Top North West England Walking Tours

Find out why Liverpool was named the European Capital of Culture in 2008 on a 2.5-hour walking tour. Hear the origin story of The Beatles, see the remaining signs of World War II, and discover local culture. The tour is perfect for people short on time or visitors who want to orient themselves to the city. Other highlights include Chinatown, the bombed-out church, and Lime Street Station.

Enjoy a private walking tour of the homeland of one of the most famous bands in the world. Delve into the schools, homes, and sources of inspiration for the Beatles, learning about their humble Liverpool beginnings from an expert guide.

Join us for a walk of the hometown of the Beatles, to discover that Liverpool has much more to offer. A city of art, music, culture, and architecture, it is also famous for the part it plays in industrial innovation. It has the second highest number of museums in the country after London. Walk across Liverpool, to find out all of the secret spots, stories and history of Fab Four city.

Manchester is famous for being one of the world capitals of football (soccer), but there is much more to see here. The seventh most populated city in England, it’s also considered a modern hub, but it was once also one of the most important textile centers of the planet. This is where the first computer to store programs and to have memory was created, and it boasts the oldest public library of the English language in the world. So, come and join us to get to know it’s many secrets and interesting facts!

One way to travel like a local is to travel alongside a local. This private custom tour makes it happen—with a Manchester local passionate about their city. Share your travel wish-list by phone or app, and enjoy a walking tour tailored to you. Let them point out sights, restaurants, and hidden gems; uncover local life, and leave not only with the inside scoop on Manchester but a new-found friend.

Liverpool is one of England’s most dynamic cities, famous for its legendary football club and as the home of the Beatles. On this tour, connect with a Liverpool local who will show you around their city like a friend and introduce you to the neighborhoods that they know and love. Gain an insight into Liverpudlian culture, traditions, and everyday life; visit only the sights that interest you; and receive recommendations on where to eat, drink, and shop.

Explore the world of poet William Wordsworth on this private Lake District tour. With a guide providing observations on Wordsworth's life and works that you might not hear otherwise, you’ll visit his Cockermouth home, and Grasmere’s Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum. Discover how the Lakes shaped the great poet's verse, stroll gardens he tended, and see his original manuscripts; all undistracted by issues such as driving, parking, and buying tickets.

Join us for this half day tour of Liverpool, a beautiful city where plentiful history is surrounded by modern culture and sport. Let’s explore the city centre together and hear about some of the famous residents, past and present. Follow your private guide through the streets that scream the name of the words most famous pop group, The Beatles. Sports fans won’t be disappointed either, with a stop at the shop of one of football biggest clubs. Our tour winds its way around the City taking in the highlights, ending in the dock area. Just imagine a few hundred years ago many thousands of Europeans boarding ships bound for the New World. Today you will probably spot one of the many cruise liners dropping off passengers to enjoy this fantastic city!

Discover Liverpool with unlimited access to our flexible walking tours. You can join and leave our circuits as you please; escorted by local experts who are on hand to meet you throughout the day. Using our app, simply track your nearest guide and begin to discover countless visitor hotspots, such as The Beatles Story, Anfield & Strawberry Field. Enjoy fascinating storytelling from your guide as you explore and immerse yourself in Liverpool’s exciting history. Well-known for being the birthplace of iconic rock band, The Beatles, the city is also home to an UNESCO World Heritage site – Liverpool’s Waterfront – as well as two magnificent cathedrals, and the Cavern Club. Hop-off guided tours and self-guide whenever you wish; enjoying multilingual audio commentary, suggested walking itineraries, pinpointing your favourite sights and discovering photo hotspots, all offline, - it couldn't be easier! When you're ready, hop back on a guided tour, and continue your sightseeing adventure.

A gastronomic adventure, sample some of the best food and drink the Britain's greatest industrial city has to offer and learn how our food and drink offers an insight into the city’s past, present and future. Manchester’s food and drink scene is booming and this tour will show you why. Your local guide will take you on a multi-stop food tour across the city revealing some culinary hidden gems and historical insights along the way.

One of the UK’s World Heritage Sites, The Lake District offers outstanding, rugged countryside unlike anywhere else in the country with mountains and of course lakes appearing at every turn. This self-guided walking tour moves away from the tourist traps to immerse you in the tranquillity of the lakes, set against the backdrop of England’s highest mountain peaks.

Unearth Liverpool’s ghoulish past on this 1.5-hour walking tour of the city’s most haunted sites. After darkness has fallen, meet your guide on the famous Hope Street and set off in search of the restless spirits who are said to roam the city at night. Stroll down one of northern England’s most haunted streets, visit the eerie cemetery at Anglican Cathedral, and hear blood-curdling stories of ‘Lantern Jaw,’ the woman in white and the local man who lost his soul to the Devil.

Discover the dark history of Liverpool on an evening walk around the city's original seven shadowy streets. With theatrical commentary that focuses on the city's old secrets, the tour visits quirky and little-known sights that are steeped in history. Check out the banking halls on Castle Street, a trapdoor that opens onto the so-called Dead House, and the lamp-lit alleys that wind around the commercial district. Tales of Liverpool during the medieval and Victorian periods complete the ghostly experience.

Go behind the scenes at Etihad Stadium, the home of Manchester City Football Club, on this guided tour. With an avid Man City fan as your guide, hear all about the football (soccer) club’s history as you visit the manager’s dug-out, the press conference room, the changing rooms and other sites that are off limits to the public during matches. Immerse yourself in the City story during a thrilling audio-visual show.

Home to Liverpool F.C. since the 19th century, Anfield isn’t just a stadium—it’s an icon of British sports history. On a behind-the-scenes tour, you’ll enjoy special access to the landmark, and will walk in the footsteps of Liverpool’s most famous players. Discover the Player’s Tunnel and visit the Away Team Dressing Room, learn more from your audio headset, and enjoy admission to the LFC Story and Steven Gerrard Collection.

If you are a fromage fanatic then this is the weekend tour for you! Enjoy a tasty stroll through Liverpool charming city streets to discover an array of delicious cheeses. Led by a local expert guide, you will learn how your favourite food is made and where to find new flavours, sprinkled with a steady supply of cheesy jokes, unless you camembert it! From regional produce to continental classics, end our crawl in style with a glass of fizz! You'll brie delighted you came! Included in Ticket Price: Cheese Samples (some not suitable for vegetarians) Crackers/Bread (contain gluten) Prosecco

Calling all curd nerds and turophiles – yep there’s a word for your love of cheese – Manchester’s finest cheeses are being wrapped up into one 2 hour walking tour! You have not truly explored Manchester until you tour as a turophile. Get involved in Manchester’s first and grate-est cheese crawl! The crawl is 2 hours of non stop in-curd-edible action. There will be a cheese whizz quiz and of course a bit of wine. The crawl will be packed full of the finest of Manchester’s brie-liant cheeses, with very mature fun facts, and the chance to heckle your quizmaster with your favourite cheese puns that will have your group crumbling faster than a wensleydale. Meanwhile you’ll feta believe you’ll learn a bit about cheese making, and be introduced to some cheese mongers and shops you just camembert to stay away from. It’s a whole different kind of ‘cultured’.

Our guides are authentically dressed for the period as a Cheshire archer and Hotspur militia and will use character role-play to give people an exciting insight into the events of Hotspur’s rebellion and the effects it has on life in medieval Chester. You will also visit some of Chesters medieval sites, such as the Chester city walls, medieval rows, and the ruins of Chesters original cathedral, St John’s.

Immerse yourself in the rich heritage, culture, and history of this vibrant and colourful city. This walking tour is perfect for visitors to Liverpool, or anyone who wants to get to know some interesting facts and history about their own city. Our experienced and local guides are passionate about their city and want to make each tour fun, interesting and memorable for everyone. They will share with you, personal stories that will really bring to life the history and culture of Liverpool. You will have great photo opportunities, as the tour stops at many of the city’s iconic buildings and landmarks, show casing some amazing architecture both historic and new. Our guides will share with you some fascinating stories from the past and point out for intriguing and fun facts along the way. You will learn of the city’s musical influence on the world and be able to walk in the footsteps of The Fab Four as the tour passes by the famous Cavern Club on Mathew Street.

Shoot amazing Instagrams On Liverpool's only Instagram Tour, you will meet a local Instagram Influencer/expert photographer who will bring you to 5 spots of Liverpool city over 90 minutes. During the tour: You will go you to the most Instagrammable spots of Liverpool You will be shown photography techniques You will be taught great Instagram skills You will hear stories about Liverpool At the end you will have several great photos as memories of your tour of Liverpool and be ready to try out your new photography skills on your next set of locations!

Shoot amazing Instagrams. On Manchester's only Instagram Tour, you will meet a local Instagram Influencer/expert photographer who will bring you to 5-7 spots of Manchester over 90 minutes. During the tour, you will go you to the most Instagrammable spots of Manchester and you will be shown photography techniques and be taught great Instagram skills while hearing stories about Manchester. At the end you will have several great photos as memories of your tour of Manchester and be ready to try out your new photography skills on your next set of locations!

If you have ever wondered about Freemasonry, what it’s all about and what goes on, as well as what it looks like inside a Masonic Lodge, then now is your time to find out. Freemasons have been operating in West Lancashire since as long ago as the 1640’s when the earliest account of admittance into Freemasonry is recorded into a lodge in Warrington. It is an intriguing thought that whilst Roundheads and Cavaliers were engaged in the bitter English Civil War, Freemasons were meeting in peace and harmony in this very Province. In 1857 Freemasons in Liverpool purchased a house on Hope Street known as the House in the Garden and began converting the property for the purpose of Freemasonry. Eventually, in 1872 plans were submitted to demolish the house and replace it with a Masonic Hall. The Cornerstone was laid with full Masonic honours and the building was finished in 1874 by which time Freemasonry had become so popular that an immediate decision was made to extend the building.

If you’re a local or just visiting Liverpool, this tour will reveal many of the hidden depths of Liverpool’s history. From King John granting Liverpool a charter in 1207, the town largely remained the same until the late 17th Century when Liverpool began to develop as a port. The construction of the “Old Dock” was a major turning point that saw a massive increase in trade and the wealth of the city that continued until just after the Second World War. It is the period from the construction of the “Old Dock” up to the mid 20th Century that this tour covers and gives an insight into the key events, the people and buildings connected to them and the legacy these have left for Liverpool. We will strip away the veil of modernity and reveal the past - hidden in plain sight, and show you Liverpool’s aspirations for the future.

Be amazed on this unmissable and essential tour as you hear about Liverpool – the second city of the Empire and the influence it had on the rest of the World. Liverpool expanded rapidly during the late Georgian and Victorian period. The wealthy began moving away from the overcrowded river front and were living in grand Georgian terraces. Interspersed with these grand houses were court dwellings (or slum housing) fitted into any available space. These were the early examples of social housing. With many of the church graveyards full and no nearby cemetery the need arose for a new one. A disused and depleted stone quarry became a great leveller where the rich and poor from this expanding Liverpool population were buried alongside each other. See the final resting places of Slavers, Pirates, Plantation Owners and wealthy Merchants. The visit is enhanced by the opportunity to produce your very own works of art with wax rubbings taken directly from the stone monuments and memorials.