The Cavern Quarter, Liverpool

Beatles & Bites

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Discover The Beatles through the historic locations, art and hostelries of Liverpool

Beatles & Bites

Your tour starts on the historic Liverpool Waterfront and the eye catching statue of The Beatles. A short walk takes you to the Cavern Quarter, where you will stop at the Hard Days Night Hotel for coffees and snacks, before exploring Mathew Street. Here you will find the entrance to the iconic Cavern Club, where the band forged their sound, as well as statues, murals and memorials, all devoted to the Fab Four and bands of the Merseybeat.

After a quick stop at the Beatles Shop for souvenirs, you will then head towards the Knowledge and the Georgian Quarters, but not before popping in to The Jacaranda for a coffee and experiencing the venue for the band's rehearsals and early performances.

The tour then takes in further significant buildings in the history of The Beatles, including the imposing Liverpool Cathedral, where Paul McCartney was rejected as a choir boy! Meanwhile a more substantive meal can be had at The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, where a young McCartney used to play and where he has even been known to give more modern day impromptu performances.

Your tour then heads back to the Liverpool Waterfront area, where you will end your tour at the award winning Beatles Story museum, where you can continue your Beatles pilgrimage at your own pace.

Itinerary

The Beatles Statue

The Beatles Statue

Larger-than-life bronze statues of The Beatles on Liverpool Waterfront, donated by the Cavern Club and a signature Liverpool selfie spot

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The Lounge & Bar, Hard Days Night Hotel

The Lounge & Bar, Hard Days Night Hotel

The Lounge and Bar is a Beatles-inspired hotel bar for coffee, afternoon tea, light meals and drinks in Liverpool city centre

Stay for 30 minutes

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John Lennon statue & The Wall of Fame

John Lennon statue & The Wall of Fame

The iconic statue of John Lennon, leaning against the Liverpool Wall of Fame

Stay for 5 minutes

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The Cavern Club entrance

The Cavern Club entrance

Historic Mathew Street music venue where The Beatles shaped their early sound, still operating with live music every day

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Four Lads Who Shook the World

Four Lads Who Shook the World

Arthur Dooley's Mathew Street Beatles memorial, with Madonna-and-child imagery reworked after John Lennon died and now part of the Cavern Quarter trail

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The Beatles Shop

The Beatles Shop

Beatles memorabilia shopping on Mathew Street

Stay for 10 minutes

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Eleanor Rigby statue

Eleanor Rigby statue

Eye-catching sculpture of Eleanor Rigby, seated on lower Stanley Street in Liverpool's Cavern Quarter

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The Jacaranda

The Jacaranda

The Jacaranda is a Liverpool music landmark with a late-night bar, basement gigs and an upstairs record store

Stay for 30 minutes

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Brian Epstein's birthplace

Brian Epstein's birthplace

A blue plaque at 4 Rodney Street marks the birthplace of Brian Epstein, the Liverpool manager who helped turn The Beatles into a global phenomenon

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John Lennon's birthplace

John Lennon's birthplace

A short exterior Beatles-history stop at the former Liverpool Maternity Hospital, where John Lennon was born in 1940

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The Philharmonic Dining Rooms

The Philharmonic Dining Rooms

A richly decorated Victorian pub and dining room serving classic British pub food, real ales and premium gins

Stay for 1 hour

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Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Paul McCartney and George Harrison's former school, now LIPA

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John Lennon's former home - 3 Gambier Terrace

John Lennon's former home - 3 Gambier Terrace

A Georgian Quarter terrace where John Lennon lived briefly in 1960 during his Liverpool College of Art years, close to Liverpool Cathedral and Hope Street

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Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral is Britain's largest cathedral and a vast Gothic-style landmark on St James Mount, with free entry to the main building and a paid Tower Experience for city views

Stay for 20 minutes

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European Peace Monument

European Peace Monument

Peace & Harmony is an outdoor John Lennon peace monument on Liverpool Waterfront, created by Lauren Voiers and unveiled for Lennon’s 70th birthday

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The Beatles Story

The Beatles Story

The Beatles Story is the world's largest permanent exhibition purely devoted to telling the story of the Beatles’ rise to fame

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Route map

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