Royal Liver Building 360 Tour

10/09/2026

There's no where better to be!
Incredible views of the city of Liverpool, worth while in all weathers!

And don't write off the darker evenings! Getting to see the sunset from the top of the Royal Liver Building is truly a pinch me moment 🌇

What to see what we're talking about? Why not book onto one of our guided tours and see these incredible views whilst also learning all about the history and heritage that this building and Liverpool has to offer 😍

To find out more, click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 and get your tickets today 🎟️

09/09/2026

🔤Royal Liver Building A-Z 🔤
To tell you all about the building and its surrounding areas from A to Z!

This week is O, for Overhead Railway 🚄 A revolutionary way of travelling to work in Liverpool back in 1893!

The Liverpool Overhead Railway, colloquially known as the Dockers Umbrella, was desperately needed in Liverpool due to overcrowding and congestion. There had been many solutions to this problem, including horse drawn omnibuses, these began in 1852, horses were used due to the risk of fire with locomotives. By 1880 there was an omnibus service every five minutes transporting people to the warehouses and docks.
The railway was first mentioned back in 1852 but this was rejected and it wasn't until 1888 that the Liverpool Overhead Railway Company was formed, with building beginning in 1889 and finishing early 1893. It ran from Alexandra Dock to the Herculaneum Dock, and cost around £510,000 (£58,541,557.32 in todays money) 🫢
The very first journey was on the 7th of January 1893, with officials and engineers having a tour of the railway but it officially opened on the 4th February and was used for the public from the 6th March of the same year.
This was extremely popular in Liverpool for locals and tourists alike, as of 1919, a total of 18 million passengers used the Overhead Railway each year,14 million passengers per year, even during the Second World War, and 9 million into the 1950s. There was at least one train every ten minutes, starting at 4:45 am and finishing at 23:33pm.
In WWII, the railway did face significant damage from the Liverpool Blitz but was able to be repaired and even modernised in the late 1940's, even adding sliding doors into the carriages.
The railway did start to deteriorate, the metal was starting to corrode and becoming rusty, to begin with there was a full time maintenance team to keep on top of repairs but this quickly became too expensive and very difficult and the decision to close the railway was inevitable. It closed on the 30th December 1956 and was then demolished from September 1957 to January 1958, as by that point there were 80 acres worth of track!

Do you have any memories of the Railway? What's your favourite one?

To learn more about Liverpool and the Royal Liver Building, why not book onto a tour!? Just click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call on 0151 236 4753 to learn more!🎟️

09/09/2026

08/09/2026

Tomorrow, the Disney Dream will be back in Liverpool 😍

And they don't just have a grand entrance but a spectacular exit planned as well, including Disney themed music and fireworks, all happening at 7pm. 🎆 Not something to miss!

Make sure you don't miss it by being on Pierhead already, maybe at our Royal Liver Building 360 Tour 👀
And if you're one of the lucky ones to be onboard the Disney Dream then the Royal Liver Building 360 Tour is a must do attraction! Learn all about the history of Liverpool and this amazing and get the best views of the city all within 70 minutes, giving you plenty of time to explore everything else that Liverpool has to offer 🥰

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To find out more, click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 and get your tickets today 🎟️

07/09/2026

🕰️On This Day... 🕰️

Back in 1907, The RMS Lusitania, the Cunard's very own, set sail for her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York 🛳️
Over 200,000 watched as the largest Ocean Liner departed from just outside the Royal Liver Building at 9pm.
The Lusitania stopped the next day in Queenstown, where another 120 passengers joined the journey, she arrived in Sandy Hook five days after leaving Liverpool. Where again, hundreds of thousands people watched on the bank of the Hudson river to watch this spectacle and greet the 2,030 passengers who had been on board.

The Lusitania would sail 202 crossings between Liverpool and New York before meeting her end on the 7th May 1915, when she was hit by a German U boat during WWI, when sadly 1,199 lost their lives.
It took until the 6th October 1935 before the wreckage was found and you can still see some of the Lusitania today, right here on the Pierhead of Liverpool's waterfront there lies one of the propellers

To learn more about the history of Liverpool why not book onto a tour today, just click the link
liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 to learn more 🎟️

06/09/2026

It's National Read A Book Day 📖

So it's the perfect excuse to read a book about Liverpool!
These are some of our favourites 📚
That you can coincidentally purchase in our gift shop, before or after your Royal Liver Building 360 Tour. Alongside many other things, like our Liver Bird plush here, perfect as a reading companion 😍
Which book is your favourite? And which book can't you wait to read next!? 🤔
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To learn more about the Royal Liver Building 360 Tour, just click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 and get your ticket today 🎟️

05/09/2026

A great view of Liverpool's North Docks!

This is just a taste of the incredible views, we can see from the top of the Royal Liver Building!🏙️
Onlooking the Everton stadium and New Brighton, this really is just a fraction of what Liverpool has to offer, and why not take the chance to look at it all, right here on our 15th floor!
Blue skies not always guranteed of course but the incredible view doesn't change 😉

We're not just about looks though, our tour is full of history about the Royal Liver Building and the city ofLiverpool. And our guides are full of knowledge so any Liverpool question that you have, ask away!

Just click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 and book your ticket today 🎟️

04/09/2026

The Royal Liver Building 😍

This picture is from 1910, on what appears to be quite a frosty morning ❄️
Taken from the gardens of St Nicks church, the building wouldn't be opened for another year!

You can see the Port of Liverpool Building in the background, the Cunard is nowhere to be seen of course because it wouldn't start being built for another 3 years! And just in front of the building is of course the Overhead Railway, a staple of Liverpool for 63 years! 🚄

What's your favourite part of this picture? And your favourite part of the Royal Liver Building?!
Ours is the tour, of course! And if you wanted to book onto one, just click the link
liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753!

03/09/2026

Wishing everyone a lovely Thursday evening with this stunning shot of our iconic building.
Why not book your tickets for our Royal Liver Building 360 Tours to experience this view for yourself 😍

We are open tomorrow bright and early for our guided tours, just click the link
liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 to find out more! We'll see you soon 🥰

02/09/2026

🔤Royal Liver Building A-Z 🔤
To tell you all about the building and its surrounding areas from A to Z!

We're over halfway now at N! For Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas ( We know that's not an N😉) But more commonly known as St Nicks Church ⛪

As you can see in these pictures, St Nicks Church used to be at the very edge of the Mersey River, long before the Strand and Pier head existed, built this was on purpose because St Nicholas is the Patron Saint of Sailors. This site has been a place of worship since 1250, starting off as a medieval chapel St Mary del Quay before being replaced in 1355 for the ever growing borough of Liverpool.
From 1813 to 1868 the church was the tallest building in Liverpool at 174 feet, it is now the 29th tallest building in Liverpool!
The church we know today has been there since around 1699, serving a population of 5,000 and back in 1810, the spire of this church caused a fatal accident.
After many warnings that the spire could be dangerous, it lived up to this title on the 11th February 1810, where at the Sunday service it fell, destroying the original bell and killing 25 people. 21 of whom were children from Moorfields Charity School.

The church was hit in WWII, destroying the main body of the church, this was then rebuilt in 1949 and officially consecrated on 18th October 1952.
St Nicks has watched over and served the people of Liverpool nearly since the beginning and it still serves as a great place to visit today!

To find out more about the Royal Liver Building tour, just click the link liverbuildingtour.com or give us a call at 0151 236 4753 and get your tickets today 🎟️