Whats the best way to do the Beatles Liverpool?
A. Liverpool is very spread out. It’s impossible to walk to all the important places; they’re all in different parts of the city. The city centre — Matthew Street — is the No. 1 place here. From there, it’s cheap to rent a private taxi or minibus. The Magical Mystery replica bus tour takes you to the four Beatles’ birthplaces and to John Lennon’s and Paul McCartney’s childhood houses, which are in the suburbs as well. The various tours take you to all the places you’ll want to see in half a day — where they played, where they grew up. Q. Given their lyrics, what’s the most Liverpudlian setting to see? A. It would be Strawberry Fields — it’s a set of gates that was a home for children at the time — and Penny Lane. That was an area John and Paul had to pass through when travelling to the centre city. It must’ve stuck in Paul’s mind. The Beatles are local to the area. There’s a church in Penny Lane where Paul’s brother got married, Sir Paul being the best man. Q. Your favourite Beatl
