One night in Liverpool city centre

BURGH_LASS

mintymoneysaver wrote: »

Yes, it's definitely got free parking and it is walkable, as long as you don't mind about 25 minute walk? You could always get the 60 bus along Queens Drive, stops just outside.
Don't tell my husband I'm being helpful to a Liverpudlian though will you? He'll be there cheering the blues on!

haha, to be honest we both prefer Liverpool as well, but we're in the Everton end. We follow our Scottish football a lot more, boyfriend Hibs and me Hearts, so total opposite teams... Oh the joys lol.

BURGH_LASS

I'll say to my other half about that Innkeepers and see what he thinks about the location, as it'll be him thats driving anyway. Thanks for all your help both, i appreciate it, cause i've not got a clue when it comes to places...

panavia

Hi Burgh Lass
We have friends that come up for the odd Everton game from Scotland, they always stay in the premier Inn or Travelodge (depending on which they can book). They are the closest to the stadiums, and both close enough to catch a bus or taxi into the town centre of an evening if you so wish.
Saying that both have a pub and restuarant attached, and there is a 3rd pub just opposite them called the Jolly Miller which also serves food.

Enjoy your trip.

deb

BURGH_LASS

We booked upto the Innkeepers Lodge in Queens Drive, we are going to take the car to as near as the ground as possible the morning of the match, does anybody have any suggestions the best place to park?

stikiuk

BURGH_LASS wrote: »

We booked upto the Innkeepers Lodge in Queens Drive, we are going to take the car to as near as the ground as possible the morning of the match, does anybody have any suggestions the best place to park?

If you get there really early you might be able to park in the carpark of the Mons, its a pub / two for one restaraunt. This is where i park, when im lucky enough to get in there ! If its busy you will see all the cars along the road opposite where you can also park. Just be very careful i got stung with a £60 ticket when we played Metalist Kharkiv :mad: :mad: :mad:
Hope you enjoy the game (C'mon the blues) and your stay in my fab city

BURGH_LASS

stikiuk wrote: »

If you get there really early you might be able to park in the carpark of the Mons, its a pub / two for one restaraunt. This is where i park, when im lucky enough to get in there ! If its busy you will see all the cars along the road opposite where you can also park. Just be very careful i got stung with a £60 ticket when we played Metalist Kharkiv :mad: :mad: :mad:
Hope you enjoy the game (C'mon the blues) and your stay in my fab city

Thanks very much, where exactly is this Mons, i dont have a clue at all about there, boyfriend driving. Also how early do i have to be to see McFadden before the match... :drool: :grinheart (How sad am i) lol.

We need to go down early anyway to pick up our tickets from the main reception.

Winifred

There are several premier travel inns in the area including one at Aintree which would be handy for rail travel.

kforshaw

The Mons Pub is on the junction of the beginning of Queens Drive and Southport Road in Bootle.


Here it is http://www.pub-explorer.com/merseyside/pub/monsbootle.htm
(I live 3 mins walk away from it)

So if you're on Queens Drive (you'll see signs for Bootle/ Docks) go towards them you'll go over a flyover (Rice Lane flyover) and it's 600 yards past that.
You can either go straight across at the lights and do a left into the car park there - or do a left at the lights and do a right in the other car park immediately after going though the lights.
As the above poster says, it does get busy on the car park there - so do get there early.
Here's a multimap to the Mons location -http://www.multimap.com/hotels/?&hloc=GB|L209NZ-- when you look at it, click on the right side and drag the map to the left once and then hold the bottom then drag it down once - you should see Everton FC on there - drag down once more and you should see Liverpool FC. (Hope that works

bignred05

BURGH_LASS wrote: »

We need to go down early anyway to pick up our tickets from the main reception.

i would advise you to get to the ground as early in the morning as you can (9.00-10.00am) as we are still in the middle of a postal strike in Liverpool

no tickets have been posted out, hence the earlier you get there the better

so long as you go early (9.00-10.00) you can park right next to the ground
without getting a ticket

the parking laws come into effect 1 1/2 hours before kick off

BURGH_LASS

kforshaw wrote: »

The Mons Pub is on the junction of the beginning of Queens Drive and Southport Road in Bootle.


Here it is http://www.pub-explorer.com/merseyside/pub/monsbootle.htm
(I live 3 mins walk away from it)

So if you're on Queens Drive (you'll see signs for Bootle/ Docks) go towards them you'll go over a flyover (Rice Lane flyover) and it's 600 yards past that.
You can either go straight across at the lights and do a left into the car park there - or do a left at the lights and do a right in the other car park immediately after going though the lights.
As the above poster says, it does get busy on the car park there - so do get there early.
Here's a multimap to the Mons location -http://www.multimap.com/hotels/?&hloc=GB|L209NZ-- when you look at it, click on the right side and drag the map to the left once and then hold the bottom then drag it down once - you should see Everton FC on there - drag down once more and you should see Liverpool FC. (Hope that works

Thanks very much for all your help. We parked at the Mons pub, as we were really early. And it wasn't too bad a walk to the ground.