We will enjoy greeting everyone on Monday for welcome drinks and hors d’oerves after a great first day of our tour. There might be a little Beatle music in the background by the way…
Our tour will officially begin with breakfast in the hotel Monday morning. After breakfast each morning we’ll meet up with one of Liverpool’s legendary expert hosts and Beatles’ guides, Steve. Each morning he will take us to some of the most famous places in the lives of these four lads, the places most people want to see and photograph. Places they sang about that actually exist, where they grew up and lived and he will have a few surprises for us along the way.
We will have lunch together each day and will leave most afternoons on your own to explore this beautiful great European Cultural city. You are free at night but you can be sure I’ll be in the Cavern Club every single night, enjoying live music three stories underground and just around the corner from the hotel, a one-minute walk. This is the place to be, having been there a few times. Oh, it is big fun down there!!! Thursday night has us at the legendary Philharmonic Dining Hall (a fabulous and famous pub), most recently seen in the Carpool Karaoke episode with Paul McCartney and James Corden at the end of their show together.
This tour will not miss anything Beatles related and all we can say, stealing from a John Lennon line, a “splendid time is guaranteed for all.” Let’s take a look at what’s in store.
Sunday
June 26
Today you’ll find your way to Liverpool and get checked into the Hard Day’s Night hotel. Relax after a day of traveling and enjoy dinner on your own at one of the nearby restaurants.
Monday
June 27
We meet our tour guide at the hotel at 9:00 am and then head out to North Liverpool and the West Derby Village for a tour of where it all started.
Then it’s on to the Cavern Quarter and a visit to the once jazz club, The Cavern Club, a popular venue for the early Beatles, and the Beatles History Museum.
It’s then on to the Royal Albert Docks where we’ll end the tour with lunch at one of the restaurants at the dock. Our treat!
Todays Highlights:
The Casbah Coffee Club
The Cavern Quarter
Eleanor Rigby Statue
The Cavern Club
Beatles History Museum
Liverpool One Shopping Center
Royal Albert Dock
Lunch at the Royal Albert Dock
Afternoon at your leisure
Evening Reception - It’s time to meet your fellow travelers so join us in Hari’s Bar for a GreatPhotography-style welcome reception. We’ll raise a toast with a glass of sparkling wine and indulge ourselves with delicious hors d’oeuvres.
Tuesday
June 28
Today it’s on to South Liverpool. We meet up at 9:00 am at the hotel and then head out on another adventure. Our first stop is the historic waterfront which is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
We’ll visit Sefton Park where you’ll be dazzled by the beautiful Palm House. Along the way, you’ll see Penny Lane, Paul McCartney’s childhood home, and John Lennon’s home.
You’ll be able to trace the steps of John Lennon and Paul McCartney where they first met at St. Peter’s Church.
Lunch - our treat - will be at the historic Gareacre Village in an old-world pub. After which we will return to the city center by 2:00 pm. where you’ll have an afternoon free to explore the other sites of Liverpool.
Today’s Highlights…
Liverpool’s historic waterfront - a UNESCO Heritage Site.
Sefton Park
Palm House
Penny Lane
Paul McCartney’s house
John Lennon’s house
Strawberry Field
St. Peters Church
Lunch at an olde world pub.
Afternoon at your leisure.
Wednesday
June 29
Today we’ll stay closer to home with a walking tour that includes Dock Road and the Baltic Triangle. You’ll visit the Cains Brewery - a historical sight founded in 1858.
Then it’s on to Chinatown, the oldest Chinese community in Europe and the home of the Imperial Arch, the largest Chinese Arch outside of China - over four stories high.
It will seem like you stepped back in time when you stroll down Rodney Street which was laid out in 1784. And what Tony & Rob event would be complete without a stop at something different, MacKenzie’s Tomb. An odd grave marker with a weird story that is featured in Atlas Obscura.
We will visit John Lennon’s birthplace and the Metropolitan Cathedral before we finish up our walk at the Anglican Cathedral. Here you’ll enjoy lunch - our treat.
Dock Road to Baltic Triangle
Cain’s Brewery
China Town
Imperial Arch
St. Lukes Church
MacKenzie Tomb
Anglican Cathedral
Lunch
Afternoon at your leisure.
John Allan / Chinese Arch / CC BY-SA 2.0
Thursday
June 30
Morning at Leisure.
Philharmonic Dining Rooms for Dinner
Beatles Pub Crawl
Mathew Street
Friday
July 1
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
No workshop activities are planned for this day. Safe travels.