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The City

Liverpool started as a tidal pool next to the Mersey. Its expansion was largely brought about by the city's status as a major port, which was founded by King John in 1207.
Liverpool was made a city in 1880, and by 1901 the population had reached 685,000. By mid 20th century much of the city's traditional industries went into decline. In the 1960's it was the centre of the 'Merseybeat' sound, which became synonymous with The Beatles - and tourism began to flourish!

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Curious About Logo 2 What gives Liverpool its unique character? What people and events have shaped its personality? Why do people love to visit? Take our fabulous walks of discovery, and have fun finding answers to clues which tell you more, whilst reading our stories about the most interesting facts.
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First Walk

Town Hall to St John's Gardens
Your walk starts at the Town Hall, and
proceeds along some historical city
centre streets, with great architectural
variety, before arriving at one of the
main areas for remembering the Beatles
- Mathew Street, home to the legendary
Cavern Club and The Beatles. Next the route makes its way past the impressive and unusual Municipal and Imperial Buildings, before ending at St John’s Gardens
(1.2 miles).

Walk Extension

St George's Hall Circular
This walk passes St George’s Hall, then heads off to the newly renovated, award winning Lime Street Station. Next you pass the imposing architecture of St George’s Hall, the Central Library, Liverpool Museum, the Walker Art Gallery and the World Museum. Finally you end where you started, overlooking St George’s Hall from the peaceful surroundings of St John’s Gardens - somewhere to sit, rest and watch the world go by (0.6 miles).

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Or try Liverpool 1 (Mersey) or Liverpool 2 (Two Cathedrals)

All Locations

We're developing walks in new locations all the time. Click on a booklet above, or see all our urrent locations on a map of the UK.