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Lennon and McCartney Songwriting History Tour

By Lennon & McCartney Songwriting History Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$437 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Your guide takes you on a chronological storey of the Beatles formation and song-writing experience never to be forgotten!

Learn about the “magic” that brought these 4 Liverpool boys together that changed music forever.

Stand where they once stood as the storey comes to life with photographs, anecdotes from family and friends and those who knew them.

Enjoy the comfort of your private 5-seater taxi tour with a dedicated local driver/guide.

You will be picked up and dropped off at any pre-determined location.

Please let us know if you have any special requirements or requests, we can always accommodate… even take your photos!

Activity location

  • Mendips - John Lennon Home
    • 251 Menlove Avenue,
    • L25 7SA, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Adelphi Hotel
    • Ranelagh Street
    • L3 5UL, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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Lennon and McCartney Songwriting History Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$437.32 x 1 TravellerNZ$437.32
Total
Price is NZ$437.32

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedStrawberry Field Cafetaria, Gardens and Gift Shop areas
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedInteractive Exhibition at Strawberry Field - (Optional) £11.20 per person

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Using a wheelchair will reduce the number of people on the tour to 3 including the user. This is purely due to space restriction.

Activity itinerary

Mendips - John Lennon Home
  • 20m
The childhood home of John Lennon. Hear how John's complex childhood upbringing shaped his, life, thoughts and ideas and the family members who contributed. Who influenced John's interest in music and encouraged him to play the guitar
St. Peter's Church, Woolton
  • 20m
See and stand on the spot where Paul 1st watched John perform and the meeting that took place that changed the world of music forever. Discover how John's original band - The Quarrymen evolved to become The Beatles. Follow the controversy surrounding one of their greatest compositions even today.
20 Forthlin Rd
  • 15m
Home of the McCartney Family! Where as many as 60 Lennon and McCartney songs were written, where practice sessions took place and the inspiration to some of the most poetic lyrics ever written. Not forgetting the personal bond that connected John and Paul.
Strawberry Field
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Stand in this iconic location that gave us an insightful look at John. Today it stands as the legacy of his music and peace aspirations, offering a spiritual retreat, exhibition and hope for those whose abilities might go unrecognized. Learn John's storey of Strawberry Fields and how it expanded his view of life.
Penny Lane
  • 15m
The area Paul sings about in the song "Penny Lane." See the shop, bank, fire station and the iconic "shelter in the middle of the roundabout" as we walk the route. Get to know the "pretty nurse selling poppies from a tray" Discover the friendly rivalry between Paul and John that inspired the song.
12 Arnold Grove
  • 10m
George Harrison's birthplace! Learn how George became a Beatle and his unlikely meeting with Paul McCartney. Also, about the Beatles chance meeting that lead to their 1st US visit appearing on National TV and what happened afterwards - especially to George.
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
  • 10m
These 2 buildings that now make LIPA have a deeper more significant part in the success of the Beatles. Once the Liverpool Art College and The Liverpool Institute for Boys, where John Paul & George attended, it's where they honed their talents that set them apart from other bands of their time. Learn what happened when John met his 1st wife, Cynthia and fellow Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe during his time at Art College. And why Paul frequently visits and for one special occasion every year.
10 Admiral Grove
  • 20m
Here we visit Ringo's birthplace, childhood home and local pub. From his humble beginnings Ringo overcame a specific difficulty that was instrumental to becoming; a drummer, a Beatle, a songwriter and solo-performer. You will learn the reason why Ringo was "head-hunted" on the cusp of Beatlemania and his journey there.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMendips - John Lennon Home
    • 251 Menlove Avenue,
    • L25 7SA, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAdelphi Hotel
    • Ranelagh Street
    • L3 5UL, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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