Reel Tours: Liverpool Film Location Walking Tour
Liverpool is one of the most filmed in cities in Europe and with us, you will embark on Liverpool's only dedicated Film & TV location walking tour in the region.
You will visit the sites of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, right through to some of the most exciting, independent features of recent years. Even if you're not a movie buff, there is plenty to enjoy with a whole host of pop-culture and local history trivia thrown in for good measure.
Your guide, Gary regularly appears on BBC radio discussing the latest projects being made in the city and he also frequently hosts Q&A events with stars of the stage and screen. He has also worked on numerous productions that have been made in the region, so expect anecdotes and personal tales that you wouldn't be able to find anywhere else.
If you want to discover how Liverpool shaped Gotham City, why Tom Hardy loves Merseyside and what started Samuel L. Jackson's love affair with the city, then this is the tour for you!
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Reel Tours: Liverpool Film Location Walking Tour
What's included in Reel Tours: Liverpool Film Location Walking Tour
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Williamson Square
Williamson Square is the starting point of the tour. Here guests will see one of the first squares in the city, which is home to one of Liverpool's major film locations as well as numerous other cultural sights - including the Williamson Square Fountain.
Eleanor Rigby Statue
Whilst on Stanley Street, guests will see two important filming locations in the city and directly next to one of them, is one of Liverpool's first statues, dedicated to The Beatles, which is the Eleanor Rigby statue. Guests will learn of the hidden history of the statue as well as that of the two film locations which are merely yards away.
The Cavern Club
During the tour, we take a stroll down Mathew Street where you will see the exterior of the world-famous Cavern Club. Bookers will learn the history of the street along with information regarding the many popular musicians who have played in the venue over the years. The street has also featured in numerous film & TV shows over the years, so you will learn all about these and although we don't go inside the actual club, photographs are shown to give you an idea of what it was like inside back in the 1960s.
Inclusions
- Tour Guide (Reel Tours owner, Gary Lunt)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Outdoor Walking Tour - 2.5 hours (approx) time & 2.6 miles distance
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- In Williamson Square, just in front of the main entrance of the Playhouse Theatre, I will arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour.
End Points
- The tour ends at St George's Hall which is located just opposite the Empire Theatre and Liverpool Lime Street Train Station.
