Name: Join-in tour around Chester and Liverpool
SKU: 41819
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 7h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Liverpool is situated on the estuary of the River Mersey. It is the fourth largest city in the United Kingdom. It is a main port and chief commercial centre. The city forms a crescent on the eastern bank of the Mersey.

Long stretches of docks and warehouses line the waterfront area.

The Mersey estuary is linked by a ship canal with Manchester and other nearby industrial cities. The economy of Liverpool is based largely on shipping and related businesses. Liverpool has a rich seafaring heritage and is highlighted by the famous song ‘Ferry across the Mersey’ and this certainly is the best way to see the amazing waterfront. The Three Graces, The Liver Building, and The Cunard Building are all famous landmarks. The Pier Head area forms part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, which is a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. Liverpool is famous for having two Cathedrals as well as two Premiership football teams, Liverpool and Everton. Their stadiums are situated at either end of Stanley Park. Liverpool is also home to the famous Beatles, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney had their childhood homes in the Allerton area of Liverpool, and this was the inspiration for some of their most famous songs including Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation

Food and drinks
Entrance fees

Pick-up and drop-off at Liverpool port

Highlights

Chester

Chester is a walled cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales. With a population of 79,645 in 2011, it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 329,608 in 2011, and serves as the unitary authority's administrative headquarters. Chester is the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Chester is also the historic county town of the ceremonial county of Cheshire.

Chester city walls

Chester city walls consist of a defensive structure built to protect the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. Their construction was started by the Romans when they established the fortress of Deva Victrix between 70 and 80. It originated with a rampart of earth and turf surmounted by a wooden palisade. From about 100 CE they were reconstructed using sandstone, but were not completed until over 100 years later. Following the Roman occupation nothing is known about the condition of the walls until Æthelflæd refounded Chester as a burgh in 907. The defences were improved, although the precise nature of the improvement is not known. After the Norman conquest, the walls were extended to the west and the south to form a complete circuit of the medieval city. The circuit was probably complete by the middle of the 12th century. Maintenance of the structure of the walls was an ongoing concern. They were further fortified before the Civil War, and were damaged during the war. Following this they ceased to have a defensive purpose, and were developed for leisure and recreation. The walls are now a major tourist attraction, and form an almost complete circuit of the former medieval city, with a total walkway length of 2.95 kilometres (1.8 mi).

Chester Roman Amphitheatre

Chester Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire. The site is managed by English Heritage; it is designated as a Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument. The ruins currently exposed are those of a large stone amphitheatre, similar to those found in Continental Europe, and although it was long believed that a smaller wooden amphitheatre existed on the site beforehand, excavations since 1999 have shown that the wooden grillage is the base of the seating. The amphitheatre is the largest so far uncovered in Britain, and dates from the 1st century, when the Roman fort of Deva Victrix was founded. It is a peculiarly English myth that the amphitheatre would have been primarily for military training and drill; all the evidence recovered from excavation shows that it was used for cock fighting, bull baiting and combat sports, including classical boxing, wrestling and, probably most importantly, gladiatorial combat.

Chester Rows

Chester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other premises. At street level is another set of shops and other premises, many of which are entered by going down a few steps. Dating from the medieval era, the Rows may have been built on top of rubble remaining from the ruins of Roman buildings, but their origin is still subject to speculation. In some places the continuity of the Rows has been blocked by enclosure or by new buildings, but in others modern buildings have retained the Rows in their designs. Undercrofts or "crypts" were constructed beneath the buildings in the Rows. The undercrofts were in stone while most of the buildings in the Rows were in timber. Today about 20 of the stone undercrofts still exist, but at the level of the Rows very little medieval fabric remains. Many of the buildings containing portions of the Rows are listed and some are recorded in the English Heritage Archive. The premises on the street and Row levels are used for a variety of purposes; most are shops, but there are also offices, restaurants, cafés, and meeting rooms. Chester Rows are one of the city's main tourist attractions.

John Lennon's Childhood House

The 1933-built semi-detached property, which belonged to John Lennon's aunt Mimi and her husband George Smith, is in Woolton, south Liverpool. Lennon moved there in July 1946 at the age of five from 9 Newcastle Road in the nearby suburb of Wavertree. He lived at Mendips after his mother, who was living with her boyfriend, was persuaded that it would be better for his Aunt Mimi and George to take care of him. He remained at Mendips until mid-1963, when he was 22 years old. In 1965 Mimi sold the property, taking away some of the furnishings and giving away others.

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, United Kingdom with a population of about 485,000 in 2015. It is part of the Liverpool-Birkenhead metropolitan area, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the UK. The local government is Liverpool City Council. Liverpool is on the eastern side of the River Mersey. It used to lie in the old area of West Derby in the south west of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. In 1889, it became separate from Lancashire. Liverpool's growth as a large port was matched by the growth of the city during the Industrial Revolution. It was most famous as a port during the late 19th and early 20th century. It is the birthplace of the famous rock group The Beatles. It is also famous because of its football teams, Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C.

Mersey Gateway Bridge

The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a toll bridge between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England which spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. The crossing, which opened in October 2017, has three traffic lanes in each direction and is approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east (upstream) of the older Silver Jubilee Bridge. It forms part of a wider project to upgrade the infrastructure around the Mersey crossings that includes major civil engineering work to realign the road network, change and add tolling to the Silver Jubilee Bridge, and build new interchanges together with landscaping 9 km (6 miles) of highway.

Itinerary

09:00

You will be met at the port and guided to your air-conditioned transportation. This is usually a short-level guided walk from the Cruise Terminal in front of Liverpool’s principal buildings the “Three Graces” with a photo opportunity at the new Beatles statues where you will board your transport at the Museum of Liverpool.

The journey to the walled City of Chester will take approximately 40 minutes and you will pass through the pretty village of Port Sunlight which was built in 1900 for the “Sunlight Soap” workers, now Unilever. You will also enjoy a short panoramic guided coach tour of Chester and see great architectural treasures including the Roman Walls and Amphitheatre and the unique half-timbered medieval Rows.

You will then leave a coach for a guided walk around the sandstone walls, which bear testament to the various invaders, and defenders who have shaped English history up to the modern day. The basic street plan inside the walls has changed little from Roman times and each of the ancient and medieval towers has its own story to tell. There are plenty of great photo opportunities. The guided walk on the walls will take approximately 90 minutes; most of Chester’s other famous and interesting landmarks including “Anniversary Clock” and the magnificent Cathedral can be seen from or nearby the walls. There is a short section of the walls which is fully accessible so everyone will be able to enjoy them. On most days the walking tour finishes with the news being “Decreed” by the Chester Town Crier in their flamboyant robes which is a great photo opportunity.

The City of Chester is renowned for its quirky little independent shops, bars and restaurants alongside the larger High Street Stores and there’ll be opportunity to purchase lunch and souvenirs (not included). Time permitting, you can visit the Chester cultural museum or walk down a virtual Roman street in the Deva Experience Museum, alternatively take a relaxing river cruise, or visit the Cathedral or Chester Castle.

On the return from Chester you will take a panoramic Beatles themed coach tour of Liverpool capturing some of the best sights this City has to offer. You will take the new River Mersey Bridge to bring you to south of the city which will enable you to stop for photos outside the childhood home of John Lennon as well as Strawberry Field Gates and Penny Lane with a little Beatles music on the way. Next, you’ll drive through the World Heritage Site passing the Beatles Schools and colleges and John Lennon’s local the “Philharmonic Dining Rooms”.
You’ll see not one but two Cathedrals, one of which is the world’s fifth largest!

Towards the end of the day you will enjoy a short guided Magical Musical Walk along Mathew Street and visit the Cavern Club. (Please note that there are around 40 steps underground to access the cavern, although there is a lift which is needed to be booked in advance). Although on most weekdays the Cavern is free of charge to visit, at weekends and during International Beatles Weeks and other special occasions there is a small entrance charge which you can pay at the door.

Finally you will enjoy an easy level guided walk with time to buy souvenirs across the “Liverpool One” retail and leisure area and through the Royal Albert Dock back to the Cruise Terminal in plenty of time for your cruise ships departure.

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