A Tasty Suggestion
60 Hope Street
Whether it is for a quick bite to eat or a fine dining experience 60 Hope Street will cater for your culinary desires. Visit the informal 60 Bistro for a classy working lunch to get away from the office for a short while, or 60 Hope Street for a more formal dining experience.
The grade II listed building is a stone?s throw from Liverpool's vibrant city centre and combines high quality cooking with a contemporary twist.
Based on one of Liverpool's new pedestrianised streets you can sit outside and enjoy a coffee while you soak up LLiverpool's lively atmosphere in the artistic and creative quarter of the city. The pavement outside of Hope 60 has been transformed into a terrace with stunning views of the two cathedrals and beautiful Georgian architecture which makes it a perfect place to relax and take in all that Liverpool has to offer. Sample main courses are pan fried halibut with provincial vegetables, tomato and cumin sauce (£8.50) or seared loin of lamb with herb crust with dauphinoise potatoes, vegetables and a red wine sauce (£8.95).
Reservations on +44 (0) 121 633 4466 or visit www.60hopestreet.com
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ALL YEAR: For the whole of 2008, Liverpool is European City of Culture. The year kicked off with the People?s Opening and Liverpool ? The Musical.
Details of the 2008 programme are now available to download 2008 Programme Download (PDF [755.3Kb]. Download time 2 minutes 55 seconds based on a 56k modem. It will open a new browser window). You can also download your free Seasonal Events Guide, a comprehensive listing for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations. Visit www.liverpool08.com
...and here are some more great things to see and do in and around LIVERPOOL...
AUGUST 20- 26: The International Beatles Week is a celebration of music and the lives of one of 20th century’s most influential music groups. With tours, tribute acts and museum visits there is everything a Beatles fan could want. For more information go to www.mathewstreetfestival.com/
OCTOBER 2008: Halloween at Croxteth Hall is a fright night to remember. With terrifying tours of the old grounds be prepared to be scared. Visit www.croxteth.co.uk/ to find out more.
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2008: Liverpool’s own Irish Festival involves live music, theatre, readings, film and club nights in this packed schedule. Developed to raise awareness in the local Irish community more information can be found at www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/
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Late at Tate arrives in Liverpool
The Tate Liverpool is now opening its doors after hours in a series of late night openings. Late at Tate will happen on the last Thursday of every month from 18.00 - 21.00. Entry will be FREE and special exhibitions will cost only £5. See all the exhibitions and enjoy a different kind of night out at the Tate Liverpool.
www.tate.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 151 702 7400.
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Eagerly waiting for its coronation as the European Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool is inextricably linked to music. Not only has it produced more chart-topping artists than any other city in the UK, it is also the birthplace of the most successful group the world has ever seen.
The Beatles' reputation may be timeless, but Liverpool has changed a lot since its Sixties heyday. Its has been no less dramatic and, since 2004, the city has gloried in a place on the elite UNESCO World Heritage Site rankings.
Culturally, Liverpool buzzes .It's home to the national gallery of the north, The Walker - which boasts canvasses by Rubens, Rembrandt and Gainsborough - and to Tate Liverpool, the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Museum of Liverpool Life. In fact, it claims more galleries and museums than any city outside London. Architecturally it's also a star, with more listed buildings of any UK city outside London.
It's also a major sporting centre, boasting two Premiership football clubs (and some lesser-known ones), the celebrated Aintree race course - home of the Grand National - and two Open Championship golf courses, Royal Birkdale and Royal Liverpool.
Liverpool's raison d'tre was as a port, trading with the Americas for sugar, spices, tobacco and slaves. Its historic waterfront is now a major tourist attraction, Albert Dock, which buzzes with shops, bars, restaurants and the Tate Liverpool.
Put the new facelift together with the famous acerbic Scouse wit and a remarkable community spirit, and you've got an unbeatable mix.
Liverpool has one of the major orchestra's
in the world, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra. It performs
in the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, recognised as one of the most
beautiful and important Art Deco halls in the world. The Liverpool
Philharmonic Society was founded in 1840 making it the second oldest
concert giving society in Great Britain and possibly the fourth
oldest in Europe. The greatest architectural gem of Liverpool is
St. George's Hall, arguably the finest example of a neo-classical
building north of the Alps!!
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Start at the waterfront by Pier Head, guarded by the mythical Liver Birds (a pair of cormorants with seaweed in their beaks) on the Liver Building. Here at Albert Dock you can take your pick from the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Museum of Liverpool Life, the Beatles Story or Tate Liverpool. If stamina and time allow, do the lot, but don't miss the city's shipbuilding history, at the Maritime Museum, or the history of the Beatles.
The Beatles Story uses cutting-edge
digital technology, splicing together unique new interviews from
John Lennon's sister, Julia, with Paul McCartney, along with extracts from George Martin, Gerry Marsden, Brian Epstein and others involved at the Cavern Club and the group's early days in Hamburg. The hits that mesmerised a generation make this experience unmissable.
Genuine Beatles' fans will also want to take a bus or walking tour of Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane and visit the Cavern Club on Mathew Street.
Shopaholics should head to Clayton
Square which is lined with familiar high street names plus smaller
boutiques. Bold Street promotes designer names such as Kookai,
Karen Millen and Dune plus the "Harrods of Liverpool", the department store Jeffs.
Just north of Clayton Square is
the Walker Gallery, packed with stunning Italian, Flemish and French
impressionist works. End the day by boarding the famous Mersey
Ferry at Landing Stage, to enjoy the most spectacular views of
the city skyline, dominated by its two magnificent cathedrals.
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Liverpool has its own accommodation hotline (+44 (0) 845 601 1125, or +44 (0) 151 709 8111 from overseas) and rooms can be booked online at www.visitliverpool.com.
There is plenty of choice in Liverpool, whether you're seeking top-end hotels or cheaper centrally located hotels for a quick
sightseeing break.
Among the four-star properties offered
by My Extra are the Liner at Liverpool, the first themed hotel
in Liverpool, akin to cruise ship and described as "the experience of a lifetime". The hotel (formerly the Gladstone) offers brand new conference, bar, restaurant and accommodation facilities. The De Vere Camden Park and De Vere St David's Park hotels provide luxury close to Chester with its race-course, zoo and historic attractions. In Southport, the Prince of Wales Hotel is centrally located with sumptuous decor. Book on 0871 900 8297 or www.flybehotels.com
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By car: Explore the city and the countryside in comfort and style at great prices! Get the best deal by checking Flybe's partner Avis for the best available car hire rates at www.flybe.com/avis
By road: Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 16 kilometres (10 miles) southeast of the city centre. From Speke Hall Avenue, take the A561 past Toxteth to Albert Dock and the centre. Contact Flybe's car rental partner, Avis, for the best available car hire rates.
By rail: Garston and Hunts Cross are the nearest rail stations. A service runs every 30 minutes on Airline bus 81A linking the airport with Hunts Cross for Merseyrail Northern Line to the city centre. Bus 80A links the airport with Garston station, operating every 15 minutes.
By rail: The nearest railway station is Liverpool South Parkway with connections to Liverpool city centre, the Merseyrail network, Birmingham and Manchester. Bus services 80A, 86A and 86N will take you from outside the airport to the station.
By bus/coach: The Arriva Airlink 500 service operates from right outside the airport and runs every 20 minutes to the city centre, Monday to Friday daytimes, and every 30 minutes at evenings and weekends. The journey takes 35 minutes and buses run from 0510 to until midnight.
For customers wishing to travel to Manchester city centre, Arriva also operates the AirLink 700, which offers a limited stop service to Manchester Piccadilly railway station, via Burtonwood, Eccles and Salford. The service operates every hour and departs Liverpool John Lennon Airport on the half hour. Single and return tickets are priced at just £6 for adults and £3 for children.
Bus service N86 runs during the night and serves Liverpool city centre, whereas the 80A and 86A also go to the city centre via Penny Lane. The 81A takes you to Bootle, 82A to Runcorn Bus Station and the 89 to St. Helens.
Arriva Customer Care Assistants are on hand throughout the day to provide timetable and all other customer information.
By taxi: A taxi rank is located directly outside the entrance to the terminal and takes about 20 minutes.
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Merseytravel (+44 (0) 870 608 2 608, www.merseytravel.gov.uk) runs the city?s buses (S1 and S2 operate circular, city-centre routes), a four- line regional train network (the downtown area is bounded by Moorfields station in the north, Lime Street to the east, Central to the south, and James Street to the west), the renowned Mersey Ferries, and the Mersey tunnels.
If that wasn't enough, the development of a three-line electric tram network, Merseytram hoped to be up and running by 2008.
Best transport buy for visitors is your ticket for Liverpool (the absence of capital letters is deliberate) which costs £24.99, covers all transport modes, and offers discounts at major attractions, bars, restaurants, shops and even hotels.
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Knowsley
Safari Park: (+44 (0) 151 430 9009) You can take a five
mile driving safari through 450 acres of wildlife containing
lions, tigers, rhino and a heard of elephant.
Opened to the public in 1971 it was the first safari park to be built so close
to the city centre, just eight miles away. This attraction is
open between March 1 - October 31 between 10.00 and 16.00 Monday
to Sunday and costs £10.00 for adults and £7.00
for children.
www.knowsley.com/safari
Golf Coast England's: Golf Coast is home to some of the country's most challenging links courses in the world. Including to the famous Royal Birkdale where the next Open Championship is to be held. The Golf Coast stretches from Cheshire to Cumbria and boasts three of the top 75 courses in the world.
The history and traditions surround this golfing area are vast and a visit here is a must for any golf enthusiast.
www.visitliverpool.com/site/experiences/
sport-in-liverpool/england-s-golf-coast
Football: Any trip to Merseyside would not be complete without a visit to Liverpool or Everton FC. One of the oldest footballing rivalries in the premiership just minutes from the city centre. Visit Liverpool's Anfield Experience for an exclusive stadium tour or go to Everton and take the Goodison Park Stadium Tour for your complete Merseyside experience.
www.visitliverpool.com/site/experiences
sport-in-liverpool/football-in-liverpool
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Paintball Zone: Started in 1988 the 60 acre Paintball Zone on East Lancs road is a great day out. Fully qualified staff give you 3 hours of exhausting but exhilarating fun as you work in teams to complete tasks against the clock or against each other.
Just 15 minutes drive from Liverpool
city centre, the days do get busy so you must be sure to book up
to avoid disappointment, prices are £15 per person.
www.paintballzone.co.uk
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Recent plans have been made for the regeneration of the Edge Lane West area in Liverpool. The £350 million project hopes to transform the current M62 route into Liverpool city centre by creating a new urban boulevard, which is typical of any major European city.
The council hopes to build around
280 new homes on the proposed site including sheltered housing,
affordable housing for local hospital staff and family homes.
Some 301 out of the 370 houses which
currently stand on Edge Lane West are currently owned by Liverpool
council whilst the others are still coming to agreements in order
for the new houses to be built.
The local community has welcomed
these plans and has recently handed in a petition for the work
to begin as soon as possible. House prices have not yet been
announced.
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Liverpool has many claims to fame. As one of the world's most important maritime merchant ports, it was at the forefront of England's 19th Century economic boom and the founding of the Empire. As home to some of finest examples of Victorian city architecture, it is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008, it becomes the European Capital of Culture.
Beatles Story: However, much of Liverpool's world reknown ultimately comes down to four men - John, Paul, George and Ringo. And no visit to the city is complete without a quick homage to the Fab Four, preferably starting at the Beatles Story (+44 (0) 151 709 1963) - the last four digits are the date of their first No 1 hit, Please Please Me. www.beatlesstory.com
The award-winning memorabilia museum is also the starting point for the Magical Mystery Tour (+44 (0) 151 709 3285, www.caverncitytours.com), a two-hour coach ride operated daily (except December 24 and 25 and January 1) around the Liverpool of the Beatles.
The Beatles Story is part of the fantastic Albert
Dock development which includes, among much else, the Merseyside
Maritime Museum (+44 (0) 151 478 4499)
which gives some unique insights into Liverpool's extraordinary
success as a global trading centre.
www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk
Cathedrals: You should also take time to visit Liverpool's two great cathedrals, one Anglican the other Catholic, which reflect the two great "factions" in Liverpudlian society. The Anglican Liverpool Cathedral (+44 (0) 151 709 6271), completed in 1978, is the largest in Britain and the fifth largest in the world. Admission is free, but a donation of £3 per person is suggested. Architectural genius Sir Freddie Gibberd's Metropolitan Cathedral (+44 (0) 151 709 9222) is affectionately known as Paddy's Wigwam in acknowledgement of the national origins of those who built it, and of its shape).
www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk
Birkenhead: Boasts the first public park in the
world and the biggest group of grade one listed buildings (Hamilton
Square) outside of London.
Mersey: And you simply cannot visit Liverpool without
taking a ferry across the Mersey (to Wirral) - or, more accurately, along it. In addition to crossing from one bank to the other, Mersey Ferries (+44 (0) 151 330 1444) also offers daily, year-round sightseeing and evening dance cruises, with prices from around £12 per person. The right of the ferry across the Mersey was granted to the monks of Birkenhead Priory by Edward 1st.
www.merseyferries.com
Speke Hall: Just 10kms (6 miles) east of the city is Speke
Hall, a spectacular richly-timbered, black-and-white building dating
from 1490. Set in beautiful grounds, the oldest parts of the hall
enclose a cobbled courtyard dominated by Adam and Eve, two yew
trees. On the Wirral side is Port Sunlight Heritage Centre, a Victorian
garden village, and spaceport.
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Just six miles east of the city is Speke Hall (+44 (0) 151 427 7231), a spectacular richly-timbered, black-and-white building dating from 1490. Set in beautiful grounds, the oldest parts of the hall enclose a cobbled courtyard dominated by Adam and Eve, two yew trees.
www.spekehall.org.uk
On the Wirral side of Liverpool is Port Sunlight
Heritage Centre (+44 (0) 151 644 6466),
a Victorian garden village built by the forward-thinking soap manufacturer
William Lever for his workers. Guided walking tours are operated
or you can go at your own pace and follow the village trail.
www.portsunlightvillage.com
Drive towards St Helens and just past Everton
Football Stadium you'll find Croxteth Hall & Country Park (+44 (0) 151 228 5311), the ancestral seat of the Earls of Sefton. Over 500 acres of parkland is free for roaming and picnicking, then stroll round the Historic Hall, Croxteth Home Farm and the walled garden.
www.croxteth.co.uk
From now until the end of November, Crosby Beach
is the site of the latest spectacular from Angel of the North sculptor
Antony Gormley. His Another Place Figures installation consists
of 100 life-size cast-iron "people" rising eerily out of the sand. Latest updates from www.merseywaterfront.com.
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In a city with such a remarkable music history, from Gerry and the Pacemakers to Echo and the Bunnymen, you'd expect an active nightlife. And Liverpool's got it - discos, designer-chic cafe?Ls, cosy pubs and music venues. Undoubtedly the most famous spot is the Cavern Club (+44 (0) 151 236 1965, www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk), still showcases live music four nights a week and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Liverpool has a thriving dramatic arts scene
with a choice of theatres - try the Playhouse (+44 (0) 151 709 4776, www.everymanplayhouse.com), the Liverpool Empire (+44 (0) 870 606 3536, www.cclive.co.uk), or the Royal Court (+44 (0) 151 709 4321).
FACT (+44 (0) 151 707 4450, www.fact.co.uk) stands for "film, art and creative technology" and is a new £10 million centre housing cinemas, studios, galleries and performing arts venues.
If you want to see and be seen, the place to
be is Albert Dock (+44 (0) 151 707 0880, www.albertdock.com), a
magnificent -100 million conversion of 19th century waterfront warehouses. The centre is now home to a variety of attractions, including the Beatles Story and the Maritime Museum, a couple of hotels and plenty of shops, but is best known and loved for its designer bars, cafe?Ls, restaurants and clubs.
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The sixth largest city in the UK, with a population of around 442,000, Liverpool is currently in the middle of a remarkable transformation.
Massive inward investment and capital
schemes - the £73 million "Big Dig", a root-and-branch reconstruction of the city centre road system, is typical, have seen the local economy growing faster than the national average. Simultaneously, traditionally high unemployment levels are falling faster than the national average.
Liverpool City Council's objective is to make Liverpool the most business-friendly city in the UK by 2006.
Useful contacts include the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (+44 (0) 151 227 1234, which has 1,450 full member organisations and a further 600 affiliated members, and BusinessLiverpool (+44 (0) 151 288 6677), a joint initiative by the Chamber, the city council, and Business Link for Greater Merseyside.
www.liverpoolchamber.org.uk
www.businessliverpool.co.uk
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