Where to stay in Liverpool
Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Stanley Dock, Regent Road, Liverpool L3 0AN
Historic and atmospheric in equal measures, the Titanic Hotel Liverpool is set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Relax at the underground sanctuary, or simply kick back in a glamourous 56-square-metre converted warehouse suite, where the décor bears a nautical theme.
Hillbark Hotel and Spa
Royden Park, Frankby, Wirral, CH48 1NP
The nation’s smallest five-star hotel manages to cram an impressive two on-site restaurants and period hall into its grounds. It’s around 45 minutes from Liverpool Airport in a hire car and is surrounded by 250 acres of countryside. This wasn’t always true. The building was moved, brick by brick, from Birkenhead in 1928.
Cheshire Glamping at Lady Heyes
Lady Heyes, Kingsley Road, Frodsham WA6 6SU
Embracing adventure is easy when you experience glamping at Lady Heyes Holiday Park, where stagecoaches and pods provide a taste of luxury in the great outdoors. Amenities you’ll find during your stay include hot tubs, fire pits, TVs, Wi-Fi and fridges.
Best restaurants in Liverpool
Kasbah
72 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HR
Situated on Bold Street, one of Liverpool’s finest stretches of amazing restaurants, this Moroccan cafe-bazaar specialises in North African dishes. Expect to find healthy dishes packed with fragrant rice, meats, vegan couscous and mezze.
Hafla Hafla
73 Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 8UP
Liverpool’s colourful collection of suburban restaurants feature cuisine from across the globe. At Lark Lane’s Hafla Hafla, street food from the Middle East brings flourishing flavours to the table, with kebabs and falafels coated in Persian spices and served with tahini.
The Tavern Co
619-625 Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 5AG
Famous for its supersize breakfasts, which attract timely queues, The Tavern Co is tucked away beside Smithdown Road and the famous Penny Lane. Expect American and Mexican-infused tastes, from quesadillas to Southern spiced fish and chips.
Best things to see and do in Liverpool
Royal Albert Dock
3-4 The Colonnades, Liverpool L3 4AA
A leisure complex set in a maze of transformed 19th-century brick, the Royal Albert Dock is part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. After laying dormant for a decade, its renovation during the 1980s sparked a revival which now sees the Tate Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool, The Beatles Story, and the Wheel of Liverpool on the complex.
Sefton Park
Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AP
The Victorians’ love of parks and gardens left its mark on Liverpool – and nowhere is this clearer than at Sefton Park, a 200-acre oasis known for its Grade II-listed Palm House. Several pleasant walks can be had, sweeping through the indigenous trees and bright yellow daffodils next to the lake – a perfect way to spend an afternoon in the city.
Anfield
Anfield Road, Liverpool L4 0TH
Home of the city’s beloved Reds, Anfield Stadium offers pulsating excitement on matchdays. But live football is just one experience on offer. Drop into the Liverpool FC Story museum, book a meal in the Main Stand lounge, or get acquainted with one of the club’s heroes by browsing the Steven Gerrard Collection.