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ARTS, CULTURE & TOURISM
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A combined tour of Mendips and 20 Forthlin Road
Beatles Childhood
Homes
There aren’t many bands whose childhood homes
could become the subject of intense and enduring
curiosity, but then there aren’t many bands like
the Beatles. Hardcore fans of the fab four will be
enthralled by the sight of John Lennon and Paul
McCartney’s childhood homes. Purchase a ticket
to ride and you can visit two houses with a very
special history: ‘Mendips’ and 20 Forthlin Road,
both in Liverpool. It was here that the Beatles’
frontmen grew up and first began making music
together. Tickets for the unusual tour are available
from the National Trust website. As you tour the
famous homes, you’ll learn a wealth of fascinating
facts about John Lennon and Paul McCartney. If
you’ve ever wanted to sit on Paul’s sofa or trudge
up John’s path as if you were about to audition for
the nascent Beatles, this is the tour for you. No band
in rock history has struck a chord with so many like
the Beatles, a quartet forever synonymous with
the city of Liverpool. The Beatles’ fans are truly
global, with a strong Asian fanbase particularly
enamoured with the ‘60s stalwarts. For many of the
band’s devotees, touring the Beatles’ childhood is
something of a pilgrimage. The tales you’ll hear as
you peruse these homes that have been frozen in
time will fire your imagination. Gaze out of John and
Paul’s bedroom windows and imagine the destiny
that awaited them, one which the precocious pair
could have had no inkling of. Learn about the
singalongs performed by Paul’s family in front of
the piano in the parlour; immerse yourself in the
Liverpool of the 1950s, evocatively brought to life
by your Beatles-mad tour guides. After touring the
two properties, you’ll want to go home and listen to
your early Beatles albums all over again. They don’t
make bands like this any more.
BEATLES CHILDHOOD HOMES
