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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
Formed in Liverpool around 1960 and based around the ying-yang songwriting partnership of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, The Beatles are the world’s most successful ever band.
They are the best-selling music act of all time and hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart. After their breakthrough 1962 hit, Love Me Do, they went onto conquer America and spark Beatlemania, the hysteria that would later be associated with boy bands.
These days Liverpool is synonymous with the Fab Four – their faces smile down over the city from street-art facades; cafes, bars and even hotels play on the Beatles theme. Indeed, they’re now Liverpool’s primary visitor attraction, pulling in tourism from around the world.
Thankfully, their remarkable story lives on at various sites across the city.
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Destination Guide >The Liverpool City Region Tourist Guides Association are an association of professional, registered Blue and Green Badge tourist guides. They offer specialist Beatles-themed tours of the key sites with walking- and coach-tour options, plus talks and events for Beatles’ fans.
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
A visit to Forthlin Road, the McCartney’s family home from 1955 to 1964, highlights the stories from Paul’s teenage years and illustrates how his gentler character complemented John’s humour and spikiness to form the ultimate songwriting partnership. The guided tours also include a visit to Mendips, former childhood home of John Lennon.
Best for ages: 18+ | £29
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
This popular museum, located in the Albert Dock, traces the Beatles’ journey from The Cavern, via the dizzy heights of Beatlemania, to the final days. Colourful and engaging with lots of pop trivia, it’s one for curious and serious fans alike.
Best for ages: 13+ | £18
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
This museum in the Cavern Quarter, run by the local Best family, focuses on the early years, notably The Quarrymen, the late Fifties skiffle band featuring a young Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. Pete Best, the owner’s brother, was the band’s first drummer before Ringo.
Best for ages: 13+ | £15
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
The leafy South Liverpool suburb of Woolton is home to the childhood houses of Lennon and McCartney, both now owned by the National Trust. Lennon’s home, preserved in its 1950s heyday, include his teenage bedroom, where he first wrote Please, Please Me.
Best for ages: 18+ | £29
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
Urban chic and good vibes are always on the menu at this stylish, contemporary hotel in the city’s up-and-coming Baltic Quarter. One for the night owls and people seeking plenty of ‘vibes’.
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
For a frisson of Beatlemania, get back to this Cavern Quarter hotel for a night surrounded with memorabilia from Liverpool’s swinging Sixties.
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
Cool Scandinavian-chic style and the best food in town create an unbeatable city centre hotel.
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
Sexy rooms, cool cocktails and a waterfront location, handy for the Albert Dock, make this a great base for a weekend away. The cheeky, boudoir-chic vibe is one for couples seeking privacy.
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Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK)
Home of the world’s most successful ever-band and one of the world’s top football clubs, the reborn city is also a cultural powerhouse, with top-notch museums, rich maritime heritage and cultural events galore.
