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Mersey Ferries Terminal Building

The proposed new ferry terminal at the Pier Head

The Mersey ferries are one of the most famous features of Merseyside. Every year 700,000 visitors to the area take a Ferry across the Mersey.

However, the facilities at the Pier Head for handling passengers were not adequate and the design of the previous structure itself - built in the 1960s as a temporary measure - was regarded as inappropriate to a prestige waterfront location.

A new £10.5million terminal is currently being constructed as part of the Pier Head improvements that include the new £8million canal link, the £65million Museum of Liverpool and £120million Mann Island development.

Merseytravel's new terminal will:

  • attract additional visitors to the Pier Head and waterfront in general;
  • enhance visitors experience at the Pier Head;
  • complement adjoining schemes including the canal link, Mann Island and public realm;
  • encourage action to address the inappropriate quality of the adjoining restaurant building;
  • promote the development of the leisure and tourism business in Liverpool and Merseyside.

The project is being supported with a £3.7million grant from European Objective 1 funding, one the last Objective 1 funded projects to receive more than £1.5billion from Europe over the last 15 years.

The expanded facility will include retail and catering outlets targeted at the leisure and tourism market and improved facilities for ticketing, a passenger waiting area, café and gift shop.  An external viewing deck will face inland towards the Three Graces.

In early 2008 it was announced that a second Beatles Story museum would be opened within the new building.  It would be linked with the existing Beatles Story Museum at the Albert Dock which attracts some 200,000 visitors a year.  Within the terminal building will be a four-dimensional theatre which promises to take visitors on a "magical journey through the music of The Beatles" complete with motion, smoke and water.  Special exhibition areas and a Fab4Store will also be set up.


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Map showing location of Mersey Ferries Terminal Building. Click to view interactive map
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