Western Approaches Self Guided Tour
Die Beschreibungen werden auf Englisch angezeigt.
- 1–2 Stunden
- Kostenlos stornierbar bis 24 Std. vorher
- Führung auf Englisch
- Sofortige Bestätigung
Highlights
Western Approaches offers a truly unique glimpse of a hidden, secret world which had an important place and role to play in war torn Liverpool. Now, the bunker is a hidden gem and an important time capsule left as it would have been in 1945. Visiting the bunker not only explains the vital work achieved within it, it also brings to life stories of the people who served there and even lived there. 80% of the 300 staff who worked there at any one time were women aged between 17-22 and we recognise the hard work, sacrifice and expertise these women had and the roles they performed. Walk through hidden rooms and discover the stories locked in the wartime bunker that protected the tactics and secrets of the British Armed Forces plotting to bulwark the Western Approaches and aid the Allied victory. The bunker is a museum but we fully encourage visitors to sit at the desks, touch the typewriters and telephones used by the staff to discover a truly immersive experience.
Leistungen
Inbegriffen
- Each guest is given an identity card as their museum pass, identical to the original staff passes
Ablauf
Western Approaches HQ is a secret WW2 bunker underneath Liverpool's City Centre, close to The Town Hall. Walk through hidden rooms and discover the stories locked in the wartime bunker that protected the tactics and secrets of the British Armed Forces plotting to bulwark the Western Approaches and aid the Allied victory. Glimpse the documents and tools the forces used to monitor enemy convoys and inform the British government of their findings whilst keeping their intelligence secret from the enemy, including one of only two surviving wartime phones which had a direct connection to the war cabinet in London. See where commanders and WRNS and WAAF personnel worked every day and night in the Map Room, the nerve centre of the Battle of the Atlantic. Here they monitored convoy routes and vital shipping lines, and pin-pointed enemy locations on a huge map laid across the table; total accuracy was necessary to enable the Royal Navy to contact and destroy the enemy. The Map Room which was the nerve centre of the bunker has remained exactly how as it was left when the doors were closed on 15 August 1945. Experience a self guided tour of the museum where you can walk through the corridors, sit at desks, play with typewriters and teleprinter machines, look at the telephone exchange and try on uniforms. There is also a room at the end of the tour where hot drinks are available at war time prices and there are traditional games to play and a film to watch about life in Liverpool during the war.
Stornierung
Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.
Bewertungen
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5Informative, Very interesting and a delight.
I adored it and learned so much. The fee was reasonable and I am going to pay for an annual ticket because I would like to go back. Very informative, it was approx an hour, the staff were lovely and an important museum to remember all those that sacrificed so much for our freedoms today. Highly recommend.
5Excellent great value independent museum
Absolute gem Really interesting on the work that went on in Liverpool during WWII Great exhibitions and interpretation
5Fantastic “top secret” museum
Excellent museum! So much information, well laid out, welcoming staff at the desk. Really good value for money.
5A great museum
A great museum, located in the centre of Liverpool. You feel a great sense of history walking around this building. It really is very evocative. Highly recommended.
5Great museum
Really great to see it being kept so well. Everyone should go.
5Well worth a visit
Very interesting time-capsule and it showed how we nearly lost WW2 in the Battle of the Atlantic. The front entrance of the building has flags hanging outside it, otherwise you would walk past it
Gut zu wissen
- Abholung
- Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt; eine Abholung gibt es nicht.
- Ticketart
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Durchgeführt von
- Western Approaches Museum
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note there are steps down into the bunker
How it compares in Liverpool
- Its from-price is 18% below the median of the 14 sehenswürdigkeiten und museen we list in Liverpool.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 14.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Liverpool
Liverpool is a maritime city on the River Mersey in north-west England, known for its docks, two cathedrals and as the birthplace of the Beatles.
Liverpool grew into a major world port in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the Pier Head still shows it: the Royal Liver Building and its two neighbours, together called the Three Graces, stand side by side above the Mersey. Behind them lies the Albert Dock, a former warehouse complex of red brick and iron columns that now holds galleries, shops and the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Top-ranked sights in Liverpool: Liverpool Cathedral, Strawberry Field, Penny Lane.
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