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The best Liverpool hidden gem attractions are those off the beaten track!
If you’re a student planning to move to the city, it’s worth drawing up a list of the attractions you want to visit. Obvious choices, like the Liver Buildings, the Cavern Club and the city’s two cathedrals (Metropolitan and Anglican) should definitely make the cut.
But what about days out that don’t get enough attention? Beyond the must-sees, you’ll find independent retailers, historical sites and street food eateries hidden in plain sight.
The University of Liverpool itself houses standout local secrets for student budgets, and venues like the Epstein Theatre and Hot Water Comedy Club have everything you need to keep a packed social calendar.
So, stay with the city’s top provider of luxury student accommodation for a rundown of the best Liverpool hidden gem attractions.
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Itching for a day out? The Red Brick Market is home to Liverpool’s best independent sellers, with over 50 businesses under one roof! Here, you’ll find all sorts of oddities, like vintage cameras, vintage clothes and curios from every decade.
It’s just a 20-minute wander from the Liverpool One shopping centre (or, a 10-minute bus journey and a 10-minute walk), so you don’t have to worry about venturing too far out from your student accommodation.
Right next to the Red Brick is the Baltic Market, a food hall set inside the converted Cains Brewery warehouse. What can you do there? It depends on the day!
Some weekends, the space might be home to a pop-up comedy night; others, it’s the place to be when you want to watch football on the big screen. One thing that’s constant about the Baltic, however, is the high-quality street food.
Here, you can grab wood‑fired pizza from Little Furnace, Middle Eastern wraps from Hafla Hafla, American-style chicken from Nashville Cluck and Mexican burritos via Listo Burrito.
(Prices sit in the budget‑friendly zone, so students should be able to come home with a full stomach and plenty of well-earned shopping!)
Speke Hall is a Grade I–listed Tudor house in Speke, just over six miles south of Liverpool city centre. The manor dates from the 1530s and stands near ancient lawns right by Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
In the courtyard, you’ll see two giant yew trees known locally as ‘Adam and Eve’, each over 500 years old. Journey into the house, and you can take things at your own pace. Bring your flatmates, and wander through nearly two dozen rooms arranged around the Great Hall.
Keep an eye out for the manor’s oldest features (stone-flagged fossils dating back 350 to 365 million years) and glance upwards at the intricately carved Jacobean ceiling in the old parlour (completed over 400 years ago!)
Speke Hall is a great day out for students, but particularly those interested in history or spending time in nature.
When you need a guaranteed laugh, the Hot Water Comedy Club doesn’t disappoint. Since launching in 2010, this local comedy brand has become famous for nights every week packed with stand‑up from top comedians and rising stars.
The club (which is now located at Blackstock Market) has three performance theatres, which, combined, are actually the world’s biggest comedy club space (seating 589, 227, and 147 respectively).
You’ll find stalls serving pizza, burgers, tacos and vegan bites before or after the gig, and there’s a rooftop garden plus bars dotted all around for drinks. Make a full after-exams evening out of it!
(Hot Water also has a Blue Light offer: NHS, emergency services staff, and teachers can claim a free ticket if booked alongside a required standard ticket).
The best way to stretch your legs away from lecture halls is by heading down to Crosby Beach.
Here, you might notice figures standing in the sand, some buried and some fully exposed: these life-size, cast-iron figures were each modelled from Sir Antony Gormley’s own body, and stand in a slow procession toward the horizon.
What began as a temporary art exhibition became permanent after Sefton Council opted in 2007 to keep the installation. The best time to see the ‘Iron Men’ is mid‑ebb to low tide, so the sculptures aren’t submerged by the tide.
The site is connected to Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, which has easy-access toilets, cheap snacks, and souvenir stalls to help you remember the trip!
Looking to escape into nature (and away from harsh library lighting?)
Sefton Park Palm House is a 235‑acre Victorian public park that opened in 1872. The Grade-II listed greenhouse is home to exotic plant species from across the world, including 20 varieties of palm, plus endangered, edible and useful plants. Check out our guide to the best parks in Liverpool if you want more green space ideas.
It’s open all year with free entrance (donations invited), and scheduled with a range of community events (unticketed yoga sessions, drop‑in art classes, afternoon concerts and film viewings, to name a few!)
There’s also a kiosk inside selling tea and cake! So, just board a 20-minute bus from Lime Street Station for study‑break vibes under greenery.
There’s nothing quite like a night at the theatre, especially Liverpool’s Grade-II listed hidden gem on Hanover Street. First opened in 1913 as Crane’s Music Hall, Epstein Theatre boasts 380 crimson seats and an intimate layout that’s sure to make you feel like part of the fun.
For fresh-faced students, the Epstein offers a lively alternative to noisy bars or student union quizzes. Instead, grab your flatmates and catch the latest local musical production.
Check the Epstein’s weekly calendar, and you’ll find tickets to sing-alongs, comedy showcases, pantomimes, and tribute bands (all for student-friendly prices).
Did you know that the ’original Redbrick’ is actually home to the Victoria Gallery & Museum? Inside, you’ll find galleries, permanent university collections, plus the Waterhouse Café (great for grabbing a bite to eat as you explore).
There’s no entry charge to any of the main galleries or most of the museum displays (only some special exhibitions in the lower galleries ask for a fee), which makes it great for tight student budgets.
Explore the Tate Hall Museum, which is home to cabinets of fossils, marine objects, dental instruments, and archaeology finds that connect directly to the university’s teaching collections.
Or, spend more time with the museum’s 6,500-piece art collection, which showcases paintings from the likes of Joseph Wright of Derby and J. M. W. Turner.
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