St Patrick's Day Carnage
I knew something was afoot on arrival at Lime Street. Gangs of youth marching around the streets, beers in hand and very much a uniform of green. It's Tuesday, 10am and this is a little unusual - even for the party city that is Liverpool.
At first, I think there is some sort of sporting event on - most of the tops are sporting. Eventually, I twig. It's St Patrick's Day. The patron saint of skiving off college and wearing minimal clothing.
My walks are from the A-Z City Guide but I feel the centre is done now. Primarily, I am looking for Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian Architecture (Walk 11) and a circuit of the Knowledge Quarter (Walk 12) for the hospitals and universities.
These streets have been walked before - and there is little new to find. You can see this from the Geocache count. Just 2. No doubt, the Georgian Streets have some very pretty houses but little to photograph in the Knowledge Quarter - especially when the streets are thronged with students boozing.
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| Skiving Students in front of the Adelphi |
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| When the guidebook says look for interesting doorways, you know you are in trouble |
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| Possibly Canning Street - looking towards the Cathedral |
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| Many back streets cut through |
What else is there to do in Liverpool - when only the Good Beer Guide Tick required is the Captain Alexander and I am nowhere near it?
I fire up the Bar Trek App. Liverpool is the most featured city within this app but "Top 10 Real Ales Pub Walking Tour" has to be worth a go. 4 of the 10 make a nice little square in the part of town I am located.
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| See if you can guess? |
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| Roscoe Head - a Good Beer Guide Ever Present - No further words required |
The White Hart is new to me. Once again, I fall in love with a new place. This seems to happen every time I visit Liverpool. Surely the greatest of pub city of them all? It doesn't look much from the outside, but has a well-worn, timeless feel inside. Multiple roomed and on the day that I decide winter is over, a roaring log fire. This is backed up by the students taking advantage of the sun trap beer garden, but with Sir Timbo style upstairs loos, there is constant motion. A first Baltic Best Bitter by the Black Lodge Brewery was perfect.
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| Best Beer Garden in Town? |
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| But how could you leave this comfort |
Next Door - and due to the volume of street-drinkers, no external photos available - is Bar Casa. This is one of the 60 venues that Paul Heaton put a grand behind the bar to celebrate a significant birthday. His 60 favourite pubs in the land. And he looks like the sort of man that can be trusted.
Despite the triangular Bass beer mats, it appeared to be a keg only venue but pleasant enough - proudly celebrating its socialist ideals as decor.
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| God is in the Casa |
The Belvedere is always an oasis of calm - and this proves true even on this, the most mental of days. The same could not be said for The Grapes - where I declared the day done.
Just in time to watch the parade on the way back to the station.
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| Red Willow - always a fine pint |
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| Get back to class and leave the Grapes to middle aged bloggers! |
Walk Details
Distance - 6 Miles
Geocaches - 2
Walk Inspiration - Liverpool A-Z City Walks, Walk 11 and 12
Previous Liverpool A-Z City Walks - Walks 1 and 2, Walk 3, Walk 4, Walk 5, Walk 6 and 7, Walk 8 and 9, Walk 10
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