Relax in and around Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool's third largest university is just four miles from the bustling city centre in the laid back suburb of Childwall. The compact campus is home to the iconic Grade II listed Hilda Constance Allen Building. Nearby Calderstones Park is perfect for walking the dog or a lakeside picnic. A few minutes walk away, Queens Drive is the area's hub, home to a clutch of popular restaurants and locals' favourite pub, The Childwall Fiveways.
Old meets new at Liverpool Albert Dock
Hop on the 75 bus from Liverpool Hope University's Childwall Campus and you can be in the Liverpool Maritime Mercatile City UNESCO World Heritge Site in just 30 minutes. Visitors should start at the Pier Head, home to the iconic Liver Building, before heading to Albert Dock, the epicentre of Liverpool's maritime history and the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK. It's now home to the Tate Gallery, housing internationally important modern and contemporary art.
Explore the stunning Sefton coast
Just 20 minutes by train from Liverpool city centre brings you to the leafy suburb of Crosby on the Sefton coast. It's home to Anthony Gormley's iconic work, Another Place, featuring 100 cast-iron, life-size figures spread out along the foreshore. Further north, National Trust Formby contains lush pinewoods - and is one of the only places in the country you can spot the elusive red squirrel. Planning a trip to Liverpool Hope University? Travelodge Liverpool Stoneycroft Hotel is very close by car, or Travelodge Liverpool Docks Hotel is perfect for visiting the Albert Dock