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The city’s retail offer has been<br />

transformed with the expansive £1billion<br />

Liverpool ONE retail and leisure<br />

development by Grosvenor.<br />

Spanning 42 acres, it features shops,<br />

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<br />

Chavasse Park.<br />

Liverpool’s investment in the retail sector<br />

has resulted in the city jumping from 17th<br />

place to 5th place in the UK retail listings<br />

from Experian.<br />

<br />

Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture<br />

showcased a UNESCO World Heritage<br />

city renowned for its strong maritime<br />

history, breathtaking architecture, and<br />

passion for music, the arts, culture and<br />

sport.<br />

Liverpool City Region boasts the largest<br />

collection of galleries and museums<br />

outside of London and includes<br />

World Museum Liverpool, Walker Art<br />

Gallery, International Slavery Museum,<br />

Merseyside Maritime Museum and<br />

Tate Liverpool. This impressive list now<br />

includes the £72million Museum of<br />

Liverpool, the largest newly-built national<br />

museum in Britain for over a century.<br />

<br />

The surrounding areas are breathtaking:<br />

kilometres of National Trust coastline,<br />

nature reserves and wildlife.<br />

As part of England’s Golf Coast, the<br />

region played host to both the 2006 and<br />

2008 British Open tournaments – and<br />

it returns to Royal Liverpool Hoylake in<br />

2014.<br />

Liverpool is also home to the world’s<br />

greatest steeplechase – the John Smith’s<br />

Grand National at Aintree Racecourse.<br />

The region is also home to two Premier<br />

League football clubs, Liverpool and<br />

Everton. And you can catch Super<br />

League rugby action at St. Helens,<br />

Widnes and Tranmere.<br />

<br />

Liverpool City Region is located on the<br />

North West coast, making travelling to<br />

the outstanding National Parks of Wales,<br />

the Lake District, and Yorkshire easy,<br />

within a 75 minute drive.<br />

Excellent European connectivity through<br />

Liverpool John Lennon Airport brings<br />

circa 60 European destinations within<br />

a couple of hours reach by frequent<br />

scheduled air services, many operated<br />

by low cost airlines.<br />

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