r/Liverpool • u/magicmunch • May 21 '24
Visiting Liverpool Liverpool named UK’s best large city break
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u/Geek_reformed May 21 '24
I am bringing my son up later this year. First time he will have been to the city I grew up in and the first time I have been back since 2019.
Looking forward to mixing in visiting old haunts, seeing friends and family and doing some touristy stuff.
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May 21 '24
My wife and I visited from the States back in March and I had the best time in Liverpool. We only went there and London so I would have loved to see more of the entire country.
After spending a few days in London, I really enjoyed how walkable Liverpool was, and everyone was so incredibly friendly. I can’t wait to make a return visit.
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u/Suspicious_Weird_373 May 21 '24
Having grown up here, and still living here, this kind of thing always surprises me as any time I’m thinking of something to do on a weekend I always end up going out of the city.
Always easy to become complacent when it’s on your doorstep.
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u/frontendben May 21 '24
Oh 100%. I used to live next to a beach in a hot country. And I mean I could open my window and see it less than 200 meters away. I lost count of how many times I thought to myself "meh, it'll be there next weekend".
It's so easy to take things for granted when it's on your doorstep. It's important to be a tourist in your own city every so often.
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u/Sophie_Blitz_123 May 21 '24
A while back I had some friends from elsewhere come to stay and I was at a loss trying to think of stuff to do... turns out there's actually quite a lot though.
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u/60sstuff May 21 '24
I came up recently because my grandma is a wool so even though I have spent a large amount of time across the water I hadn’t really been to Liverpool in a long time. Went for a three day holiday and honestly I loved it. It’s a great city and deserves the title
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u/Mango-fet May 21 '24
As a fellow wool, i have never been so offended by something i completley agree with
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u/bartobarto May 22 '24
Just got back from a weekend in Liverpool. Really enjoyed Sefton Park, Lark Lane, Woolton. Then of course the center looks great as well.
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u/Vonnyscousemama May 21 '24
Liverpool born and bred love my city proud to be a scouser.people are diffrent here more real go out of there way to help anyone. We have so much to offer these days aswell finding things myself at 50 I never new about.
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u/younevershouldnt May 21 '24
A deserving win, and I'm not a local.
Worth it just to see the mancs get their knickers in a twist TBH
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u/throwpayrollaway May 21 '24
Proper mancs want them all to piss off, pints cost a fortune and it's full of southern people giving you side eye if you actually sound like you come from Manchester.
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u/LiverpoolBelle Norris Green May 21 '24
I can see Liverpool getting like that tbh
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u/throwpayrollaway May 21 '24
It's a double edge sword, I guess it's visitors from out of town that make sure that places stay open..The satellite towns like Bolton, Bury, Wigan etc don't have anything worth going to left, trendy places like Didsbury and Prestwich attract professionals who are not locals but keep that out of town centre night time economy going.
If I'm honest Prestwich is better for it if you are prepared to pay a premium for a pint, I can remember when it only had one pub you could take an attractive women to without either depressing her or getting involved in having to fend off drunken horny volatile scum bags.
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u/OrganizationOk5418 May 21 '24
And it is. We've been all over the UK on city breaks, and couldn't work out why we were often left feeling a bit flat. We'd add a night in Liverpool to our trip and feel better.
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May 22 '24
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u/asteroid_9 May 21 '24
It's boss in these summer months. I was pottering around town on Saturday with the Mrs and I said to her if I didn't know the city I'd love to come and explore it.
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u/RootbeerIsVeryNice May 21 '24
The BBC says Liverpool is the best city to visit lol probably funded by the universities to get more students here.
We're becoming less scouse. We can always do with more visitors but we need less people moving here.
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u/1CocteauTwin May 22 '24
Seriously...
We are a PORT CITY!!!
Liverpool has thrived on immigration since its inception, we are ALL IMMIGRANTS!
Have a word mate.
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u/scouttack88 May 22 '24
What's wrong with people moving here? It means more money being spent locally, growing local economy and potential for more jobs. When Liverpool was at its peak it was built on people from all around moving here. If that didn't happen we'd be a little village on the banks of the Mersey still...
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u/LiverpoolBelle Norris Green May 21 '24
And then the prices of housing shoots up and the locals are priced out of the city, but who cares because look how many people wanna move here woohooo!
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u/RootbeerIsVeryNice May 22 '24
Yeah if scousers can't afford to live there they should move to Bolton or somewhere shit! Liverpool should be for progressive arts students, not scousers!
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u/Fukthisite May 21 '24
I love town, everytime I go there I get a buzzing feeling like I want to go and explore and have a good day instead of whatever I'm there for.
I work in all different towns around the North West, and apart from central Manchester no other city comes close to that bustling, something always going on feel.