Travelling North England

Since getting to England, I have tried to do as much travelling around the UK as possible but for some reason, most of that seemed to happen around the South of England.  So I decided when I had some time off, to head up to the north a little and travel around Liverpool, Manchester and Wigan.  I went online and booked my train tickets and hostels, and off I went!!  The first stop was Liverpool, which I instantly liked.  There was a lot to see, and some very cheap shopping to be done!!  I got myself 2 new pairs of pumps (which I still have to this day) for less than an tenner.  I also headed down to their waterfront, but I didn’t spend long as it was raining.

The hostel I was staying at was really nice and that evening when I was sitting in their internet cafe, I decided on the spur of the moment that I would spend the following day going up to Wigan which was just a 40 minute train ride away.  I have a friend from there and have always wanted to see it.  So I booked my train ticket for £3!! 

The next morning I got the train at 11am and headed off to Wigan.  It felt like stepping back a good couple of years, it was the ultimate in small town vibes!!  It had amazing little cobbled streets and tiny shops!  It even had a tourist bureau, which I went to but they kindly told me that there was nothing to do there J  i stopped in at a couple of their shops and then had some lunch at their local pub, before hoping back on the train back to Liverpool. 

The next day, I booked a tour to do the Magical Mystery Beatles tour.  As Liverpool is where the Beatles are from, after paying a visit to the amazing Beatles Museum, I left for my tour.  On the tour we got to see some of the houses where the various members of the Beatles grew up, we saw the ‘’strawberry fields’’ and the actually Penny Lane.  It truly was a magical tour and whilst I may not be the biggest Beatles fan, it was still an amazing opportunity to get to see these places.

I continued on to Manchester, which wasn’t the most fantastic place I have been to, but good none the less.  It had a MASSIVE shopping mall as well with great shops, and a really nice outdoor park area.  I also took the bus to Old Trafford to see the Manchester United Stadium.  And yes, I am not the ultimate footy fan but it was pretty cool to see this.  It is just huge!!

The next day I headed home to London on the train and can honestly say it was a great getaway trip and wonderful chance to see more of beautiful England.