Sport

Sport

Liverpool’s sporting arenas provide some of the most exciting venues in the world – be there to see the horse first past the post at the Grand National or the experience the passion and pride a Premiership football match. These venues are famous around the world and offer a unique visitor experience.

Anfield  and Goodison Park, the homes of the city’s two Premiership football teams – Liverpool FC and Everton FC - are arguably the most celebrated of the city’s rich sporting heritage. Liverpool FC’s Anfield Stadium welcomes fans from around the world to its visitor centre and museum and stadium tour. Across nearby Stanley Park lies Goodison Park, Everton’s famous ground where you can also take a stadium tour.

The thrills and spills of the Grand National, the world’s most famous steeplechase, focus on Aintree Racecourse every year. Experience what it’s like to ride a winner at the Grand National by taking a virtual ride round the hair-raising course that has earned its own special place in sporting history.

Liverpool is the city at the centre of a golfing hotspot. Home to 7 Championship venues, England’s Golf Coast has another 160 courses within an hour’s drive and is home to the British Open in both 2006 (at Royal Liverpool) and 2008 (at Royal Birkdale).

The dramatic rise in the popularity of Rugby’s Super League is due in no small measure to the success and excitement surrounding teams from St Helens  and Widnes, just a few miles away from Liverpool.