Liverpool - worth visiting?

[annedonnelly]

I'm going to be staying near Ormskirk for a few days in September. I plan to visit Martin Mere and the red squirrel reserve at Formby.

It would be easy enough to spend a day in Liverpool but would I enjoy it? Is the Beatles Story worth seeing? I do love sixties music but I'm not particularly a Beatles fan.

What about the museums? Anything in particular worth seeing? I'm mostly interested in natural history & crafts/textiles. I don't mind looking at art, but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it.

I'm not interested in shopping

 

[screenman]

Liverpool is great, I am certainly going back again.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

The Albert Docks are well worth visiting.

 

[MartinQ]

Martin mere and formby are both good. Don't forget the Gormley statues nearby
http://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/another-place-by-antony-gormley-p160981

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
Liverpool is worth a visit with some good museums. The World museum is a great mix of natural history with space, egyptian-anglo saxon ... and has a great, free planetarium at the top. Its next door to the Walker art gallery which is extensive.
The museums on Albert dock are good (Liverpool, maritime, slavery, ...) are also good. Sudley and Lever probably has a bit more crafty stuff.

 

[screenman]

A trip on the ferry was good, even more so the long trip with the commentary.

 

[pplpilot]

One of the best nights out I've ever had was in Liverpool a few years ago. Great city.

 

[Archie_tect]

If it's a really bright sunny day, walk into the centre of the Catholic Cathedral and look around... the stained glass is magical.

 

[sittingbull]

Link

 

[MartinQ]

If it's a really bright sunny day, walk into the centre of the Catholic Cathedral and look around... the stained glass is magical.

Forgot about the nearby Philharmonic (pub) toilets
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54270613@N04/6795442707/
grade 2 listed :-). Some good places to eat nearby.

 

[Retribution03]

Visit Anfield the home of football

 

[TVC]

A day should be enough.

 

[Sharky]

Lots to see, two cathedrals, the ferry, Albert docks. Just outside, Speake hall and the child of hale's grave. At Ormskirk you have their special church and Southport is worth a visit and if your luck is in you can even see the sea. Also one of the best 10 courses from Skemersdale to Windle.

Enjoy your trip

 

[PK99]

You must go to the Sherry museum in Birkenhead......

......It is a little known fact that in the 1800s all sherry was imported into the UK into Birkinhead, but was shipped across the river for onward distribution to the rest of the UK.....

...... Hence the famous Liverpool folk song "Sherry, across the Mersey"

 

[Dayvo]

I've heard that there's one good football team in the city.

Tranmere Rovers.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

We had a great day out in Liverpool on 27th April this year.

Mind you, we did notice that the locals didn't seem too happy.