Walking
Makers at the Mansion Autumn Craft Market
Join us this September at our autumn craft market featuring handcrafted items from over 30 makers. This indoor/outdoor event takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Calderstones Mansion, Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18 3JB. Explore a diverse range of products on sale from local small businesses, enjoy live entertainment and delicious food and drinks from The...
Hidden Heritage: Festive Walk
Open the door to the hidden stories of Calderstones at Christmas time with our one-hour guided walk of the Park’s most significant and surprising landmarks. No walking experience is required, the route can be adapted for access needs but it will take place outside so we recommend you wrap up warm.
The Eric Lynch Memorial Slavery Walking Tour
The Eric Lynch Memorial Slavery Walking Tour, following in the footsteps of Eric Scott Lynch’s pioneering work, will continue to serve as an important educational tool to showcase the history of slavery in Liverpool. This tour offers participants the opportunity to walk through the city and witness first-hand the historical sites and buildings that are...
Liverpool Dark Side Halloween Tour
Do something spooktacular on Halloween weekend in Liverpool on this Dark Side Tour! In the safe hands of guide Dan, walk the spine-tingling streets of Liverpool in the dark, discovering the real gruesome history of our beloved city. Walk in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper, the Castle Street witches, and the hangmen, discovering our...
Katumba Halloween Carnival
Katumba’s Halloween Carnival goes into hiding… but a horde of drumming ‘zonbi’ might spook you, watch out! Local cultural organisation Katumba Drumming and Movement takes a ‘step back’ and a different take on their annual unforgettable Halloween parade. Hear ye, hear ye be surprised, be spooked! On Saturday 28th of October, it’s expected that a...
The Great War To Race Riots Walking Tour
The highly popular 1919 Race riots walking tour returns for Black History Month, exploring the murder of Charles Wotton and the social and political backdrop of these tragic events. The race riots of 1919 were a watershed moment for Liverpool’s longstanding black community. On the night of 6th June 1919 unprecedented racial violence erupted in...
Dorothy Kuya Walking Tour
National Museums Liverpool have commissioned Writing on the Wall to deliver a Creative Heritage Programme working with the archive of lifelong Black British activist Dorothy Kuya (1933-2013). During the project, Wow have collaborated with community participants, carrying out educational workshops focused on Dorothy’s life and curating the archive. They have produced blogs revealing stories from...
Tony Phillips, Above Us Only Sky
Our long association with Liverpool-born artist Tony Phillips continues with Above Us Only Sky, an art trail that began in 2021 and is being relaunched with a slightly different route, starting and ending at the Bluecoat. Four in a series of painted plaques are situated on the the arts centre’s new wing in Blundell Lane....
Mersey Trails
Discover the rich history of Liverpool with something for locals and tourists alike. From a ‘beginners guide’ to quickly orientate yourself and learn about Liverpool’s origins to specialist, music and American tours – there is something for everyone. All tours are led by professional actors, which means there are elements of street theatre throughout and...
Beginners Guide to Liverpool
From rural fishing village to a magical destination, ‘the pool of life’ is an exceptional place. Make sure you see the obvious and famous, but don’t miss the unusual and mystical by orientating properly from the start with our Beginner’s Guide to Liverpool. The tour begins at The Bluecoat and will take in the Old...
