Evening in Liverpool – Beatles Museum and dinner at Albert Dock

23 December 2012

We drove into Liverpool early after noon from Stratford Upon Avon. We have been to Liverpool in 2010 where we visited Albert Dock, Beatles Museum and the Cavern. Since this was the first visit to Liverpool for Samuel, we went to the Beatles museum for the second time. Just for Sam. We got to see some of the same things again but overall, it was not a bad second visit.

Beatles Museum at Albert Dock. Recreation of the stage at the Cavern where they started.

Brothers learning about the Beatles history through the audio guide.

By the time we completed the Beatles Museum, the sky had turned dark.  Albert Dock is a good place to have dinner in Liverpool.

Ferries Wheel at Albert Dock Liverpool.

Night lights and calm waters at Albert Dock makes a nice picture.

After dinner at the Gusto restaurant, it was off to the real Cavern Club at Mathew Street for some drinks. The main area near the stage at the Cavern was full, but we managed to find a table at the side and had some beer while watching videos clips of the the Beatles on the big screen.

With the Fab 4 inside the Cavern.

At the original entrance to the Cavern, where the Beatles played in the early days.

From the Cavern, it was a short walk back to our apartment at Liverpool ONE. There was still time to grab some drinks and pizzas from a food stand just outside the entrance to the apartment.

Once back at the apartment, we took turns to enjoy the hot water shower. Due to some quirks with the boiler system, we need to follow some procedures to reheat the water after some usage.

Where we stayed in Liverpool:

Our accommodation at Liverpool is a 2-bedroom Bridgestreet Serviced Apartment located at Liverpool ONE. The entrance to the underground garage is via an obscured small side street called Old Manesty’s Lane that is off Hanover Street. I managed to find it, thanks to some pre-trip research using Google map and Streetview. However, I did missed a turn or two earlier before getting to the Hanover Street, which resulted in an unplanned drive through the tolled Mersey tunnel to Birkenhead and a U-turned back. After losing some time and money for the toll, we finally got it right.

View from Bridgestreet Apartment at Liverpool One. Shoppers doing their last minute Christmas shopping at Liverpool ONE.

Location, location, location.

Being in the city centre and on top of Liverpool ONE, we don’t need our car for the rest of the day. All the places we wanted to see were within a short walk within the city centre. The apartment itself was spacious, clean and comfortable. Good value for the money spent although we had an issue with the hot water system.

Instructions given during check in to operate the hot water system.

The  water tank soon ran out of hot water after some time and we could not get the boiler system to work again despite the instructions given to us during check-in. The boost light came on as per instructions but the water just takes too long to heat. Poor Daniel ended up taking a freezing cold shower that night. Otherwise, our stay at this apartment would have been excellent.