Further Distractions
Liverpool Football Club Winning the Champions League in 2005, Liverpool has once again ascended the ranks to reclaim their title as one of Europe’s great football clubs. Visitors can take a tour of the ground and the club museum, including the famous trophy room.
Anfield Road Tel: (0151) 260 6677. Website: www.liverpoolfc.tv
Everton Football Club The blue side of the city have been overshadowed by the successes of their neighbours in recent years, but Everton is none-the-less one of the Premiership’s better teams and visitors can take a tour of the ground taking in the club’s rich history.
Goodison Park Tel: 0870 442 1878. Website: www.evertonfc.com
Croxteth Hall and Country Park Once the ancestral home of the Molyneux family, the Earls of Sefton, Croxteth Hall and Country Park is one of the main heritage centres in the northwest. Visitors to the estate can tour the historic Hall, the Croxteth Home Farm and the Victorian Walled Garden. Access to the 202-hectare (500-acre) Country Park that surrounds the estate is free.
Muirhead Avenue East Tel: (0151) 228 5311. Website: www.croxteth.co.uk
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