Liverpool Cathedral
The largest cathedral in Britain, a vast red sandstone Anglican building on St James' Mount. Visitors can climb the tower for views over the city, river and distant Welsh hills.
Liverpool
As the Beatles' home city, Liverpool has a historic waterfront, and Anfield hosts Premier League football.
Attractive locations
Royal Albert Dock
A restored group of brick warehouses around an old dock on the Mersey, now home to museums, galleries and cafes, and a lively place for a waterfront walk.
Merseyside Maritime Museum
A dockside museum on Liverpool's history as a great port, covering ships, trade and emigration. It closed in January 2025 for rebuilding and is planned to reopen around 2028, so check before you go.
International Slavery Museum
A museum on the transatlantic slave trade, its legacy and the fight for human rights. It closed in January 2025 for rebuilding and is planned to reopen around 2028, so check before you go.
Museum of Liverpool
A modern waterfront museum about the city's people, music, football and everyday life, with displays that follow Liverpool from its early days to today.
The Beatles Story
A museum near Albert Dock telling the story of the band, from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg to worldwide fame, with recreated clubs and studios.
Anfield
The home ground of Liverpool Football Club, a large stadium famous for its loud match-day atmosphere. Tours and the club museum give visitors a look behind the scenes.
Airports
Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL
It is about 12 km in a straight line from Liverpool.
Manchester Airport MAN
It is about 48 km in a straight line from Liverpool.
Leeds Bradford Airport LBA
It is about 101 km in a straight line from Liverpool.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the United Kingdom page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan4.9 °C87 mm
- Feb4.7 °C72 mm
- Mar5.9 °C66 mm
- Apr8.2 °C56 mm
- May11.2 °C64 mm
- Jun14.1 °C78 mm
- Jul15.7 °C86 mm
- Aug15.7 °C91 mm
- Sep13.9 °C80 mm
- Oct11.1 °C98 mm
- Nov7.9 °C101 mm
- Dec5.7 °C102 mm
Driest months: Mar, Apr, May. Wettest months: Oct, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 89% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
999 (or 112) for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 999 (NHS guidance)
Helps with: Call 999 if someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk. NHS England guidance for visitors from abroad also points to 111 for urgent but non-life-threatening problems.
Who qualifies: Anyone in England, including visitors from abroad, in a life-threatening situation.
Phone: 999
local government
NHS 111
Helps with: NHS service for urgent medical help or advice that is not life-threatening, or when you are unsure which NHS service you need. Symptoms can also be checked online at 111.nhs.uk.
Who qualifies: Anyone in England, including visitors from abroad, who needs urgent medical advice.
Phone: 111
local government
VisitBritain (British Tourist Authority)
Helps with: Britain's national tourism agency. Its websites cover trip planning for Britain and England. The contact page says it cannot reply to individual holidaymakers asking for travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning a trip to Britain; use the websites rather than the contact form for travel questions.
ngo
British Red Cross
Helps with: The UK's Red Cross society. Its website covers first aid, an international family tracing service, support for refugees and asylum seekers, and guidance for people affected by emergencies such as floods.
Who qualifies: People in the UK needing its support services; family tracing and refugee support are open to those affected.
Phone: 0344 871 11 11
Address: 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Kingdom
Helps with: The UN migration agency. In the UK it runs resettlement, support and protection activities for migrants, and has had a presence there since 1995.
Who qualifies: Migrants and refugees in the UK. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Address: Heron House, First Floor, 10 Dean Farrar St., London, SW1H 0DX
embassy
Foreign embassies and consulates in the UK (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Foreign Office publishes a list of embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including their addresses and contact details.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.