Date spot in Liverpool
The London Carriage Works
Book a seasonal dinner at the London Carriage Works, the restaurant of the Hope Street Hotel.
Hope Street, Georgian Quarter
Address: The London Carriage Works, Hope Street Hotel, 40 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9DA- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Why it's a good date: A smart, relaxed room with big windows onto Hope Street and an award-winning wine list. Handy before a concert at the Philharmonic, a few steps up Hope Street.
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Royal Albert Dock and the waterfront
Royal Albert Dock and the Pier Head, waterfront
Address: Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AF- Outdoors
- Free
- Romantic
Walk the colonnades of the Royal Albert Dock's red-brick warehouses, then carry on along the river to the Pier Head and the Three Graces, calling in at the free Museum of Liverpool on the way.
Why it's a good date: It's the Liverpool everyone pictures, and it's lovely as the sun goes down over the Mersey. If it rains, duck into the Museum of Liverpool or the Maritime Museum, both free.
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Mersey Ferries River Explorer Cruise
Pier Head Ferry Terminal, waterfront
Address: Pier Head, Georges Parade, Liverpool L3 1DP- Activity
- Cheap and cheerful
- Romantic
- Outdoors
Take the ferry from the Pier Head on a circular cruise across the Mersey, calling at Seacombe and Woodside, with the city's skyline laid out across the water.
Why it's a good date: Stand on deck with the wind in your faces and the best view of Liverpool there is. Wrap up, even in summer, and go at the end of the day for the light.
Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street, city centre
Address: William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EL- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Wander the free city gallery, with everything from Tudor portraits and Pre-Raphaelites to David Hockney, plus changing exhibitions.
Why it's a good date: One of the best collections outside London, right by Lime Street. Choose the painting you'd each hang at home, then talk the other round to it.
Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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