Following a £100million redevelopment, the Albert Dock is the cultural powerhouse spearheading the regeneration of Liverpool's famous docklands, and the central plank in Liverpool's recent successful bid to be named European Capital of Culture for 2008. Shopping, museums, art galleries, loft living, bar culture, eateries and top night spots - Albert Dock has the lot.
The docks even have the greatest concentration of Grade I Listed architecture anywhere in the UK. Included among the many attractions on the site are Tate Liverpool (0151 702 7400), the region's major centre for contemporary art; the Merseyside Maritime Museum (0151 207 0001), the largest collection of its kind in Europe; and The Beatles Story (0151 709 1963), a multimedia experience tracing the Fab Four's rise to fame. Also based in Albert Dock is the Yellow Submarine (0151 708 7799) operating a one-hour tour of Liverpool both in and out of the water, aboard an authentic World War II amphibious vehicle.
Access by boat is only from the River Mersey at present. However, there are plans to extend the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to the Albert Dock.
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