City Centre parks
St. John's Gardens
St. John's Gardens lies behind St. George's Hall and is a popular escape from the City Centre.
Sometimes referred to as the 'Peace Gardens' this is indeed a peaceful place to sit, just a couple of minutes walk away from the main shopping area.
The gardens contain many notable statues and memorials to local people, leading to it being dubbed 'Liverpool's al fresco Valhalla'. These include Father Nugent who looked after many orphaned children in Liverpool, Gladstone, the four times Prime Minister born in Liverpool and a memorial to the Liverpool Regiment.
More recently commemorative trees have been planted to remember more contemporary city sons, John Lennon and George Harrison. The gardens are surrounded by some of Liverpool's finest buildings and foremost attractions; the World Museum Liverpool, the Walker Art Gallery and of course St George's Hall. The entrance to the Mersey Tunnel (Queensway) can also be seen from here.
Other City Centre parks - locations
St. Luke's Churchyard - situated on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street L1
Falkner Square - situated off Canning Street near to Liverpool's Women's Hospital L8, another Green Flag Park.
Our Lady & St. Nicholas' Churchyard - overlooking the Mersey waterfront across the road from the Royal Liver Building at the bottom of Chapel Street. This park proudly displays its Green Flag.
St James Cemetery Gardens are a little oasis of peace alongside Liverpool's magnificent Anglican Cathedral. An active Friends Group meet regularly to look after the gardens, which are developed for their wildlife potential. The gardens have also successfully been used for a number of theatre and arts productions.
City Centre Events and Walks
For more events see also the Parks and greenspaces listed above
November 09
Thu 12
1:00 PM
Who Put That There? Part 1
Test your powers of observation on the first part of our journey of discovery through Liverpool's green heart.
City Centre
St JohnsGardens/ opposite Central Library
November 09
Fri 27
1:00 PM
Who Put That There? Part 2
Test your powers of observation on the second part of our journey of discovery through Liverpool's green heart.
City Centre
St Luke's Church, Berry Street