The Music and Art of Sefton Park
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Visão geral
Celebrating the stunning Victorian beauty of Liverpool's Sefton Park and the role it has played in much of the music and art this incredible city has produced.
For decades artists, poets, writers and musicians have all found inspiration in this special place. They've recorded and performed here.
Echo and the Bunnymen lived here.
Oasis, The 1975, The Arctic Monkeys have recorded here. Bjork, Ed Sheeran, The Stone Roses, Fatboy Slim have all played shows here.
And there are many, many more stories to tell. One Beatle lived here, while the others played here as youngsters.
A world renowned Conductor grew up here. One of the biggest British stars of his time had his funeral here and 10,000 people came to pay their respects.
Just two stops from Liverpool Central, our tour begins at St Michael's Station, and ends two hours later in the famous and unique atmosphere of Lark Lane, with its shops, bars and restaurants.
O tour num relance
O que está incluído
- Percepção e conhecimento especializado, dicas, dicas e recomendações sobre o passeio.
Itinerário
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Sefton Park
Caminhando por e ao redor do impressionante oásis vitoriano que é Sefton Park, você verá por que foi nomeado em 2024 pelo The Times como um dos Melhores Lugares para Viver no Reino Unido, Sefton Park se estende preguiçoso por 235 acres de paisagens tranquilas e deslumbrantes e caminhos de água. É uma verdadeira jóia na coroa da nossa cidade, com uma história fascinante de sua própria, mas o papel do parque como lar e inspiração para tantos músicos ao longo dos anos desde que foi aberto, como um fundo, como museu de artistas e até hoje como um local ao vivo é o que estamos aqui para falar. De Bjork aos Bunnymen, dos primeiros Arctic Monkeys aos hits de Atomic Kitten até Africa Oyé - a maior celebração gratuita do Reino Unido de música e cultura africana. Está tudo aqui. De George Melly, George Formby e George Harrison à lenda do design de parque Edouard André, Jamie Webster e The 1975. De Frankie para a fazenda. De Love para The La’s, Pulp para The Stone Roses... você tem a ideia. Nem tudo é sobre os Beatles (mesmo que os mencionemos)!
2 h Entrada gratuita
Ponto de encontro e recolha
Todos se encontram no ponto de partida.
Horário
Bom saber
- Acessibilidade para cadeira de rodas
- Bebês e crianças pequenas podem andar em um carrinho
- Aceita animais de serviço
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Opções de transporte com acessibilidade para cadeirantes
- Todas as áreas e superfíceis são acessíveis para cadeirantes
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
- Seu guia Paul irá encontrá-lo na unidade de armazenamento de bicicletas logo fora da estação, e vai estar vestindo uma camisa de marca.
Política de cancelamento
Para receber um reembolso integral, cancele até 24 horas antes do horário de partida.
Avaliações de viajantes
Fanatically interesting and entertaining exploration of the musical landscape of Sefton Park, joining the dots between George Formby and Echo and the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes and Courtney Love. Tourguide Paul was fun and likeable. A great way to spend an afternoon.
Great tour by Paul recently. He's really knowledgeable and passionate, with his enthusiasm shining through. I'm a fan of the early 80's Liverpool music scene however learnt a few nuggets of extra info, alongside some local history too - a great two hours well spent. Get yourselves booked and down there! 😎
I spent the glorious Bank Holiday Monday with five other guests on a two hour guided tour of the Seton Park area experiencing the history of the culture area. From the founding of St Michael's in the Hamlet to a side street that changed the history of music in the 1990s, via tales of The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Courtney Love, Jimmy McGovern, the creation of the park itself and ultimately the story of a cardigan that cost 80p in a Belgian shop and ended up being worth a fortune. The two hours flew by with Paul being a fantastic, entertaining, informative and insightful host. It's a great experience in a lovely area and I highly highly recommend it.
Paul really knows his stuff. I went on the tour as someone who grew up on the music of the early 80’s Liverpool post punk scene. But there were so many gems, and fascinating stories I was unaware of, and being told these “on location” really painted a picture. That’s not to say that’s all this tour is about, there’s history a plenty right from the off, St Michael’s Station, the church, St Charles on Aigburth Road, Lark Lane & Sefton Park itself. Landowners, Steel Magnates, Alternative Clergy, Artists, Musicians it’s all in there. Two hours flew by walking in a beautiful part of the city. Get yourselves booked on!
Paul has personality and friendliness in bags and was great at filling the sizeable gaps in my own knowledge of growing in the 80s and listening to and going to see Liverpool bands. We saw where The Bunnymen lived, where Nasher was working when he heard Relax was a hit, where Larks In the Parks was staged, all brought back lots of great memories. I thought I knew a lot but it was a real education. The 2-hour walk and talk was comfortable, very interesting and ended on the very popular Lark Lane. Great value for money.
Thank You, wonderful Paul! What a great walk, what a wide knowledge, what wonderful stories! From the Bunny-Vatican to 15-year-old Björk and the stolen Cardigan! Lovely walk we will not forget!
The Music & Art Tour of Sefton Park was an insightful and amusingly funny walk around a part of Liverpool I knew little about, until now. Paul our tour guide was a fantastic raconteur, who has vast knowledge of the area and revealed wonderful tales of the artists and musicians who inhabited the streets, at every turn. From George Formby to Echo & The Bunnymen, from George Melly to Julian Cope, there was a great story to tell. I would highly recommend without hesitation. If you want to know a bit more about the music, culture and history of the great city of Liverpool, this tour is essential.
Interesting and informative,Paul the guide knowledgeable and humerous.Wife local to the area able to share some fables and tales.
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Perguntas frequentes
Quanto tempo dura esta experiência?
Dura 2 h.
A recolha no hotel está incluída?
Todos se encontram no ponto de partida.
Posso cancelar gratuitamente?
Sim. Cancele até 24 horas antes da hora de início para um reembolso total.
Em que idiomas está disponível o guia?
Idiomas do guia: EN
Em que dias se realiza?
Realiza-se Qua, Qui, Sex, Sáb, Dom. Começa 10:00, 14:00, 18:00
Com que rapidez é confirmada a reserva?
Imediatamente. O seu bilhete eletrónico chega por e-mail logo após a reserva.
Este é um tour privado?
Não, esta é uma experiência em grupo partilhada.
Onde concluo a reserva?
Em viator.com, uma empresa Tripadvisor, com disponibilidade em tempo real e pagamento seguro. A TourViaGo é Global Partner da Viator.
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