The Beatles Story Liverpool: Museum Entry & Audio Guide

Liverpool's Beatles Museum Holds the Instruments They Actually Played

You enter the world's largest Beatles exhibition in their hometown, walk through recreations of the Cavern Club, Abbey Road and other key spaces, and see original instruments and memorabilia narrated by Julia Lennon in your choice of 12 languages. The multimedia guide is included with entry, so you move at your own pace through the atmospheric rooms on the UNESCO waterfront, finishing in the Fab4 Café if you want to linger.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit The Beatles Story Exhibition

• Arrive at The Beatles Story
• Explore immersive exhibitions
• See memorabilia and instruments
• Use audio guide in preferred language
• Visit recreations of key locations
• Finish at Fab4 Cafe and Store

The experience

Most music museums show you a replica or a poster. The Beatles Story in Liverpool shows you Ringo Starr's actual drum kit, John Lennon's spectacles, handwritten lyrics, and the clothes they wore on stage. It's the world's largest permanent exhibition about the band, and it sits on the UNESCO waterfront in their hometown: the place where it all started, not somewhere retrofitted years later.

You move through recreations of the spaces that shaped them: The Casbah Club where they rehearsed as teenagers, the Cavern Club where they built their early following, Hamburg where they learned to perform for hours straight, Abbey Road Studios where they recorded, and the moment they broke America. It's not a timeline on a wall. You walk through these spaces, and a multimedia guide narrated by Julia Lennon (John's sister) explains what happened in each one. The guide comes in 12 languages, so you're not reading plaques or squinting at subtitles.

The memorabilia collection is the draw, honestly. Original instruments, stage clothing, never-before-seen photographs, handwritten song fragments. These are the objects that sit in archives at most institutions. Here they're lit and displayed so you can see the detail: the wear on a guitar neck, the handwriting on a lyric sheet, the actual fabric of a jacket. After you've moved through the exhibition, there's a Beatles-themed café if you want to sit with it for a while, and a shop if you want to take something home.

The Beatles Story is on the Liverpool waterfront, with public transport nearby and space for prams if you're bringing small children. Note that there are intermittent fire alarm safety tests on Tuesday mornings, so if you're planning to visit then, expect brief interruptions. Your ticket includes the multimedia guide. You don't pay extra for the audio, and you don't need to rent anything separately.

What’s included

• Your ticket includes entry to The Beatles Story exhibition and a multimedia audio guide available in 12 languages, narrated by Julia Lennon.
• You'll move through recreations of the Casbah Club, Cavern Club, Hamburg, Abbey Road Studios and other key locations from the band's career, viewing original instruments, memorabilia, photographs and handwritten lyrics.
• The Fab4 Café and Fab4 Store are available during your visit.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day33 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 17:00

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AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (5 to 15 years) · Infant (under 5): free

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Russian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Right for Beatles fans and families who want to see the actual instruments and memorabilia in the band's hometown, without arranging separate audio equipment or guides. Everything you need to understand each space is built into the ticket.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 15 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What's actually included in the ticket?

Entry to the exhibition and the multimedia audio guide in your chosen language. The guide is narrated by Julia Lennon and covers all the recreated spaces and memorabilia displays.

What languages is the audio guide available in?

12 languages. The guide is narrated by Julia Lennon, John's sister.

Is there parking or public transport nearby?

Public transportation options are available nearby. The Beatles Story is located on the Liverpool waterfront.

Are there any times I should avoid visiting?

There are intermittent fire alarm safety tests on Tuesday mornings, which may cause brief interruptions.

Can I eat or shop there?

Yes. There's a Beatles-themed Fab4 Café inside, and a Fab4 Store with merchandise.

What kind of memorabilia will I see?

Original instruments, stage clothing, John Lennon's spectacles, Ringo Starr's drum kit, never-before-seen photographs, and original handwritten lyrics.