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The Beatles Story

The Beatles Story is a museum in Liverpool. Close by, Tate Liverpool is 200 m away, one of 63 within 15 km. 9 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: The Beatles Story, Lipinski (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Liverpool

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Liverpool

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Liverpool

The Beatles Story is inside Liverpool’s built-up area, with 43 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when Liverpool reaches 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°76 mm

Feb8° / 3°61 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr13° / 6°57 mm

May17° / 9°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°67 mm

Jul21° / 13°76 mm

Aug21° / 13°78 mm

Sep18° / 11°81 mm

Oct14° / 8°90 mm

Nov11° / 5°86 mm

Dec8° / 3°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Liverpool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Liverpool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Liverpool’s full climate →

About

The Beatles Story

Museum in Liverpool, England.

In Liverpool, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Liverpool
Official site: beatlesstory.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange is The Beatles Story; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The largest of the 6 towns is Liverpool, with 506,564 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Liverpool

506,564 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Birkenhead

109,854 people · 49 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Wallasey

85,619 people · 43 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

Bebington

57,607 people · 49 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where The Beatles Story is	People	Places to visit
Liverpool	It’s in town	506,564	61
Birkenhead	1.1 km southwest of it	109,854	49
Wallasey	1.5 km northwest of it	85,619	43
Bebington	3.5 km south of it	57,607	49
Bootle	4.5 km north of it	53,722	39
Litherland	8.3 km north of it	18,752	3

Make a day of it

Beyond The Beatles Story

Around it, within 15 km, lie 63 more, including 4 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 cathedrals.

Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool200 m away · 540K visitors a year 2

Art galleryWalker Art Gallery1.5 km away · 338K visitors a year 3

CathedralLiverpool Cathedral1.3 km away 4

Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum200 m away · 945K visitors a year 5

CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King1.7 km away 6

Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool1.4 km away · 606K visitors a year 7

MuseumU-boat Story1.2 km away 8

MuseumInternational Slavery Museum200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about The Beatles Story

Where is The Beatles Story?

The Beatles Story is in Liverpool, Merseyside, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Beatles Story?

Museum in Liverpool, England.

When is the best time to visit The Beatles Story?

June to September are the warmest months in Liverpool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Beatles Story?

Within 15 km: Tate Liverpool (200 m), Walker Art Gallery (1.5 km), Liverpool Cathedral (1.3 km) and Merseyside Maritime Museum (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

The Beatles Story: Lipinski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
International Slavery Museum: en:User:Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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