Liverpool BID supports mini-lunchtime-tours to introduce people to the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail and the cultural history it represents.

Join Liverpool Irish Festival‘s John Maguire (also of ArtsGroupie) on a revealing journey through Liverpool city centre. Spectators will hear about how the Victorian tragedy of the Irish Famine changed Liverpool’s streets. Trail walkers will learn about how locations were used for sanctuary, nourishment and safety. They will also hear and understand the benevolence of Liverpool’s people. Using a new trail app, headsets and recent Walk of the Bronze Shoes experience, your guide will really help you to walk in the shoes of Liverpool and Irish people 180-years ago.

The walks leave at 12.30PM. Bookers are asked to gather from 12:15PM on the corner of Fenwick Street and Brunswick Street, outside The Alchemist. It will finish at St Nicolas’s Church, after a walk of c.45mins.

Walk dates

• Tue 28 Jan 2025
• Wed 29 Jan 2025
• Tue 18 Feb 2025
• Wed 19 Feb 2025
• Tue 18 Mar 2025
• Wed 19 Mar 2025.

Additional info

These lunchtime tours are city centre based walks, so we recommend people dressing for the weather, in comfortable clothing and footwear.

For people who want to access information before attending the walk, you can see more about our work at www.liverpoolirishfaminetrail.com or by accessing our app.

The tours are subsidised by Liverpool BID to give levy payers new opportunities.

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