Shankly Tour

A 2 Hour tour of West Derby, a place much older than Liverpool itself originally a Viking village the name West Derby means “deer village” West Derby was once the centre of administration in the north west of England, it had its own castle & courthouse, which is still there today along with the local stocks .

The name of some of the local streets such as Castle view Road is where the castle once stood. Starting at Hotel Tia you can enjoy our terrace & patio area whilst browsing at some of our historic shirts worn & signed by club legends. First stop Anfield Stadium with a chance to see the historic Shankly Gates & statue of the famous man himself, we will then proceed to the historic West Derby were Bill & Nessie made their family home.

West Derby was also home to Everton’s training ground Bellfield where Bill would often visit & be made very welcome due to the respect he had, a true sign as a man of the people. Karen Gill our guide is the granddaughter of Bill & Nessie so who better to share her memories, stories & family photographs of the family home than Karen herself. You will pass The Bill Shankly playing fields, which has since harnessed many a player since. Passing by the world famous Melwood Training ground, which was used from the 1950’s right up to 2020, a place which has witnessed the Liverpool greats, Shankly, Paisley, Rush, Dalglish, Gerrard & Salah to name a few. A place was no doubt many of the famous trophy successes were plotted.

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Melwood got its name after two local priests who taught at St Francis Xavier college who overseen the pupils. Their names were Father Melling & Father Woodlock & that is how the name Melwood came about.

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Every LFC home games weekend

Sundays at 13.00

(Tours will be moved to Saturdays if LFC play on Sunday)