r/Liverpool

visited Had to give Merseyrail a shout after heading to Aintree for Grand National day. Absolutely spot on.

8-car trains every 7 minutes, tap in tap out, and the trains themselves are proper modern. The whole thing just flowed - no chaos, no massive queues, just constant movement getting people in and out. For an event that size, it was seriously impressive.

Staff were sound as well. Loads of them about, pointing people the right way, having a laugh, keeping things moving. You could tell they actually enjoy doing it and know exactly what they’re doing.

I get it’s probably not like this every day, but still - fair play.

Coming over from Greater Manchester, there’s just no way we’d pull something like that off even with our tram network

Not the capacity, and honestly not the same level of organisation or enthusiasm either.

Credit where it’s due. Boss job, Merseyrail 👏

Hi all,

I'm having a hard time here in Liverpool and am looking for some advice/support.

I moved here >2 years ago for work, in my 30s, single, and found the move hard.

I thought my mood would improve after I'd made friends and explored the city, but that never happened. I haven't faced adjustment issues like this before despite moving across the UK a fair bit.

I've attended meetups, book clubs, & the gym to develop a social circle with no luck. I've gone to coffee shops and gigs and restaurants and the parks, but they're not enjoyable to me alone. I feel like an outsider and am uncomfortable even going outside now.

Everyone here loves Liverpool. The people are friendly, the architecture is class, it's a great night out etc. I know. I want to enjoy it too but dread most days.

Does anyone have any advice on how to enjoy Liverpool? Liverpool has so much to love about it and I want to love it too.

Thank you for reading if you got this far. I'm not trying to whinge. Ta

Hi everyone,

I visited Liverpool about 2 months ago and something has been on my mind ever since. I’m from France, and over here when we hear about England, it’s usually portrayed as a country in crisis, declining purchasing power, economic struggles, etc.

But at the same time, it also feels like when people talk about England, it’s a bit like when Americans talk about France as if it were just Paris, like England is reduced to London only.

Except during my stay, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit quite a few countries, I’ve never seen so many luxury cars per square meter. I saw a Lamborghini Urus three times in the same day (one of them even parked half on the sidewalk in a small street). I’ve never seen so many Range Rovers and BMW M4s just waiting at traffic lights.

So I was wondering: is this so-called crisis in England heavily exaggerated by French media? Does it mainly affect London, or is there something else going on? Or… does having the steering wheel on the right somehow make cars cheaper compared to the rest of the world?

Also, I’ve never seen a city with such friendly people. It genuinely felt like a great place to live!

Do you feel it’s hard to see the problem reversing and we are only going to see more and more people in this situation as cost of living crisis worsens, less international and local investment, more dependence on stimulants and AI takes more jobs

Hi, looking at princeton place for a new apartment with a few friends. Anyone have experience- is it pet friendly? (cannot find this online!), is the landlord company good?, are bills extortionate?

TIA

That end of town is where I frequent most and in the past couple of years I’ve never seen more than a handful of people in there.

Yesterday I was drinking from about 5 until 11 up and around Hope St, when I passed at 5 it was empty, going past heading for food at 9 it was still empty…yet the other places I’d been (Pen Factory, Shandon Bells, Ye Cracke, the Pilgrim) all seemed busier than usual and had people off to/back from the two events at The Philharmonic & loads of Ladies Day attendees still wearing race badges.

I’ve just looked on their social media and it says they are open until 4am… is that how they survive? They take all the drinkers who get ejected when other places close.

I’m well aware it could be an abnormality and I pass at times it’s unusually quiet, but with bars and restaurants struggling to stay open I just find it weird.

I’m visiting Liverpool on Tuesday and getting a coach from Liverpool One Bus Station at 1:45am on Wednesday. What options are there for things I can do late in the evening up to around 1am to pass the time outside of standing around in the dark and cold?

I’ve had a bit of a look online already and found two options, a Wetherspoons called the Lime Kiln that’s open until 2am or, at worst, a 24hr McDonald’s. Any recommendations or advice would be great though

Any recommendations of a good barber/hair stylist for men? I’m sick of going the Turkish barbers by me and getting the exact same cut. I want a barber that’ll give me recommendations for a style and restyle my hair.

I am relatively new to Liverpool, or at least new to the buying market in Liverpool, so have no idea on house prices.

I currently live in a flat in the city and want to stay close enough to the city but looking at 3 beds to accommodate for a family etc, so naturally started looking anywhere east of Sefton park. I understand it's a sought after area, but I thought 475 for a fairly average 3 bed 1 bath with a small garden seemed a bit bonkers? But am I wrong? I don't want to pay silly money if the market is inflated right now, but if that's the standard then fair enough. Any advice would be great!

Also if anyone knows of any other areas to suggest I'm very open. Want somewhere near a station so can access the city easily, with a bit of a vibe / community. Thanks

My husband has a much loved Peter Blake Dazzle Mug purchased many years ago on his first ferry cross the Mersey. However, it is now so used the dishwasher has all but erased any pattern. I've been looking for replacements for four mugs but Tate no longer sell them and I wondered if anyone knows of any other sources? It's this one but similar would do. https://shop.tate.org.uk/peter-blake-dazzle-mug/16887.html

Been tryna find some for ages but the only good spots av found are on the docks an some specs in maghull