Liverpool Festival Gardens

Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours.To build your own Itinerary, click to add an item to your Itinerary basket.MenuYou are here: Things To Do > Liverpool Festival GardensWebsiteEmailNote: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.Liverpool is a place with a whole lot of history, and its Festival Gardens are no exception. A former household 'tip' located ajacent to the Mersey was transformed into the UK's first ever garden festival in 1984. The International Garden Festival was a concept deisgned to regenerate Liverpool and drive tourism following the huge industrial decline and Toxteth riots.During a five month pageant, the Festival Gardens attracted some 3.4M visitors, with its huge mix of ornamental gardens from all over the world and the grand centrpiece, Festival Hall.

When the festival was over, a large part of the gardens were redeveloped to form residential housing. The remaining gardens were left derelict and fell into disrepair in 1997. 

Redevelopment work took place in 2010 which means that the garden has once again been transformed into a beautiful space. The gardens are ideal for a picnic, bike ride or a relaxing walk through the woodland trails.