Liverpool - Our Favorite Spots

[@The_Brit_Girls]

What a fabulous collection of Liverpool highlights. There are so many wonderful buildings in Liverpool, such a diverse mix of architectural styles. The bombed-out church is a magnificent monument to those lost during World War II. The Liver Building is such an iconic feature of Liverpool. I've never been to Port Sunlight before - loved those historic houses. So charming - and they were sunlit in the sunlight too! Thank you, Dara & Ian, very enjoyable ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Cheers, Julie (and Lucy)! I was impressed by how lovely and diverse the architecture was in Liverpool. I knew very little about the city, including being clueless about the Three Graces and the Liver Birds. Such a fun learning experience! And the bombed out church was just incredible! So glad we had a chance to see it.

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Liverpool is on our list, but this video has put it on the top! Love the history of St. Luke’s and the Sunlight village so interesting your connection. Excellent video Dara, sorry we are so late to the viewing party! ~Cara 😊 Ian fabulous drone shots too!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

No need to apologize! I hope you have been busy cuddling your grandbaby all weekend!

[@goexploringwithcolor-shawn]

This place is really awesome,the tower clock just amazing looking. Really love those architectures. Thank you for fantastic sharing 😍❤️👍👍

[@ians3586]

Love the video, Dara, particularly your editing. It brings back a lot of good memories of our time there.

[@Poliss95]

Those sunsets were great!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks, love! And thanks for narrating a bit this time ;-) And big THANKS for the awesome drone footage over the Mersey!! XX

[@GENerationXplorers]

What an incredible tour of Liverpool taken from a very different perspective. So nice to see the City through your eyes and find a new love for a city I’ve always held dear. Love the architecture, such an eclectic mix throughout the City. Such a great landscape, i love the Liver Building, so iconic and having worked close to it for periods of my life the sight of it still hasn’t lost its charm. Opportunistic gulls, we know all about them! The emigration to America story really fascinates me now! Port Sunlight looks lovely,great connections Dara. Wonderful video as always ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Cheers mate! I can't believe my Liverpool series has six videos! Next week will be the best one. 👍 I have some really fun content that I've saved for my grand finale 😉

[@GENerationXplorers]

@@MagentaOtterTravels superb, cant wait to see it! You’ve done them proud 👍

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Such a vibrant city. We love Liverpool. Only discovered it a few years back. Stunning film Dara and Ian Loved the golden hour pics of the Liver Building especially

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, I so rarely get good golden hour photos, so I was chuffed that the museum and Liver Building turned out so pretty! Did you know there is an OTTERSpool area in Liverpool? I share that in next Friday's grand finale video in my Liverpool series ;-) Thanks for watching, Dave! BTW, did you see the message I left on your video? I'd like to send you an email about a possible meetup in Bedforshire. Email me at [e-mail] if you and Sue would be interested in meeting up at Gunns for a clanger! Cheers! XX

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@MagentaOtterTravels hi Dara. No I didn’t see the message - so many go missing. Ha a Clanger that would be fun!!!

[@russcattell955i]

My wife is a Liverpool gal. She joined the Army in 77 at 18 years old. Although never moved back, she visited just about every year since. Her sister has forever lived a few streets away from Anfield stadium. Liver birds are party animals, like the line from a Scaffold song "Whats got four arms, loves to grab ya ? Answer is two Liver berds"

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That's hilarious! I will be talking about Liver birds in my video next Friday... the "grand finale" to my 6-part Liverpool series. Thanks for watching! Dara

[@evancortez2]

I was only in Liverpool for about 27 hours, just barely enough time to take the Beatle tours and explore the Albert docks and Matthew street - hopefully I'll be able to get back there one day and spend more time

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I felt like I was there for several days and got to see lots... but still LOADS I missed and want to see next time!

[@BakkerfeelingAdventures]

Nice to see this as we have not (yet) visited Liverpool. As always, beautiful shots/footage and what a colourful place! Very nice how you chaptered the places too. Very nice and informative tour Dara! Liverpool definitely seems like a city to visit and explore... and bring the drone of course. 😄

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, always nice to have some water to fly the drone over and get a fabulous view of the best shot of the skyline! 👍

[@WaysideWade]

Albert's ice cream emporium got me thinking of Prince Albert tobacco for some reason, so much to see, as always. 📺🍻

[@WaysideWade]

It always bothers me that Unilever makes food too. 😬😁

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@WaysideWade very CLEAN food! haha

[@Poliss95]

@@WaysideWade 😂

[@cristieowens1318]

Love the tour of Liverpool!! Like you said, so many colorful things to see! Very cool architecture with all of the buildings too! 😊

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much, Cristie! Ian LOVES architecture, and I'm glad that over the years I have grown to appreciate it so much myself! I hope you enjoyed seeing the sculpture too. It was so sweet to see in person! 💓

[@WITYTRAVELS]

That sunset by Albert's Ice Cream 😍🥰

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I usually don't do well with golden hour, but occasionally I get lucky!

[@WITYTRAVELS]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Better to be lucky than good?

[@garylancaster8612]

Wow, I've never been to Liverpool but how nice does it look in this video? Beautiful weather of course but these videos from Dara are always very well filmed and edited. This should be flagged by the algorithm somehow so scousers can see how well their city is presented in these films.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words! The algorithm is a crazy beast. When I did my Newcastle video, KZbin did push the video out to all the Geordies! But when it comes to my Manchester and Liverpool vlogs, I was not so lucky. My Liverpool series ends next Friday. I've saved the best for last... some fun stuff 😉. Thanks again for watching and commenting! Dara

[@ruthgoebel723]

Love the George's Quarter!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

It is just so classic and stunning! Really sad I didn't have time to see inside the library... it's supposed to be amazing.

[@RhubarbAndCod]

I simply can't wait to visit one day. I'd go just for the amazing architecture alone! The waterfront totally makes me think of home. Thanks for this Dara!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Where is "home"?

[@James-hd6ez]

​@MagentaOtterTravels The "Bund" area on the waterfront in Shanghai, China was modeled on the three graces, and of course Liverpool and Shanghai are twin cities with Liverpool having the oldest Chinese Community in Europe, maybe he hails from Shanghai? Anyway nice vids of my home city of Liverpool the real capital of Ireland!😅

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Seems like you would fit in well on "Bold Street"

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Indeed! I guess they just need magenta flowers across the street!

[@petersymonds4975]

Hello Dara &Ian. Another great video. I’ve never had the chance to visit Liverpool, nearly went on a course for work on some new equipment but it clashed with some other training. In other parts of England are some great towns that were built with the factory worker in mind. One of the greatest is Bournville near Birmingham. The name may be familiar to you, think of dark chocolate. Yes Bournville is where the Cadbury chocolate is made. When the factory was built this was just country. Cadbury was a very philanthropic employer and he built the town of Bourneville to house his workers, again a very well kept and conserved town. Worth a visit even though it has “Cadbury World” visitor attraction near there. The other great town similar to Port Sunlight & Bourneville is Saltaire in West Yorkshire. Titus Salt was another great entrepreneur who philanthropic to his Mill employees and as it’s on the side of the Aire canal and river that took in and sent out his goods he gave the town it’s name of Saltaire. Another town fantastic architecture of benevolent companies.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I forgot to mention it when I did the voiceover for the video... but when we were in Port Sunlight I definitely mentioned Bournville. That was the first "workers village" that I ever saw. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting there... though that was 20 years ago now. My chocoholic son and hubby really loved the Cadbury World exhibit and the chocolate tasting!! Ian's ancestors are from the Birmingham area. Thanks for recommending Saltaire. Shall remember when we are in West Yorkshire next ;-) Thanks for watching and commenting, Peter!

[@ians3586]

Bournville does a good job illustrating how there really hasn't been any progress with housing for the working class. When I visited, it seemed like Bournville was this beautiful oasis in the midst of architectural mediocrity. It's amazing what beauty these few industrialists created, shame it's not being done today. Saltaire is on my bucket list.

[@blendedtravels]

Hello! Now another place that I have to add to my bucket list! Liverpool looks lovely. The history that you shared on the Bombed Out Church was very interesting, kind of amazing that the walls are still standing after the bombardment. The waterfront area looked like a great place to visit also. I can see why it is popular. Thanks for all of the great information! ~ Anita 👍😊

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Nice to meet you, Anita! Yes, I think Liverpool is definitely worth a visit. So much to see and do there! And I agree that it is miraculous that the bombed out church had all the outer walls survive the bombing! 😳 Thanks for watching! Dara

[@baylessnow]

It wasn't a bomb in the normal sense of the word , it was an incendery device (fire bomb) these where dropped in clusters and were about the size of a tube of bathroom sealent that you can buy for sealing around your bath. They were made of magnesium which is used in distress flares and they were designed to do the job just as it did on the church, burn through the roof and set fire to the inside of the building!

[@Poliss95]

Yet another wonderful video. They make my day and set me up for the weekend. 🥰 My mother used to tell me stories about the blitz around there, (including sound effects of the German bombers engines). The Germans coming over dropping oil drums. She always said Germans in a Lord Haw Haw accent. She worked in the canteen of BICC, (British Insulated Callender's Cables). A very important target. She used to carry nine plates at a time. Can you do that? I'm a little surprised there's a statue of Wellington there. He may be best known for Waterloo, but in Lancashire he's more known for the Peterloo Massacre. Wellington opposed parliamentary reform. His successor, Earl Grey (of tea fame) was in favour of it. The people of Newcastle knew who the better man was, so erected a monument to Earl Grey instead of Wellington. 😁 You noticed the Beatles reference in 'All Together Now' of course. Someone once told me that it's impossible for lions to sit like that. I'm still upset that they demolished the Liverpool Overhead Railway. 😭😭😭 I note that there appear to be different time zones in Liverpool, going by the clocks on the Liver Building anyway. 😁 Your Scouser guide lives in a very small world if he thinks Liverpool is the best team in it. 😉Liverpool FC anthem is surprisingly not a Beatles song, but is instead by their great (and better) rivals, Gerry and the Pacemakers. The Onedin Line, that I keep going on about, is set in Victorian Liverpool. (Keeps shtum about the pronunciation of Cunard). 😁 I mention Doughnut spelling in my upcoming video. lol Shame the diner is a LT RM bus instead of a Liverpool City Transport Leyland Titan or the beautiful Crossley. Did you know that people collected double decker buses? (And they call us train buffs obsessive). 😂 Two of my great aunts emigrated to the USA. Probably from that very dock. No idea what became of them or why they went together. I'll bet Billy Fury Fans were 'Furious' at your identification error. 🤣 When yawning we were told we had a mouth like the Mersey Tunnel. I used to know quite a bit about the railways of Port Sunlight, but luckily for you, (if you're still reading to this point), I can't remember it. 😅 I think they were playing Crown Green Bowling, which is different from the regular kind. It has a hump in the middle, making it harder to control the bowls. We had the other great soap company, Procter & Gamble up here. Message ends. (Who said 'Finally thank goodness?')

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I can barely carry ONE plate, let alone nine!!! Interesting to hear the dispute between Grey and Wellington. I do remember the Earl Grey monument in Newcastle, of course! I did wonder about the Beatles reference in the Christmas Truce sculpture! I did not look at the clocks! You are too detail oriented LOL Sorry I have been rubbish at watching your (and everyone else's!!!) videos. I'll try to be better. Hopefully no Billy Fury fan club members will watch my video ;-) I said Cunard 3 times while recording the voiceover... just couldn't get it right. So I gave up. Your great aunts left for the USA and disappeared?!?!?! That's alarming! Ah yes, P&G is another huge consumer brand company! Thanks for your message, friend!

[@Poliss95]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Carrying nine plates can be very dangerous. My mother dropped a plate with scalding her gravy on her knee. A co-worker covered it with flour. The worst thing you can do. Left her with a very big scar. When your favourite show is about someone who travels through time in a police box, you tend to notice clocks. lol Don't worry about not watching my video from last year. I haven't finished editing it yet. 😁 I heard about my great aunts when I was little. Never thought to ask for more details. I wish I had asked more questions now. My Scottish grandmother's memories of Victorian times would have been fascinating. I wouldn't have dared asking my Lancashire grandparents anything. They were of the opinion that children should be seen and not heard. Preferably not seen either. The grim looks people gave on old photos wasn't because they had to sit still for a long time because of the slow shutter speeds. Their faces always looked like that. 😁

[@Poliss95]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I worked out how Americans can pronounce Cunard (and Tudors) successfully. Pronounce the 'u' like you would in queue. - Queuenard. 😁

[@AidanEyewitness]

I’m so glad you are highlighting our great city and region to the world! I say ‘our’ though I reside a little further away but I really identify with Liverpool in so many ways. Very well represented and researched, you give the impression of having spent a lot of time there already. You’ve captured the essence of Liverpool. Glad I was able to help a little during your visit and thanks for the shout out!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

You're welcome! Thanks for the great tour! Another mention from your tour is in next week's finale video... I'll recap my 10 reasons I love Liverpool. Because I think it's a pretty great city too! Cheers! Dara

[@AidanEyewitness]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Many thanks, looking forward to next week’s video!

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

Some great highlights there. Fascinating and beautifully presented. I had no idea that Unilever had its beginnings there. The bombed out church reminded me of a church we visited in Lisbon. I had to Google the name - Carmo Convent. Quite lovely. Google even told me we'd visited there 7 years ago. Thanks Google. Anyway, now I want to visit Liverpool some day. I don't think I've ever seen it presented so beautifully. Usually it is depicted as drab and dreary. Great work, as was Ian's drone work. 😍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thank you so much, Shane! I was surprised how much Liverpool had to offer. Which is why I had to do sex videos about it! Lol Glad they are all done now, and I can move on to new material! I think it's time to go grocery shopping ...

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

Well I'm sold on visiting Liverpool now! I have to admit, other than London (which I love) UK cities don't really appeal to me, so I haven't been to many major ones. I prefer the smaller towns and the countryside, the stereotypical pretty chocolate box view of Britain. Northern cities, especially Liverpool and Manchester just had this aura around them as being grim and depressing, so for Liverpool in particular it's great to see that it's nothing like I thought it was.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much for saying that. I am with you, I REALLY prefer small villages in the countryside. So when I headed to Manchester and Liverpool just because I felt I needed to "say I'd been there" to these two major cities... I was not expecting to love them so much! I was surprised by the lovely architecture, the friendly people, and the amazing food. Next week I'll do the final wrapup of my Liverpool series... and I've saved the best bits for the grand finale ;-) Thanks for watching and commenting! XX

[@PinnedonPlaces]

Wowee, this truly was a beautiful highlight of Liverpool and your own hotspots, i still need to get to visiting Liverpool, Bold street looks incredible and vibrant, i really would love to visit the bombed out church though, how fascinating with all its details. The albert dock looks so lovely, as did all the statues. This was a wonderful collection of places, thank you Dara! 😮😮⭐⭐

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for watching, Alessa. I do think the bombed out church would be something you would love! Such a unique place in a very urban setting! I know you visit many, many ruined castles and monasteries, but they are usually out in the countryside. The fact that all of the outer walls of this lovely church remained after the insides were completely destroyed is miraculous!

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

I totally agree with you about going on a double decker bus and doing Afternoon Tea, all that stopping and starting in traffic! Not to mention the noise and smell, give me a nice cafe/restaurant with an interesting ambiance and I'm there!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Exactly!!! Why wouldn't someone prefer to sip their tea in a quiet little tea shoppe? That is stationary!! haha

[@baliwalkaround]

very interesting coverage of your favorite spots while in Liverpool, very helpful as a reference for people who want to vacation in Liverpool too. Thank you for sharing your experience with us 😍😍👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thank you so much!

[@Distant394]

Lovely vid Dara , drone shots are fab 👍 , and great to see the weather was kind to you , the ferry terminal I think your going to mention next week has a Pan Asian restaurant on the roof not sure if you went up there it’s a great way to see The 3 Graces feels like you can just reach out and touch them fab vid and I’m so glad you both enjoyed the city , have a great weekend 👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for telling me about the restaurant... I didn't know that! The weather was OK in that it didn't rain... but it was blistering HOT! But nice blue skies for most of the photos ;-) Thanks for the praise. I'm very grateful to Ian for the lovely drone footage!! Cheers! Dara

[@thetravellingwelshman]

Ahhh very familiar with Liverpool! My brother used to attend the University there, it's a great and pretty lively city! So many historical and architectural marbels to explore too! Wonderful tour with you guys, great job! New friend here to support your channel! 😁✌🏻

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much! Are you from North Wales? Our Welsh friends over at @Postcard And A Pint don't live very far from Liverpool. My husband Ian and I have spent fair amount of time in Wales, but usually South Wales, since we live in Gloucestershire and have family in Hereford. Ian's cousin lives in Ceredigion.

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Liverpool, what a beautiful city. The areal views are awesome, thank you Ian. Loved learning so much more than 'just' Liverpool=Beatles. The bombed church, what a chilling relic of times of grief and hardship. The Liverbirds, not just a band (🤣) but also an important historic building and company as a whole. For years my favourite and only soap: Sunlight. Due to my baby daughter's allergy, it was the only soap I could do our washing in. Let the cake of soap harden and grate on finest grater. Wonderful. Oh I so enjoyed this Dara and Ian. Just a treat. Thank you both. HAve a great weekend. 🙏 💖 🇳🇿 🙋‍♀ 🇳🇱

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I had never heard of Sunlight! But my friend Patz in Luxembourg was also familiar with it... must have been much more popular in Europe than the US!

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

@@MagentaOtterTravels my mum used it in NL and I used it in NZ Dara. 😂🇳🇿🇳🇱

[@RichardWells1]

Superb tour of Liverpool's special architectural places - really enjoyable, thank you! And so good to hear your commentary, Ian. Loved the visit to Port Sunlight, a great tribute to the ethos of William Lever's approach to business. I wonder how many people, like me, visit Liverpool on their way somewhere else...enjoying a temporary architectural treat in Lime Street Station before plunging deep underground for the train to Southport! (Lime Street Station, designed by John Cunningham, Arthur Holme and John Foster Jr, opened in August 1836 and is the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world.)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Haha, I knew you'd be happy to see Ian talking for once! I think I had to bribe him with ice cream! LOL I agree about Port Sunlight... made me think about Cadbury in Bournville. Yes, Liverpool is definitely a place that people travel through... but it does have so much to see and do there. We stayed several days, but I still feel like we missed LOADS!

[@ians3586]

Thank you Richard. I'm surprised to hear that Lime Street Station is that old. The designers were very forward-thinking.

[@RichardWells1]

@@ians3586 Indeed! Surprising as its design and construction are very early on in the 19thC railway boom. As you say - forward-thinking!

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Hi Dara and Ian, loved the bombed out ruined church and its history amazing how it is still standing, Lovely architecture, the waterfront is a lovely place to visit x. OOh I love donuts he he

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes the bombed out church was incredible! And the Three Graces at the waterfront are so iconic and memorable as well! It has been fun to edit the video and relive all those lovely places we visited!💕 Speaking of donuts, those little Italian snacks Tony made in your video last week rather looked like tiny donuts ! Thanks for watching . Cheers! XX Dara

[@andywilliams7323]

Such a great city. It has the most Grade 1 Listed historical buildings after London. Hamilton Square on the Wirral has the largest single concentration of Grade 1 listed buildings after Trafalgar Square in London. The Wirral also has lots of other villages, countryside and beaches, and has history of human occupation dating all the way back to 12000 BC.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The Wirral does have amazing history! I read recently it is called "the birthplace of England". Wish we had more time to spend there!!

[@andywilliams7323]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, that's because it's both believed and currently being investigated as the most likely site out of several candidate sites in England for the 937 AD Battle of Brunanburh. The Battle of Brunanburgh was the first time all the original individual Saxon and Viking Kingdoms of England fought together as a single Kingdom of England to stop an invasion by Irish Vikings and Scottish Celts. The success of the battle ultimately resulted in England becoming a permanent single Kingdom. Hence the birth of England.

[@TravelingTramps]

What a wonderful idea to keep the "Bombed Out Church" around as a reminder. It's nice that it's used for community events. Enjoyed seeing the other lovely architecture and of course we need 🍨🍦The museum of Liverpool is stunning! Jo Jo knows his Liver 🦅Or is it the Liver brothers? Two many Livers as I'm easily confused! Enjoyed the tour of "Liver" pool, Dara and Ian.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I thought the same thing about the Lever/Liver brothers! haha I think it is miraculous that the church was thoroughly destroyed inside but the bomb didn't make the outer walls crumble. Such a great monument! That's why it made our "favourite places" list. Thanks for watching Dave & Kathy!

[@wencireone]

The pioneers still waiting for their luggage to arrive

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

lol

[@G.J..Journeys]

Enjoyed your tour of Liverpool 👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much! It really is a very interesting place with loads to see and do!

[@dragonmac1234]

I've briefly visited Liverpool a couple of times over the years for work, but I'd like to go and spend more time exploring the city. And before you ask Dara, I haven't lived in Liverpool or the surrounding area (maybe one day) 😄

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Wow! I found a place you haven't lived! You definitely should visit... editing this video made me realise that a visit to Liverpool really needs to be a week to do it justice. So much to see and do there! Next week I'll recap all the things I love about Liverpool ;-)

[@MadameMinima]

I still have some old Sunlight soap bars...from my grandmother. I treasure them, but I didn't know the history "behind the soap". This sounds interesting!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Really?! That is amazing! By the way, KZbin suppressed most of your comments on this video until just now... and then they gave me a LOAD of old comments that I never saw... some from months or even years ago! WEIRD!!

[@griswald7156]

Port sunlight is a lovely place to visit,but i was overwhelmed by how quiet the place was….it was like a museum,I can’t believe people were living there..

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

It's nice to be somewhere quiet after hanging out at Albert Dock ;-) haha

[@StephenandAndie]

what a cool city! looks like a lot of fun.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Y'all would love it!

[@AdiSneakerFreak]

Wow another amazing Liverpool vlog... you’re getting good at this 😂.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Awwww, you are too kind! One more to go... and I'm saving all the best stuff for next Friday's grand finale video. Working on it now... it should be fun! Thanks for watching! Dara

[@AdiSneakerFreak]

@@MagentaOtterTravels can't wait already lol

[@baylessnow]

I had to stop after you mentioned Port Sunlight and say, that if you want fantastic views of the NorthWest. On a clear day you can see the Jodrell Bank radio telescope in Cheshire then turn around and see Blackpool Tower on the Lancashire coast. Then go up to Rivington Pike, just past Wigan. Lord Leverhulme who built Port Sunlight, had a holiday bungalow up there. He also had lots of gardens built with little pathways to explore and a small lake (edit: more of a pond than a lake really) next to the 'Pigeon Tower'. Very close to the old Beacon/tower and next to the Winter Hill TV transmitter. It's a nice day out if you like walking and exploring.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for the recommendation. That does sound like an amazing day out! Ian loves nothing more than great views, great architecture and gardens, so that would be fantastic! Thanks for watching! Cheers! Dara

[@baylessnow]

@@MagentaOtterTravels My Dad used to take us (me, my friend and my Mum) up there when I was a small kid, around 5 years old. (early 1970's) It was all overgrown with rhododendron. In more recent years this has been removed due to it causing blight in local trees. Now all the 'secret' gardens are cleared for people to enjoy. You can park your car at the base of the hill and walk up the long stone road (don't forget a decent pair of walking shoes), or park at the top near the beacon. If you do a quick search for 'Rivington Pike' you should find penty of pictures to whet your appitite.

[@MadameMinima]

What did you do to get Ian to speak in your video? What promise did you have to give him for his performance? How many ice creams did he get afterward???? 😂😂

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I'm pretty sure I bribed him with an ice cream! It was very hot and he must've been particularly motivated by the ice cream!

[@forthedisenfranchised4366]

I loved the connection at the end, living history. It's a city I have yet to explore. I know you love a wonderful beach, I here that Southport and nearby New Brighton Beach are beautiful areas (the video for Wonderful Life by Black was filmed there).

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much! Yes, we missed that beach! We were running out of daylight 😉

[@gerrymccartney3561]

Another great Liverpool video. You are now an honorary Liver Girl.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

You will see in next Friday's grand finale video that I am an honourary Liver Bird ;-)

[@gerrymccartney3561]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I look forward to it.

[@oz25]

Fantastic video. My mother went to college in Liverpool in the 60's and is always singing its praises but I have never been myself but your video has tempted me that it is worth a visit one day. Also, your video has reminded me how nice last summer was - the UK does not look its best in February! Thanks for the film xxxx

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

When your mother sang it's praises did she sound like Cilla Black? haha... just demonstrating some newly acquired Liverpool knowledge! You definitely need to visit Liverpool! Tune in next Friday for the big finale video... 10 Reaons why I Love Liverpool (and you should too!) And yes, we are all looking forward to some pretty summer days with blue skies! Just not quite as warm as when I filmed this... it was about 39 or 40 C!

[@oz25]

A lorra lorra laughs ! x

[@ColoradoMartini]

I have always wanted to go to Liverpool. The church at the end is amazing. That is so sad that it was bombed.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

It is tragic! One of the tragic losses from early May 1941. Nearly 2,000 people were killed in Liverpool! Just horrible. But what a miracle that the outside of the lovely church remains as a reminder and memorial. Please be sure to see my video premiering this Friday... I share the top 10 things I love about Liverpool, and I packed it with some really fun stuff! 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting! Dara

[@VagabondTurtle]

Hard to not think of all the cool stuff when it comes to Liverpool... I mean the Beattles, the football, and also of course all the sad things that comes with the wars... Overall, it is an awesome city!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, next Friday I'm going to do my grand finale video and talk about the 10 Reasons I Love Liverpool... it will have a few quirky Dara additions, of course ;-) If I'm organised enough, I'll make it a premiere! Let's see how it goes this week... Thanks for watching! XX

[@brick6347]

7:03 Cunard is still in business, and they still operate a route between the UK and USA. Queen Mary 2 is the only ocean liner left in service. Nice video btw

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much for the added context! Cheers! Dara

[@Poliss95]

It's Friday. It's 4 o'clock. It's CRACKERJACK! Oh wait. Wrong decade and wrong programme. 😁😁

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Take me out to the ball game....

[@lizbignell7813]

I always wanted a Crackerjack pencil along with a Blue Peter badge!

[@Poliss95]

@@lizbignell7813 All I'd get would be the cabbage. 😁(Dara hasn't got a clue about what we're talking about). lol

[@jillhobson6128]

@@Poliss95 I loved Crackerjack CRACKERJACK! Some people don't remember the cabbage!

[@lizbignell7813]

BPS&D, we have to keep some British secrets!

[@lizbignell7813]

It is not often that you see a side saddle equestrienne statue.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I will never understand how those proper ladies in their long skirts managed to ride those horses side saddle. I can barely ride a horse at all! But yes, I thought it was a lovely statue of Queen Victoria!

[@lizbignell7813]

Side saddle is actually safer, as long as the horse doesn’t fall, because you have two pommels so you just clamp your legs together to stay on. I have only done it once, in a massive field on an ex national hunt horse but l lived to tell the tail!

[@lizbignell7813]

PS, l saw Queen Victoria’s saddle at Kensington Palace and it was ENORMOUS but when you saw the size of her underwear, well….!

[@Poliss95]

@@lizbignell7813 You looked at Queen Victoria's underwear? Orf with your head! 😁

[@WhereisBingle1]

That opening shot though❤️

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Occasionally Ian captures some really perfect drone footage, which I am always giddy with delight when I discover! I think the opening shot from my Durham cathedral video is my favourite, but this one is pretty darn good too. Thanks for watching!

[@WhereisBingle1]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I'll check that one out

[@griswald7156]

I’ve never been to St Luke’s, but im putting it on my summer itinerary…i missed it the 10 other times ive been to Liverpool.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh yes, you must stop by! So unique!

[@terencewilliams789]

Port Sunlight very similar to Bournville in Birmingham built by Cadburys for the workers. Every house has its own architectural feature and is therefore slightly different to the next. No pubs in the area even to this day as the Cadbury were Quakers. Has Port Sunlight any pubs ?

[@ruthmuirhead61]

Yes, the Bridge Inn. Lord Leverhulme was teetotal but he asked the villagers what they wanted, they said a pub, so he built them a pub. Good man.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

We did see a pub in Port Sunlight. Bournville is the first workers community that I ever saw. I would opt for a chocolate shop over a pub myself 😂

[@StephenandAndie]

stalker seagulls! and yeah - I woulda thought Elvis, too.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for making me feel less stupid 😆

[@MadameMinima]

Thanks for this compilation of your favourite spots in Liverpool. This is a great idea when preparing for a trip and you don't have much time to spend somewhere, so you can concentrate on what is worth visiting! 👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thank you so much, Patz! My opinion is that everybody is interested in different things. So I have tried to do videos on different topics, like architecture or the Beatles... so that if someone's planning a trip they can focus on what is most enjoyable for them 😉

[@wencireone]

I missed this Yesterday, I've been working like a dog, nice video, did it take you Eight days?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I think you are confused. This is not the Beatles video! Lol

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The next video will take me eight days, since it is my epic wrapup! It covers 10 reasons I love Liverpool, and will include some very fun little clips... including a famous English comedian 😉

[@wencireone]

@@MagentaOtterTravels can't help think of the Beatles when Liverpool is mentioned, I've only been to Liverpool once and only really saw where We were working so it was again all new to me

[@wencireone]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Loving your prospective, wish I was as passionate as you are 👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@wencireone because my recent videos have been getting fewer views than usual, I have been seriously questioning my dedication! 🧐 But I'm not ready to give up quite yet...

[@akula9713]

Did you visit the Western Approaches museum?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

No, tell me about it. There's always a list forming for next time! I didn't even get to see inside the Liverpool Museum or the Liver Building or the World Museum or the Library. I needed a week!

[@vialactea9120]

@@MagentaOtterTravels If you manage to get back over to the Wirral, Birkenhead Priory is worth a quick visit. The nine hundred year old remains of a Benedictine monastery, right slap bang next to Cammell Lairds dry dock. Really strange juxtaposition.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@vialactea9120 thanks for the recommendation! Cheers, Dara

[@MadameMinima]

7:45 they really seem to go after you...hope you have not been eating at this moment!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thankfully I was not! lol

[@dorothysimpson2804]

You missed out Speke Hall.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I missed loads of places that I will definitely have to see next time! Please tell me about Speke Hall...

[@dorothysimpson2804]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Speke Hall is by John Lennon Airport, in fact, the airport land used to belong to the Hall. Speke Hall is a large Tudor Mansion open to the public, it holds events and it has a beautiful large garden.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@dorothysimpson2804 thanks for telling me about it! That does sound fabulous!

[@jeanlongsden1696]

well in my defense, Scousers are not known for their literacy. lol great to see Ian making an appearance and doing a bit of narration, even though he hates too.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yep, he hates it. He did a few takes and had a small tantrum, but I think it ended up OK in the final cut ;-) And yes, how did I know you'd just respond to me taking the mick by YOU taking the mick out of the scousers? haha

[@jillhobson6128]

@@MagentaOtterTravels She made a comment about Liverpudlians' literacy but can't spell defence!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@jillhobson6128 Jean is a man 😉... in the Channel Islands That is how I would spell defense. I guess now he's spelling defense the American way and doughnuts the British way! Lol

[@jillhobson6128]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Sorry, didn't know Jean was a man. I thought they spelt the UK way in the Channel Islands even though they're not part of the UK.

[@shkeen57]

Speak for yourself.