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Music venue
The Cavern Club
Music venue on Mathew Street that opened in 1957 as a jazz club and became a center of Liverpool's rock and roll scene.
A mini guide to
Cavern Quarter, Ropewalks & Chinatown
Beatles history, independent streets, Chinatown and the William Brown Street museums
Photos
1 / 10Welcome to the area
Beatles history, independent streets, Chinatown and the William Brown Street museums
Mathew Street is the center of the Beatles trail. The Cavern Club opened there on January 16, 1957 as a jazz club and became a center of the city's rock and roll scene, and the street is lined with Beatles-related attractions. Nearby Bold Street is known for independent businesses and the 'bombed-out church' at its top end.
The Ropewalks district covers the streets around Bold Street and Hanover Street, with theaters, bars and the Bluecoat and FACT arts centers. Chinatown, home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe, lies at the southern edge. To the north, St George's Hall, the Walker Art Gallery, the World Museum and the Central Library stand around William Brown Street.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Street
Mathew Street
Street of the Cavern Club and nearby Beatles attractions, visited by thousands of tourists a year.
Museum
Liverpool Beatles Museum
Beatles museum at 23 Mathew Street, formerly known as the Magical Beatles Museum.
Directions Website Report a problem with Liverpool Beatles Museum
Monument
Liverpool Wall of Fame
Wall in front of the Cavern Club listing groups that played at the original club, including Liverpool acts that reached number one.
Statue
Eleanor Rigby statue
Statue on Stanley Street by the entertainer Tommy Steele, based on the Beatles song Eleanor Rigby.
Arts center
Bluecoat
Arts center in a building of 1716-17 built as a charity school, the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Cavern Quarter, Ropewalks & Chinatown and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Start on Mathew Street
The Cavern Club, the Wall of Fame and the Liverpool Beatles Museum are within a few doors of each other. Check each venue's website before you go.
2
Free museums on William Brown Street
The Walker Art Gallery and the World Museum are part of National Museums Liverpool. Check the museums' pages for opening times and any booking.
3
Browse Bold Street
Independent shops, cafés and restaurants line Bold Street. The former St Luke's church at the top is a landmark and a good meeting point.
4
Enter Chinatown under the arch
The Chinese arch on Nelson Street, 13.5 meters tall and assembled in 2000, marks the way in to Chinatown, which has spread along Berry Street and Duke Street too.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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- Cavern Quarter, Ropewalks & Chinatown (area photo): Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Cavern Club: Unmuessig, CC0, source
- Mathew Street: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liverpool Beatles Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liverpool Wall of Fame: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eleanor Rigby statue: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bluecoat: Arthur John Picton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- FACT Liverpool: Sweetie candykim, Public domain, source
- Chinatown: Arthur C Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bold Street: Samwalton9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Luke's Church: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, source
- St George's Hall: GeoffDrakeLiverpool, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- World Museum: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Liverpool Central Library: John Bradley, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wellington's Column: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liverpool Empire Theatre: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baltic Triangle & Georgian Quarter: Fatih Renkligil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Cathedrals & Hope Street: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Anfield & the Football Story: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lark Lane & Sefton Park: Ben James, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Birkenhead & Hamilton Square: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- New Brighton & Wallasey: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lime Street & the Knowledge Quarter: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Albert Dock & the Waterfront: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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