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Ever wondered why Liverpudlians are called Scousers? It comes from lobscouse, a cheap sailor’s stew eaten in Liverpool’s docks in the 1700s. A working port fed a city and named its people. 🍲

If you look closely along Otterspool Promenade you’ll spot these weathered red roses set into the railings 🌹 A likely nod to Liverpool’s Lancashire roots - the city sat in historic Lancashire for centuries, before joining the new county of Merseyside in 1974.

Connecting Runcorn and Widnes since 1961, the Silver Jubilee Bridge is a striking steel arch over the River Mersey. Renamed in 1977 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee, it remains a proud symbol of Halton’s heritage.

Hope Street in Liverpool is uniquely situated between the city's two cathedrals - the Anglican Cathedral at one end and the Metropolitan Cathedral at the other.

📍 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street. A 1939 Art Deco gem and home to the UK’s oldest symphony orchestra.

📍 Palm House, Sefton Park.