Join Liverpool local Tommy Allen on these three walking tours as he helps you sift through the city’s many stories and legends.

Follow the trail of the ancient pool and hear the origins of Liverpool’s involvement in the slave trade. See the ‘birthplace’ of The Beatles and hear of Liverpool’s vital role in WW2’s Battle of the Atlantic. The tour will finish off at the Pier Head, home to the Mersey Ferry, Beatles’ statue and Museum of Liverpool.

Hidden History: Liverpool’s Links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade uncovers the dark history of the city’s links with the slave trade. View a modern fountain which replicates a slave trade prison, and visit the sale and burial site of African slaves in Liverpool. Walk the street connecting Liverpool to the American Civil War and find out about Liverpool’s role in the campaign for the abolition of the trade and how the slave trade helped create the world’s first wet dock.

Hope Street has been awarded the ‘Best Street in the UK’ and it’s easy to see why. It boasts two magnificent cathedrals, an award-winning theatre and the art deco Philharmonic Concert Hall, home to the oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra. The street also contains a wide range of independent restaurants and bars while elegant Georgian houses line the street’s pathways. Hope Street also has a Beatles connection as it was once the location of the ’Fab Four’s’ former schools. In fact, you will hear how and why Paul McCartney helped transform his old school into a performing arts educational facility.