THERE'S A PLACE IN LIVERPOOL

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Secret and little known places everyone in Liverpool loves and should visit at least once
The city is packed with hidden gems you need to visit
By Elle May Rice
2 AUG 2020

Liverpool is full of treasures, some of which are hidden and others are just gems in their own right.

The city centre and beyond is renowned for its eclectic independent scene and ever growing food scene.

Magical Beatles Museum

Former The Beatles drummer Pete Best next to his red and black ski jacket now on display at the Magical Beatles Museum on Mathew Street, Liverpool. Photo by James Maloney

The Magical Beatles Museum is owned and run by Roag Best, brother of the ‘fifth Beatle’ Pete, and utilises his own personal collection of Beatles memorabilia.

Across three floors, the museum features more than 300 rare and authentic items, following The Beatles on their journey from their early days at the Casbah Coffee Club to their final days together.

Ye Cracke

Ye Cracke Pub on Rice Street (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Hidden away on Rice Street, just off Hope Street, this one’s easy to miss but well worth sniffing out.

Like many city centre pubs, it boasts a Beatles connection - apparently John Lennon and his then girlfriend Cynthia Powell used to go ‘courting’ there when they were at the Liverpool College of Art.

The pub remains popular with students and arty-types and the leafy beer garden, which boasts plenty of seating and a laid-back atmosphere, fills up quickly when the sun comes out.

Back inside, be sure to poke your nose into ‘The War Room’ - a tiny room in the centre of the pub and the oldest part of the 19th century building.

The Cavern Pub and Festival Food & Drink are open again today from 12pm! pic.twitter.com/vAlqGRxRcT

— The Cavern Club (@cavernliverpool) August 2, 2020

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Linda McCartney Retrospective



08 Aug 2020—01 Nov 2020

This major exhibition of Linda McCartney’s photography includes more than 200 iconic images, from the music scene of the 1960s, to family life with Paul.

Walker Art Gallery

The Exhibition

In 2020 the Walker Art Gallery will host a major retrospective of Linda McCartney’s photography. From her iconic depictions of the music scene of the 1960s, to family life with Paul, Linda captured her whole world on film.

The exhibition features more than 200 extraordinary images that reveal what a prolific photographer Linda was, and how her love for the natural world, her surreal sense of humour, and an exceptional eye for capturing the spontaneous, gave her work an inimitable style.

The exhibition will include a selection of images taken in Liverpool and on the Wirral which have never been on public display before.