Welcome to the Liverpool Day Out section. Here you'll find Liverpool, Wirral and Merseyside's best attractions, tours within the city, key shopping areas and specialist markets, hidden away cafés and, for the adventurous, popular sport and leisure activities.
Liverpool has many attractions to fill a weekend visit. From the waterfront to city parks, from the World Museum to Walker Art Gallery, from the Merseyside Maritime Museum to Albert Dock, you'll find it all here.
Here you'll find details of popular tours within the city and to neighbouring towns and counties. We also include information on cycle hire here so you can go and explore the city yourself!
Liverpool has a relatively large shopping area which centres around the Liverpool One and Church Street. We also include historic arcades, city markets, major stores and unique independent shops.
For a bite to eat during the day, Liverpool has plenty of unique cafés hidden away throughout the city centre. There are also plenty of chain coffee shops on the main streets but at the moment we only list the popular independent ones here.
With two football teams and a major racecourse, Liverpool has a lot to offer. We include the most popular sports here as well as other leisure activities that you might find of interest.
Liverpool parks to be protected from development - BBC News (19 Mar 2021) 
Covid: 'Irresponsible' Sefton Park gathering dispersed - BBC News (17 Mar 2021)
Liverpool's Lime Street: Work to make city 'cleaner and greener' begins - BBC News (19 Oct 2020)
Liverpool mayor blocks £5m city centre zip wire plan - BBC News (2 Sep 2020)
Liverpool zip wire plan 'could mutilate heritage site' - BBC News (23 Jul 2020)
Penny Lane signs defaced in Liverpool over slavery claims - BBC News (12 Jun 2020)
Liverpool's Super Lambanana 'may move to Manchester' - BBC News (10 Dec 2019)
Pool repair delays cause 'big blow' for Liverpool swimmers - BBC News (24 Oct 2019)
Liverpool's Allerton Oak crowned England's tree of the year - BBC News (23 Oct 2019)
Liverpool Super Lambanana: Artist and council in dispute over replacement - BBC News (11 Jul 2019)
Development plans 'priority' over Liverpool's World Heritage status - BBC News (3 Jul 2019)
Fresh concerns over Liverpool's World Heritage status - BBC News (27 Jun 2019)
Elderly woman scoured streets for Liverpool purse thief - BBC News (10 May 2019)
Liverpool's Festival Gardens could become giant water park - BBC News (11 Dec 2018)
St John's Market Liverpool: Council confirms talks - BBC News (23 Nov 2018)
Tate Liverpool: The 'risky' gallery that revived a city - BBC News (15 Aug 2018)
Visitor attraction plan for Liverpool's Royal Liver Building - BBC News (7 Aug 2018)
'Beatles Quarter masterplan' proposed by Liverpool City Council - BBC News (13 Apr 2018)
Liverpool Council make U-turn over Croxteth Hall - BBC News (20 Mar 2018)
Liverpool: Pedestrianisation plan for Bold Street - BBC News (16 Mar 2018)
