Liverpool: A Magical Mystery Tour

I’ve been to Liverpool once before – back in the early 1990s to watch a football match. I don’t think I saw much of the city, and I have very little memory of it other than the match itself. My daughter hasn’t been at all. Yet, we’re both fans of the Beatles. With the Easter school holidays in swing, it was time to change that and visit the home of the Fab 4 with a 2 day jaunt to the city. Day One – Homes, Flats & Caves We set off at 10am. It was a 2 hour drive to Liverpool and we heard to… Speke Hall. Now, Speke Hall itself isn’t related to the Beatles but we there for a good reason. Having said that, the area of Speke is where Paul McCartney grew up and the Hall is right next to John Lennon airport. Anyway, no, we were there because it was the pick-up point for a tour that we’d booked. But that wasn’t until 2pm. We got there early because it added a buffer for bad traffic. And, importantly, lunch. There wasn’t a traffic problem so we got there around noon. Speke Hall is a rather…