06/09/2026
Saturday on the Chester Queen was Liverpool day! Merseyrail run services to and from Chester and delivered us to the incredible model village of Port Sunlight - 'model' as in planned, in this case by the founder of Unilever (the Company is still based at Port Sunlight in Lever House), Lord Leverhulme. Built in the early years of the 20th Century and now a Conservation Area, this is an amazing place and we visited the Museum, the restored workers cottage and ended our time there with a drink in The Bridge Inn.
While some went straight to the Liverpool Sea Front by coach, others continued on Merseyrail to Birkenhead to view progress on the U-boat Museum at the Woodside Ferry Terminal.
We reunited for the 'ferry cross the Mersey' and the 50 minute non-landing cruise. After this, there was time for lunch and to explore the Liverpool Riverside and Museum of Liverpool, complete with rail exhibits before a short coach tour of some of the sights of Liverpool and either the chance to return early to Chester by coach or go with Steven to the amazing Western Approaches Museum - the restored underground WWII Control Room for the Atlantic Convoys - an incredible experience.
Finally, we completed the Merseyrail loop under Liverpool before returning by Merseyrail to Chester.