Riverside area of Liverpool, England
Pier Head
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England.
It was part of the former Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004, but revoked in 2021. As well as a collection of landmark buildings, recreational open space, and a number of memorials, the Pier Head was the landing site for passenger ships travelling to and from the city.
How locals move
Getting around Pier Head the local way
- Get inThis has ferries from Douglas operated by IOM Steam Packet, with two sailings a day taking three hours.
- Get inThe usual ferry is the fast cat Manannan, which carries vehicles.
- Get inA bus plies from the city centre to meet the ferries.
- Get inFrom Birkenhead, pedestrians and cyclists can catch the Mersey Ferries commuter service every 20 minutes between 7:20AM and 9:40AM, with a journey time of 10 minutes to Liverpool's Pier Head.
- Get inBetween rush hours, the ferries operate a river cruise service which provides an hourly link from Birkenhead to Liverpool.
- Go nextWell worth a visit.Ferries ply across the Mersey from Pier Head to Birkenhead Woodside.
- Go nextIt takes 3 minutes for a train to go from Liverpool James Street to Birkenhead Hamilton Square; Add 2 minutes for each additional stop if getting on earlier around the loop, & add 3 minutes for Birkenhead Central (shopping centre & Priory) or 7 for Tranmere Rovers' local station, Rock Ferry.
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