Beatles Tours
A range of tours that explore the origins of the greatest band in the world and the legacy they’ve left behind in Liverpool…
When I became a qualified tour guide in 2003, never in my dreams would I believe that 12 years later I would graduate with Masters in the subject and I am very proud to say I am still the most highly qualified Beatles tour guide in the country! So, it’s only right that I have created several fun and informative tours focusing on the legacy of The Beatles and many of the other major musicians who have graced the city’s iconic venues during the past century.
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Duration: 2 hours & transport included
This tour has been designed for anyone who is restricted on time and wants an express tour just taking in the main highlights of the early years of the Beatles history.
On this tour, we will visit: Hope Street & LIPA, Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: 3.5 hours & transport included
This tour is more in-depth and we take you to more areas in the city of interest, including: 64 Mount Pleasant (former Registry office), site of Oxford Street Maternity (John Lennon’s birthplace), LIPA & former Art College, Madryn Street / Admiral Grove (Ringo’s birthplace), Penny Lane, Arnold Grove (George’s Birthplace), St Peter Church, Strawberry Field, Mendips (Aunt Mimi’s House), 20 Forthlin Road (McCartney’s National Trust Home), Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: All day & transport included
You will be spending all day with me on a journey celebrating the life and times of the Beatles in Liverpool. This includes entry into the Casbah Coffee Club and a stop for lunch at Strawberry Field (lunch not included).
Please note we only visit the outside of the childhood homes, we do not enter. However, entrance to the Cavern Club is included. There’s also an additional option to include tickets for either The Beatles Story or The Magical Beatles Museum to finish the day off in style!
On this tour we will visit: 64 Mount Pleasant, Oxford Street Maternity, Falkner Street, LIPA & Former Art College, Casbah Coffee Club visit, Strawberry Field (Lunch), St Peters Church & Village Hall, Mendips (John Lennon’s House), Forthlin Road (Paul McCartney Home), Penny Lane, Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: 3 hours
So as an alternative I have on offer a walking tour visiting the main sites associated with the early times of The Beatles history. The beauty of walking tours is we can get to visit areas in better detail and spend more time.
This tour starts in the beautiful Georgian quarter and it's where at least three of the Beatles used to hang around during their school years! From here we will amble down towards the heart of the city finishing in the Cavern quarter.
Entrance to the Cavern Club is included in this tour and there is an additional option to visit either The Beatles Story or The Magical Beatles Museum attractions to finish the day off in style!
This tour includes: LIPA / Former Art College, Gambier Terrace, Ye Cracke Pub, Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Former Oxford Street Maternity, 64 Mount
Pleasant Former Registry Office, site of Merseybeat Offices, Jacaranda Bar, Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: 4+ hours & transport included
This tour takes you on a journey of sites associated with young John Lennon as he grew up in post war Liverpool. We’ll discover the tales of the Lennon / Stanley family and learn how he went to live with his Aunt Mimi, whom he established a strong relationship with, whilst also having a loving (but short) relationship with his music influencing mother.
This tour looks at John’s aspirations of having a band, the friends he met along the way including how he met Paul and how their families coped once Beatlemania kicked in. We’ll start in the heart of the city where John was born and then take ourselves on the Lennon journey. During this tour we’ll take a break at the amazing Strawberry Field and learn the reasons why John decided to write a song about this magical place.
Some of the highlights on the tour include: Former College of Art / Ye Cracke Pub, 64 Mount Pleasant, Gambier Terrace, Former Oxford Street Maternity Hospital (Now John Lennon Studios), Woolton Village & St Peters Church & Hall, Blomfield Road, Penny Lane, Newcastle Road, Sefton Park, Strawberry Field (1 hour stop), outside of Aunt Mimi’s House Mendips, Dovedale Road Infants / Junior and Quarrybank School, Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: 4+ hours & transport included
This tour will take you on a journey of a young Paul growing up in Liverpool with his family, meeting John Lennon and becoming a Beatle to then become part of the greatest song writing duo ever. Paul lived in many parts of the city due to Mother Mary being a Midwife so we will pack in lots of miles and take in as much locations as we can including where Paul and John first met, the first gig Paul played and many of the homes the family moved to. We will also take a break on this tour and stop for lunch or refreshments.
Highlights on the tour include: Birthplace of Paul McCartney, where Paul and John first met, Penny Lane, The Liverpool Institute / LIPA, Sunbury Ave, Western Ave, Ardwick Road, Forthlin Road, 147 Dinas Lane / location of Paul’s 21st birthday.
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Duration: 3 hours & transport included
This tour is ideal for any George fans who wish to in indulge on a journey of his early Liverpool life, as he became a Beatle and how his family got used to having a famous son / brother. You get to see where young George went to school and stand outside his former family houses across the city. We finish the tour in the city centre with all the main Beatle sites including Mathew Street which is home to the Cavern Club, where we can finish in style with some live music and a Cavern Club drink!
The tour includes taking you to: 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree Town Hall, Dovedale Infant & Junior School, 25 Upton Green, Speke British Legion, Wilson Hall former site, 174 Mackets Lane, The Former Liverpool Institute, The Jacaranda and Mathew Street.
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Duration: 3 hours & transport included
The oldest member of the Beatles and the last to join the group - this tour takes you on a journey of Ringo’s birthplace, areas from his childhood and the schools where he performed in his early years. We even take a little trip over to the Wirral Peninsula to visit the beautiful Port Sunlight Village where Ringo first made his debut as a Beatle.
This tour includes: the former Myrtle Street Children’s Hospital, Madryn Street, Admiral Grove, Empress Pub, Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Former Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead, Mathew Street and The Cavern Club.
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Duration: 3 hours & transport included
This tour takes you on a journey of city sites associated with the Sutcliffe family and their famous son Stuart. Stuart was an extremely talented artist and became best friends with John Lennon. He travelled over to Germany with John and other members of the early Beatles for great adventures, and eventually met the love of his life there before his life was sadly and tragically cut short.
This tour takes you by his homes and schools and areas where both Stuart, John and the band would hang out. It will give you an insight into his life, starting in the city centre and then venturing out to leafy suburb of Huyton Village.
You will see: St Georges Hall, Walker Art Gallery, Ye Cracke Pub, Former Liverpool School of Art, 9 Percy Street, 3 Gamier Terrace, 83 Canning Street, 37 Aigburth Drive Sefton Park Guest House, 53 Ullet Road, 22 Sandiway in Huyton, St Gabriels Church, Prescot School (Former Prescot Grammar) and St Michael’s Parish Church Cemetery.
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Duration: 4+ hours & transport included
So, this tour is a little bit different! The Beatles took a trip through the Birkenead road tunnel (just like we will do) over to the Wirral Peninsula on many occasions, and played in so many different venues. This is where Ringo made his debut as a Beatle! Paul McCartney still has a house here and there are so many stories from the Merseybeat era connected to locations such as New Brighton, Port Sunlight etc. The Wirral is a stunning location and we will make our way around the coast taking in all the Beatles history.
The highlights include: New Brighton Promenade, former Majestic Ballroom Birkenhead, Grosvenor Ballroom Liscard, Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, Barnston Women’s Institute, former Macdonna Hall in West Kirby, Victoria Hall in Bebington, Broadway Ave in Wallasey, former Beno Dorn Tailors in Birkenhead and Trinity Road (Cynthia Lennon’s Family Home)
What would Liverpool, as a tourist city, be like if the mania that happened in the early 60’s never existed?