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Liverpool

Liverpool is a big city in Merseyside, England famed for its football teams, the Grand National horse race, music, vibrant nightlife, and its links with the arts and culture. Wikivoyage

Population 513,441 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Aintree

    April

    Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, near Liverpool. The racecourse is the venue for the Grand National steeplechase, which takes place annually in April over three days.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Liverpool International Tennis Tournament

    June

    This is played on grass over four days in June. Top players compete as a warm-up for Wimbledon

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Liverpool); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Red Brick Market

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 10:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 10:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 10:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 10:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 10:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 10:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 10:00–17:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    10:00–18:00
    Tuesday
    10:00–18:00
    Wednesday
    10:00–18:00
    Thursday
    10:00–18:00
    Friday
    10:00–18:00
    Saturday
    10:00–18:00
    Sunday
    10:00–17:00
    2.0 km from the centre

  • Monument Place Market

    No hours mapped

    900 m from the centre

  • Greatie Market

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 43 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Liverpool Lime Street 610 m, Liverpool James Street 730 m, Liverpool Central 790 m, Sandhills 2.2 km, Hamilton Square 2.6 km, Edge Hill 2.7 km, Bank Hall 3.1 km, Brunswick 3.1 km, Conway Park 3.1 km, Birkenhead Central 3.4 km, Kirkdale 3.4 km, Green Lane 3.6 km, Birkenhead Park 3.9 km, Bootle Oriel Road 4.1 km, Wavertree Technology Park 4.2 km, St Michaels 4.4 km, Rock Ferry 4.5 km, Bootle New Strand 4.8 km, Birkenhead North 4.8 km, New Brighton 5.1 km

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