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Where to go and what to see in Liverpool to get the most from your trip – a 3-day itinerary from destination expert and travel writer David Atkinson.

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.

The ultimate footballing pilgrimage, this behind-the-scenes tour of the world-famous stadium includes the chance to walk down the players’ tunnel and to sit in the manager’s dugout seat.

The largest collection of art outside London, with works of European art from the 14th-20th centuries.

A colourful, interactive museum dedicated to the story of chart-toppers – from The Beatles to Freddie Mercury. Highlights include outfits worn by David Bowie, hand-written song lyrics from Adele and an interactive gallery where you can play instruments along to your favourite tracks.

Fascinating waterside museum exploring Liverpool’s industrial, cultural and social heritage – including the Beatles and football.

The story of Liverpool through the ages is the motif threaded through the galleries at this landmark waterfront museum. The highlight is the Wondrous Place gallery, which takes a modern-history stroll through the city’s creative scene from punk rock to film premieres.

This secret underground bunker under Liverpool’s Moorfields was the Northwest nerve centre of the WWII war effort. Don’t miss the central Operations Room with its giant battle map and the Cypher Room, where secret coded messages were exchanged with Bletchley Park.

A tour of the city’s landmark Neoclassical building near Lime Street station takes a social-history approach to the Liverpool story. Peer into little-seen rooms and follow interactive displays to learn about the people behind the heritage.

Heart of the Mathew Street Cavern Quarter, home to Beatles-themed bars, shops and the Hard Days Night Hotel, this cellar-like music venue is where The Beatles played their first gig at a lunchtime session in 1961. It hosts live music to this day.

Spectacular landscapes, impeccable fairways and greens, brilliantly-designed holes and plenty of golfing folklore – we asked golf expert and journalist Fionn Davenport to recommend his top 30 golf courses from around the world.