Calderstones Park

Calderstones Park, located in Allerton, is set over 126 acres. As well as boasting a variety of different attractions including a playground, a botanical garden, a lake with geese and ducks and the Calderstones Mansion House, which features a café and a children’s play area – Calderstones Park is home to some very unique and exciting places of historical interest. The “Allerton Oak” is a huge Oak tree situated within the park and is thought to be over 1000 years old – making it the oldest tree in the North-West! On top of its incredible size and age, there are numerous claims regarding the Allerton Oak including that it was the site of a Medieval Hundred Court and that it was split by an explosion out on the Mersey. Residing within the walls of the park is another incredible historic site. “The Calderstones” (of which the park owes its name) are rare survivors from the New Stone Age. These carved stones are the remnants of a passage grave tomb. Very few monuments of this kind survive, and the fact that these stones have not been destroyed is nothing short of miraculous.

Liverpool has one of the most impressive collections of museums in Europe, including the World Museum, the Maritime Museum, and the Museum of Liverpool; each containing its own unique treasures and history. All the museums listed above are free to enter and have fantastic accessibility features. The Maritime Museum was a pioneer in the evolution of accessible facilities, being one of the earliest establishments in the city to provide a ceiling track hoist, adult changing table, and automated toilet. The rest of Liverpool wasn’t far behind, making the public spaces in our city some of the most inclusive in the country. Whether it’s the Titanic exhibition at the Maritime, or real Egyptian Mummies in the World Museum; Liverpool’s generous offerings of artifacts and information are certainly worth exploring.

Made famous by the 1967 Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever”, Strawberry Field is a Salvation Army property and visitor attraction in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton.

It operated as a children’s home between 1936 and 2005. The house was demolished in 1973 due to structural problems and replaced with purpose-built units. After being closed as a children’s home, the site has continued to be used by the Salvation Army for other purposes and opened to the public in 2019.

Strawberry Field now offers an exhibition on its history, cafe, and shop in addition to its beautiful gardens. The site is fully accessible for wheelchair users with parking, step free access and Changing Places facilities.