I'm the most enthusiastic tourist and expert Beatles guide and historian you'll ever meet and I've met Sir Paul! As a published author of A-Z Liverpool Hidden Walks, I will be delighted to show you around the City.

I have been guiding as a qualified Blue Badge Professional Liverpool & Chester Tourist guide for over 10 years and have taken many wonderful explorers (such as yourselves) around not just Liverpool, but Manchester and Chester but also North Wales, Stratford on Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace) as well as Yorkshire. I have also taken people to find their relatives and discover where they came from, which is always fascinating.

Myself and guiding colleague Neil McD (also a top ToursByLocals Guide) ran Liverpool Beatleswalk and Brilliant Tours and now we work as freelance guides.

In 2022, I was approached to write a Liverpool history book for global publisher Harper Collins, as part of the A-Z (Maps) Hidden Walking Tour series. The project was so complex and required such detailed research that the only person to work with was Neil, my guiding partner of 10 years. We worked away tirelessly researching all kinds of subject specific walks around Liverpool and on Wirral (on the other side of the River Mersey) and we are very proud of our efforts. If you are with us for the day, we usually have a copy on us!


Prior running our tour guiding business, I was head of marketing for National Museums Liverpool and absorbed so much history and art from all the amazing collections in our art galleries and museums across the city. We mounted exhibitions on The Beatles, The Titanic, American Transatlantic History, The Slave Trade as well many others on aspects of life in Liverpool and international art exhibitions from the 1400's to contemporary times. I now work part-time as an art teacher.

I will be simply delighted to show you around Liverpool, no question is a silly question, though I'd hate to disappoint those of you who might assume Abbey Road is Liverpool, as its in London, I'm afraid.

So whether you are simply interested in a general tour of the city, a tour based on your own interests or want a more specific highlights tour including The Beatles, I will do my best to make your day memorable.

Very best wishes and I look forward to meeting you.

Claire

Blue Badge Tourist Guide - Institute of Tourist Guiding 2013
Private Hire Licensed Driver (Taxi) Guide Badge No. PD0344 - Liverpool City Council
Member of the Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG)
Msc Services Marketing
Certificate of Education, Teaching Certificate
D32/32 Trainers & Assessors Assessor's Award
BA(Hons) Degree in Business Management
Member of the Liverpool City Region Tourist Guides Association
Public Liability Insurance & Insurance to guide
Met Paul McCartney in 2003 when helped organise his art exhibition at The Walker Art Gallery when was Marketing Manager of the Gallery
Met Pete Best, October 2019 (ex member of The Beatles)

I have no guiding restrictions

This half day tour takes in all the essential, must see sights of Liverpool. Most of the areas we visit were included in the former Unesco World Heritage Site, to enliven the tour I will tell you about the birth of Liverpool and its incredible maritime history and the special meaning of the places we visit. You will find yourself well and truly immersed in the sights and sounds of Liverpool. We take in all the riverside attractions including the beautifully restored Royal Albert Dock, the historic city centre and the Beatles Quarter, home to Mersey Beat. We visit the incredible Georgian Quarter and see Liverpools two contrasting cathedrals. We also explore the cultural quarter with its incredible Victorian architecture. We will visit the Bombed out Church and head back to your hotel via China Town .

Liverpool Highlights 

This half day tour will take you on a journey through the storied city of Liverpool. It includes an insight into Liverpool's history and it's rich maritime, sporting and cultural heritage. We will also go back in time and see the root of Liverpool's musical impact on the world via The Beatles.

We will take in Liverpool's breathtaking waterfront which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is next on the stop. Before we head to Beatles country in the south of Liverpool where we discover where the fab 4 grew up. We will also make stops at the homes of Liverpool and Everton FC before passing through Liverpool's cultural quarter and finishing at the world famous Cavern Club!And with the personal touch of a local guide there is no better way to see it!

If you book with me I guarantee that your time in Liverpool will be a time you will never forget!
Just check my reviews from other satisfied travellers :)

Best bits of Liverpool! Shore excursion tour.

This is a full-day tour in the Beatle's hometown, Liverpool. For all Beatle fans, this tour is a must.

You will visit the sites of and take photos outside the childhood homes of John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr and seeing outside their schools and colleges. Visit the Philharmonic pub where Paul McCartney performed with James Corden, on the Carpool Karaoke

There will be some time for some general sightseeing, souvenir shopping, and photos of the new Beatles statues at the Pier Head.

The tour will finish at the Cavern Club where The Beatles played nearly 300 times to relax and enjoy some enduring Beatles classic hits. Ple

It is also possible to customise this tour as per your requirements.

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