Photos: Yu Chu Chin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rodhullandemu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Yu Chu Chin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rodhullandemu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Beatles' Liverpool on foot
Your local guide
Danny Kearney
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Highlights
- Mathew Street, site of the original Cavern
- The Jacaranda's basement stage
- Liverpool College of Art and Institute, explained
- Ye Cracke, John Lennon's student pub
- Brian Epstein's record shop story, in Whitechapel
About this tour
This walk follows the Beatles' Liverpool before the fame, from Mathew Street and the site of the original Cavern Club to the Jacaranda's basement stage. You see the doorway of Ye Cracke, John Lennon's student local, and hear about the Liverpool College of Art and Institute where John and Paul studied. It traces the streets the band walked before Brian Epstein's record shop in Whitechapel changed everything.
The session starts with a sound check, then walks the streets in roughly the order the band themselves would have known them, with time at each stop for the stories behind it. Questions come as you go, and a short list of the addresses and their Beatles connections follows by message afterwards.
This suits Beatles fans who want more than Mathew Street's souvenir shops, and anyone curious about Liverpool before 1962. It also suits those who cannot make the trip but want to see the streets as they look today.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Liverpool before heading out.
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Mathew Street 21 min
On Mathew Street, the camera holds on the site of the original Cavern Club, the cellar venue where the Beatles played some of their earliest gigs before the world knew who they were.
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The Jacaranda 21 min
At the Jacaranda, the guide points out the basement room where the group played before they were called the Beatles, still run as a bar and venue today.
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Ye Cracke and the art college streets 21 min
Near the old Liverpool College of Art and Institute, the guide stops outside Ye Cracke, John Lennon's student local, and talks about the years before the band left Liverpool.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Liverpool: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Scouse (stew) and Albert Dock, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Liverpool, showing you Royal Albert Dock and The Beatles Story live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Liverpool live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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