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Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 110 attractions in Liverpool
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Smithdown Lane
The Old Stableyard Liverpool
England
Tel: 0151 709 6868

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4 of 5 stars
jessica1   12 contributions
cheshire
Nov 14, 2009

It was a very interesting story, it sets you back and you can very well imagine, the truth and history behind the story, our guide was really good, my grandchildren got very involved and had many questions, which the guide was happy to answer. Glad ive seen it and will go back in couple of years to see how far... more

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4 of 5 stars
sarah_fishy   22 contributions
UK
Oct 22, 2009

We visited the tunnels whilst we were staying in Liverpool on a city break and weren't dissappointed. Whilst the tour is relatively short, it's very cheap and the female guide we had was extremely friendly, funny and informative. It's a mystery to them as much to us why the tunnels were built so in that respect it was frustrating to... more

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5 of 5 stars
LEOFRICK   9 contributions
Liverpool ENGLAND
Aug 9, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Williamson Tunnels are one of Liverpool's best kept secrets. Our young guide was very knowledgeable, even though he is only a weekend volunteer from the local university. It was interesting to see the army of volunteers digging away to expose more and more of the vast maze of tunnels built by this eccentric philanthropist in the early 19th century. Stop... more

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5 of 5 stars
fish0ut0fwater   8 contributions
n'ton
Jul 13, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Back in the 1800s as soldiers returned from the Napoleonic conflict Jospeh Williamson started hiring the unemployed men. Without work in his factory he set them to digging an unmapped and unplanned labyrith under the Edge hill district of Liverpool in a philanthropic gesture. Today some of the tunnels have been excavated and visitors can view on a guided tour... more

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5 of 5 stars
Boraxwoman   23 contributions
Nottingham
May 17, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

One of the weirdest tourist attractions, and definitely worth trekking to (get a bus from Liverpool city centre). These tunnels were built by a great British eccentric for no particular reason that anyone can say for sure. They are very extensive, but have become filled in with rubbish over the years. Now modern great British eccentrics are excavating them voluntarily... more

brilliant!
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5 of 5 stars
harrypotteraddict   1 contribution
Liverpool 8
Aug 30, 2006
8/9 found this review helpful

we went to the williamson tunnels as we only live close by and were interested in it all, we were not dissapointed, we went with our 19 month old son and it wasnt too much for him to walk as its not wheelchair acsessable, its a very well put together tour, i just wish they excavate more of it as... more

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5 of 5 stars
sand37   17 contributions
Tours
Jun 22, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

Si votre curiosité vous amène jusqu'au Victoria Museum ou à l'Eglise catholique, vous serez à peine à 1O min de... more

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Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre Address

Smithdown Lane | The Old Stableyard, Liverpool, England
Tel: 0151 709 6868