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Auld City and the Dead House Shiverpool Tour

Enjoy an immersive promenade entertainment show that explores Liverpool and its ghostly past

eligible with a VisitBritain Gift Card

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Free cancellation

Cancel up to 48 hours in advance to receive a full refund.

Highlights

  • Discover Liverpool’s most famous ghosts and grisliest history.
  • Explore Liverpool’s darkest and lesser-known hidden avenues in the now bustling commercial district.
  • Visit the oldest morgue in the city, nestled within a medieval garden, beneath the Gothic spire of a floating chapel, entered through a trapdoor.
  • Listen to the tales of slavery, plague, cholera and the filthy slums that so many poor souls found to be their final resting place.

What's included

  • 90-minute walking tour

Prepare for the experience

Children information:

  • Not accessible for pram users.
  • Recommended for children aged 9 and older, discretion of parent or guardian encouraged.

Accessibility information:

  • This tour is not recommended for those not firm on their feet, or who are visually impaired, or have a delicate disposition.
  • Walking between locations lasts between 5-8 minutes at a time. The entire route spans up to 1500m.
  • This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Please let us know when you book if you have any disabilities or mobility issues.
  • Complimentary tickets area available for companions of disabled people.
  • BSL interpreters can be arranged.

Ticket restrictions:

  • Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Additional information:

  • Please note that you must bring your own torch.
  • The underground location is not open to the public and so you enter at your own risk.

Opening days and times vary throughout the year, you can see full availability details when booking.

Please make sure to arrive 10 minutes prior to the start time.

Tour duration: approximately 90 minutes.

Departure point

  • Start location: The Queen Victoria Monument, Derby Square, City Centre.
  • End location: Our Lady & St Nicholas Church, Old Churchyard, Chapel Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L2 8TZ

Supplier information

This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by Stone Carew Ltd (Shiverpool).

Once you have completed your booking, you will receive an instant order confirmation via email from VisitBritain. Your eTicket will be then emailed to you within 72 hours. This can be downloaded and used through your mobile phone or printed out and shown when attending the tour.