Our microguides series is inspired by the slow travel movement, encouraging travellers to relax their pace and take a deep dive into one particular neighbourhood in a well-loved city. Rather than a whirlwind itinerary which aims to hit up every must-see attraction, these compact, close-up guides encourage you to zone in, take your time and truly explore like a local.
Ten years ago, walking any further south along the River Mersey than Liverpool’s Albert Dock would lead you to nothing more than a bunch of industrial warehouses. But since then, these once abandoned buildings have become home to some of the city’s most-loved bars, restaurants and creative spaces in an area now known as the Baltic Triangle.
From the outside, not much has changed. The warehouses still stand but they’re regularly packed full of people eating and drinking from lunchtime until the early hours of the morning. With 20-somethings flocking to live there in their thousands in recent years, the Baltic Triangle – or The Baltic as it has been affectionately nicknamed – is the first port of call for most locals when planning a night out, and it’s well worth the 15-minute walk from the city centre.
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Explore local street art
The Baltic’s warehouses are ideal canvases for street art. Start on Jordan Street to see an already iconic mural of adopted Scouser Jurgen Klopp, then cross the road to take a photo in front of a pair of liver bird-inspired wings.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp immortalised in the Baltic Triangle
(Flickr/Gerald Murphy)
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Book an event at Camp and Furnace
The original home of Bongo’s Bingo, Camp and Furnace hosts all kinds of events, from food festivals and exhibitions to kitsch-y club nights and perfectly niche quizzes, regularly filling the huge space to test people on their knowledge of Alan Partridge.
Play a game of boozy mini golf
With 18 holes and a cocktail list long enough to warrant the same amount of drinks, Golf Fang is as boozy a way to improve your putting as it is cultural, with local DJs playing and original artwork lining the walls.
Dance until the early hours at 24 Kitchen Street
If you’re even slightly into dance music, this intimate club is the only place to end your night. 24 Kitchen Street is the venue that solidified the Baltic Triangle as a hotspot for nightlife, with residencies from…
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