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Liverpool Life and Liverpool Travel Tips
(Liverpool, Merseyside, England)



Liverpool is a vibrant and bustling city to visit at any time of year and Liverpool has much to offer tourists. The weather and climate in the Liverpool and Merseyside area is generally best during the summer months of May, June, July, August and September. The summer is a particularly busy time in Liverpool, although the city of Liverpool does not generally have an 'off-season'.

Liverpool tends to be at its quietest during the winter months of January, February and March and this is usually the only time that hotels in the Liverpool and Merseyside area reduce their prices and hotel rates to attract more tourists and visitors to the city of Liverpool.




Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Liverpool Tourist Information - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
There are several extremely helpful tourist information offices and outlets throughout central Liverpool and these provide useful tourist information, such as brochures, maps, attractions information, opening hours, directions and general Liverpool tourist information. The main tourist information offices in Liverpool are situated in Queen Square, in the heart of Liverpool city centre, and on the Albert Dock development.

Tourist Information Centre - Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1RG, England
Tel: +44 (0)151 709 5111
Operated by friendly staff, Liverpool's main Tourist Information Centre is full of invaluable travel and tourism information about the Liverpool and Merseyside area. With countless leaflets and brochures about Liverpool's popular tourist attractions, landmarks, monuments and sightseeing information, Liverpool's Tourist Information Centre also provide a range of travel information, including maps of Liverpool.
Open: Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 17:30, Sunday - 10:30 to 16:30

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Liverpool Safety - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Liverpool has fairly low levels of crime, although, as with all large and busy cities, it is always worth trying to blend in and not look like a tourist when visiting Liverpool. Try to look like you know where you are going and be careful with hand baggage in Liverpool. Consider wearing your bag or camera across your body and possibly using a concealed money belt.

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Places of Worship in Liverpool - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Liverpool is a vast and diverse city, home to many different cultures and religions.

Many of Liverpool's main churches belong to the Church of England as places of worship for the Anglican faith, although all faiths are always welcome in these Liverpool churches. Newspapers generally list times of services for the main denominations. Liverpool contains numerous cathedrals, chapels, mosques, temples and synagogues.

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Liverpool Pharmacies / Liverpool Chemists - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Liverpool pharmacies and chemists are generally open from at least 09:00 until around 18:00 and a number of Liverpool's larger supermarkets have in-store chemists. Liverpool drugstores will usually open until 18:00, although some do stay open until later, and these often have a pharmacy counter for dispensing prescriptions.

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Language in Liverpool - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
English is the most commonly spoken language in the Liverpool and the United Kingdom, although regional Liverpudlian dialects can vary greatly. Liverpool's Scouse accents are often strong and full of character, but usually easy to understand.

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Tipping in Liverpool - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
When staying in the Liverpool and Merseyside area, tipping is generally quite discretionary. Liverpool taxi drivers are usually tipped around 10% or thereabouts - although this is by no means essential. Liverpool restaurants tend to include some service charges and these are always clearly printed on the restaurant menus, otherwise a tip of around 10% is usually expected when the food and standard of services has been good. Hotel staff in Liverpool, such as luggage handlers, happily accept a tip of one or two pounds. Generally, no other public service workers in the Liverpool and Merseyside area expect tips of any kind.

Liverpool Life and Travel Tips: Smoking in Liverpool - Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Smoking in Liverpool is not as fashionable as it once was and Liverpool's buildings and public transport now restrict smoking. Liverpool's public houses and wine bars used welcome customers who wish to relax with a drink and smoke. However, the arrival of the 2007 anti-smoking law means that these venues have become completely smoke-free. Those wishing to smoke in one of Liverpool's many pubs will now need to do so outside. When smoking in Liverpool, the best advice would be not to smoke unless others around you do so.

 
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