Public Transport Group Trip to Liverpool

Social trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to the Dale Street area of Liverpool. This is the first of our ‘out of area’ PTG trips that we do in January and February each year. Members and non-members welcome!

Suggested itinerary is as follows:

Ship & Mitre, 133 Dale Street;

Excelsior, 121 Dale Street;

Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street;

Thomas Rigby’s, 23 Dale Street;

Lady of Mann, 19 Dale Street;

Saddle Inn, 13 Dale Street;

Hole in Ye Wall, 4 Hackins Hey;

Denbeigh Castle, 10 Hackins Hey

All offer a good selection of cask beers although the Saddle will probably only have national brands. All open at 12:00 with the exception of the Ship which opens at 11:00, making it our first visit.

Suggested train is the 09:26 from Shrewsbury to Chester. Then onwards on the 10:31 from Chester arriving Liverpool Lime Street at 11:13. The first pub is an eight minute walk from there. The Anytime Day Return from Shrewsbury to Chester is £15.90 which has no restrictions on outward and return times to/from Chester. Shrewsbury booking office also sells the Merseyrail Day Saver All Areas for £5.95. Suggested return is from Moorfields station which gives an opportunity to visit the excellent Lion pub on the way.

For those living north of Shrewsbury who are travelling to Liverpool via Crewe, the 08:57 from Wem / 09:06 from Whitchurch will get to Liverpool Lime Street at 10:42. Return times from Lime Street are 16:08, 17:08 and 18:43.

For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.