Double Fantasy – John & Yoko Exhibition, Liverpool. May 2019. No matter what time of year you come to Liverpool there’s virtually always a Beatles exhibition or three to compliment the city’s established Fab Four sites. During my stay in the city, The Museum of Liverpool was hosting the outstanding Double Fantasy – John and […]
Read MoreThe Cavern Pub, Liverpool. May 2019. It was early evening when Steppers and I mooched onto Mathew street, the beating heart of Liverpool’s world famous Cavern Quarter. We had of course come to see The Cavern Club, the legendary music venue where The Beatles cut their teeth in the early 1960s. However, while The Cavern […]
Read MoreThe Cavern Club, Liverpool. May 2019. It was early evening on Mathew Street and I was about to tick off another holy grail sight in Liverpool. Finally, over thirty four years since I heard my first Beatles record (I think it was Rubber Soul), I was heading into the Cavern Club for a night of history, […]
Read MoreThe Beatles Story, Liverpool. May 2019. The whole idea of making Liverpool the centerpiece of my 2019 travels around England was to fulfil a lifelong desire to see the city’s legendary Beatles spots. If you’re into The Fab Four, there’s a serious amount of stuff to check out. So much so, it’s actually a good idea […]
Read MorePaddy’s Wigwam (Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral). May 2019. So this was one of CNN’s ugliest cathedrals in the world? This was the “hideous eyesore” that stands only as a personal insult to those who have to pray in it? This was the building that thousands of TripAdvisor moaners had ranted about to the point of near self-combustion? […]
Read MoreSt Luke’s Bombed Out Church, Liverpool. May 2019. Head onto my search bar here at Leighton Travels, type in church, and you’ll get a bunch of articles zipping up from across 40+ countries. But few can compare to the unusual backstory and indeed sight of St. Luke’s Bombed out Church in Liverpool. Better known to visitors as […]
Read MoreSefton Park, Liverpool. May 2019. It was another sunny day in Liverpool. Thus Steppers and I took full advantage with a visit to the city’s much-loved, history-laden Sefton Park. The park dates back to 1867 when The Liverpool Corporation purchased it from the wealthy Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton. They had acquired the land […]
Read MoreFerry Cross the Mersey, Liverpool. “Life goes on day after day, hearts torn in every way. So ferry cross the Mersey, cause this land’s the place I love, and here I’ll stay”. May 2019. And so goes the 1964 hit song Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. I remember listening to this timeless […]
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