpool was mortgaged for £10,000 to fund the construction of the world’s first commercial tidal dock. Learn how this was a major turning point for Liverpool. See some of the places where slaves were sold in Liverpool and newspaper adverts announcing the sale. Take a walk along Castle Street (one of the original streets of Old Liverpool) and see the building where the only branch of the Bank of England existed outside of London. Such was Liverpool’s dominance of the transatlantic slave trade that one in five African captives crossing the ocean was carried in a Liverpool slave ship. Come to Liverpool and Discover.

Get an insider’s look at the hometown of John, Paul, Ringo, and George on a 2-hour walking tour of Liverpool. Visit the Cavern Club, Town Hall, and other Beatles points of interest.Enjoy complimentary admission to the Beatles Story. The tour also gives you a comprehensive overview of Liverpool, so you can confidently navigate the city on your own.

Walk in the Beatles’ footsteps and explore Liverpool’s music heritage on this walking and deluxe transport tour. Follow your guide to see sites including Liverpool Cathedral and the Eleanor Rigby statue. Visit the Cavern Club and ride your air-conditioned vehicle to view Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, the exteriors of John Lennon’s and Paul McCartney’s childhood homes; and more—all as your guide sheds light on the Beatles’ Liverpool story.

Explore Liverpool’s links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the American Civil War at your own pace with this affordable audio tour. • Find out if the Civil War really end in Liverpool and what a fountain in the city centre fountain has to do with the slave markets of Senegal • Hear from producer Tommy Allen who’s authored four books that unpack different aspects of Liverpool’s long history • Do it all in 40 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Discover Liverpool with unlimited access to our flexible walking tours. You can join and leave our circuits as you please; escorted by local experts who are on hand to meet you throughout the day. Using our app, simply track your nearest guide and begin to discover countless visitor hotspots, such as The Beatles Story, Anfield & Strawberry Field. Enjoy fascinating storytelling from your guide as you explore and immerse yourself in Liverpool’s exciting history. Well-known for being the birthplace of iconic rock band, The Beatles, the city is also home to an UNESCO World Heritage site – Liverpool’s Waterfront – as well as two magnificent cathedrals, and the Cavern Club. Hop-off guided tours and self-guide whenever you wish; enjoying multilingual audio commentary, suggested walking itineraries, pinpointing your favourite sights and discovering photo hotspots, all offline, - it couldn't be easier! When you're ready, hop back on a guided tour, and continue your sightseeing adventure.