Self-Guided Liverpool Film Locations Walking Tour

Stand at the top of the steps outside Lime Street station and you’re already on a film set. The long colonnade of St George’s Hall across the road has played Gotham City Hall for The Batman and 1920s New York for Fantastic Beasts, and within a two-hour walk of this spot you can stand where the Fast & Furious 6 chase roared through, where Harry Potter was chased through a tunnel and where Meryl Streep’s Florence Foster Jenkins found her 1940s Manhattan. This Liverpool film locations tour is a free, self-guided walk that strings the best of them together in a sensible order, with directions, what was filmed where and where to stand for the shot.

It covers twelve stops over about 3 km (2 miles), flat all the way, finishing at the Royal Albert Dock for lunch. It stays in the city centre on purpose, because that’s where Liverpool’s screen locations are densest and a paid tour adds least. The film credits come from the Liverpool Film Office, VisitLiverpool and National Museums Liverpool and were checked in September 2026. For the complete list of every location, including those out of town, see our Liverpool film locations guide.

The Walk at a Glance

The Route, Stop by Stop

Stop 1: St George’s Hall and the Plateau

Come out of Lime Street station’s main entrance and St George’s Hall fills the view across the road. No building in Liverpool has been used more often on screen, and the wide stone Plateau in front of it has doubled for both New York and Gotham.

• The Batman (2022): the hall played Gotham City Hall.
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016): the exterior became 1920s New York, and the rally scene was filmed inside.
• Peaky Blinders: pivotal Series 3 scenes, including the attack in which Grace is caught up, were filmed here.
• Fountain of Youth (2025): Guy Ritchie’s adventure used St George’s Hall as part of its “London”.
• In the Name of the Father (1993) was also partly filmed here.

The shot: for the full length of the colonnade, cross Lime Street to the Empire Theatre side and shoot back across the road. On the Plateau itself, stand among the lions and look up. If the hall is open, the Great Hall is worth the detour. Our St George’s Hall guide has the details.

Stop 2: The south portico and St John’s Gardens

Directions: walk along the front of the hall to its southern end, where a pedimented portico carries the Latin motto Artibus Legibus Consiliis, then round the corner to the back of the hall and the formal lawns of St John’s Gardens.

For Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the film released in cinemas on 6 March 2026 and on Netflix on 20 March, the side of the hall facing St John’s Gardens was dressed as a wartime air-raid shelter, with sandbags, smoke and rain machines, to play Second World War Birmingham. With the gardens in front and the hall’s wall behind, it’s easy to picture. Our Peaky Blinders locations guide covers the rest of that trail, including Powis Street.

Stop 3: William Brown Street

Directions: walk north through St John’s Gardens and cross to William Brown Street, the curving row of classical buildings opposite the hall.

This is the grandest street in the city, lined with the World Museum, the Central Library and the Walker Art Gallery, and it’s a natural stand-in for any period capital.

• Tolkien (2019) filmed here.
• The Immortal Man used William Brown Street as well as the hall.
• Chariots of Fire (1981) used the Central Library area, with the Town Hall, as the British Embassy in Paris.

It’s also your first comfort stop. The museums are free and have toilets and cafés. See our World Museum guide and Walker Art Gallery guide if you want to go in.

Stop 4: The Queensway Tunnel entrance

Directions: at the western end of William Brown Street, look down to the road junction at Old Haymarket, where traffic drops into the mouth of the Queensway Tunnel under the Mersey.

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): the tunnel chase was filmed inside the Queensway.
• Fast & Furious 6 (2013): the tunnel played a London tunnel during four days of filming in 2012.
• Yesterday (2019) also filmed in the tunnel.

Be clear about one thing: the Queensway is a working road tunnel with no pedestrian access, so the entrance is as close as you’ll get on foot. It’s still worth seeing for the portal itself, part of a 1930s scheme whose Art Deco buildings you’ll spot around the city.

Stop 5: Dale Street

Directions: cross at the lights and walk down Dale Street towards the river. It’s about ten minutes to the Town Hall at the bottom.

Dale Street is Liverpool’s great Victorian commercial street, a canyon of banks, insurance offices and civic buildings that can pass for New York, Chicago or pre-war London with little more than a change of signs. Fast & Furious 6 filmed along it, alongside the Town Hall. Look out for the Municipal Buildings and their tall clock tower as you go. It’s a working street, so keep your eye on the buses rather than the cornices.

Stop 6: Liverpool Town Hall

Dale Street ends at the Town Hall, the domed Georgian building at the junction of Dale Street, Castle Street and Water Street.

• Chariots of Fire (1981): the Town Hall and the Central Library area played the British Embassy in Paris.
• Fast & Furious 6: the Town Hall appears in the chase sequence filmed around Dale Street.

Stop 7: Exchange Flags

Directions: walk round the side of the Town Hall to the enclosed square behind it.

Exchange Flags is one of the most atmospheric spaces in the city: a stone-paved square enclosed by tall office buildings, with the dramatic Nelson Monument in the middle. Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth (2025) filmed here, one of several Merseyside locations that played London in that film. The square also holds the entrance to Western Approaches, the underground command centre from which the Battle of the Atlantic was run. It’s a museum now, and one of the more surprising things beneath the city. See our Western Approaches guide.

Stop 8: Castle Street and Derby Square

Directions: return to the front of the Town Hall and walk down Castle Street to Derby Square at the bottom. It’s about five minutes, and you’ll come back the same way.

Castle Street is the best-preserved Victorian street in the city, an almost unbroken run of banks and chambers, and it’s lovely to walk even without a film connection. At the bottom, Derby Square is dominated by the Queen Victoria Monument, a domed memorial ringed with bronze figures. DC Studios’ Clayface, shot in Liverpool in 2025, filmed in Derby Square, and also on Water Street, at the Cunard Building and at the Philharmonic Hall.

Stop 9: Water Street and India Buildings

Directions: walk back up Castle Street to the Town Hall and turn left down Water Street towards the river.

• The 51st State (2001): the Samuel L. Jackson crime caper, set in Liverpool, filmed at India Buildings, the huge stone office block on Water Street.
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016): Water Street, with the Cunard and Liver Buildings, played 1940s New York.
• Clayface: also filmed on Water Street.

Before you reach the bottom, look across Water Street for Oriel Chambers, a Victorian office building whose projecting glass bays were decades ahead of their time. It’s one of the key buildings in our Liverpool architecture guide.

Stop 10: The Royal Liver Building

Directions: cross the Strand at the bottom of Water Street to the Pier Head. The Royal Liver Building, with its clock towers and Liver Birds, is straight ahead.

• The Batman (2022): the Liver Building played Gotham’s police department, and a stunt double was famously photographed up on the roof.
• Florence Foster Jenkins: part of the 1940s New York waterfront, with the Cunard Building.

The Liver Building’s tower tours, when running, take you up close to the Liver Birds. Our Three Graces guide covers what’s open to visitors.

Stop 11: The Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building

The middle and southern “Graces” complete the waterfront set.

• The Cunard Building has one of the longest screen CVs in the city: Fantastic Beasts (1920s New York), Florence Foster Jenkins, The Crown, Clayface, and Taylor Swift’s video for “I Can See You”. It also houses the British Music Experience.
• The Port of Liverpool Building, the domed one, appears in Heads of State (2025).

The shot: the Three Graces face the river, so the classic view is from the riverside promenade, or from the Mersey Ferry. In the late afternoon, the sun from the west lights their river fronts. If you have time for a river crossing, see our Mersey Ferry guide.

Stop 12: The Royal Albert Dock

Directions: walk south along the waterfront past the Museum of Liverpool and over the bridge to the Royal Albert Dock, about five minutes.

Jesse Hartley’s colonnaded warehouses have appeared in Doctor Who, and they make a fittingly cinematic finish. The dock has restaurants, bars and cafés for lunch, and the free Museum of Liverpool is next door. Note that the Merseyside Maritime Museum here is closed for redevelopment until 2028. Our waterfront guide covers what’s open.

Watch Before You Walk

The walk is much more fun if the scenes are fresh in your mind. Here’s a short viewing list, with the stop where each one pays off.

• The Batman (2022): St George’s Hall (stop 1) and the Liver Building (stop 10).
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016): St George’s Hall (stop 1) and the Cunard Building (stop 11).
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): the Queensway Tunnel (stop 4).
• Fast & Furious 6 (2013): the tunnel, Dale Street and the Town Hall (stops 4–6).
• Chariots of Fire (1981): William Brown Street and the Town Hall (stops 3 and 6).
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016): Water Street and the Pier Head (stops 9–11).
• Peaky Blinders Series 3 and The Immortal Man (2026): St George’s Hall and William Brown Street (stops 1–3).

Our films filmed in Liverpool guide has the full list, film by film.

Doing the Walk With Children

The route works well for families, because the locations children care about come early and the rewards are spread along the way. Start with the Batman and Harry Potter stops (1 and 4), and build in a proper break at the World Museum on William Brown Street (stop 3), which has dinosaurs, an aquarium and a planetarium and is free. Finish at the Albert Dock with lunch and the Doctor Who connection. If little legs are flagging after Exchange Flags, skip the Derby Square detour and head straight down Water Street to the river. For more ideas, see our Liverpool with kids guide.

An Evening Version

Several of the big buildings on this route are floodlit after dark, and the Plateau, William Brown Street and the Pier Head take on the look of a night shoot. The Batman’s Gotham, after all, was a city seen mostly at night. An evening walk works best from stop 1 straight down to the waterfront, skipping the business district, which is quiet and dark after office hours. Stay on the main, well-lit streets and finish with dinner at the Albert Dock.

Practical Tips

• Go early at the weekend. Dale Street, Castle Street and Water Street are business streets. On a Saturday or Sunday morning they’re almost empty, and you’ll get cleaner photos and a much better sense of why location scouts love them.
• Nothing is signposted. There are no film markers anywhere in Liverpool. Every stop is an ordinary building, which is why a route like this helps.
• You may walk into a real shoot. Liverpool hosts productions almost continuously. If you see unit trailers, yellow direction signs and a cordon, watch from behind the marshals and don’t walk through a take. Our film locations guide explains how to spot a shoot.
• Respect the working city. These are offices, public buildings and busy roads. Step aside for the photos, and keep off the road at Old Haymarket.
• Access: the whole route is flat. The Plateau and several porticos have steps, but you can see everything from the pavement. Toilets are at the William Brown Street museums and at the Albert Dock.
• Wet weather: it’s a good route for a showery day, with shelter in the museums at the start and the Albert Dock colonnades at the end. See our weather and packing guide.

Extending the Walk

With more time, these add the rest of Liverpool’s screen story.

• Stanley Dock, 30 minutes’ walk north along the waterfront, is the single most cinematic location in the city. It played 1940s New York for Captain America: The First Avenger and 1860s Dublin for House of Guinness. See our Stanley Dock guide.
• Hope Street and the Georgian Quarter, uphill from the centre, for the Peaky Blinders terraces and the Philharmonic Hall, which Clayface also used. See the Philharmonic Hall guide.
• Powis Street, Toxteth, the real Watery Lane from Peaky Blinders. It’s a residential street, so be discreet.
• Croxteth Hall, out in the east of the city, for Outlander, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders. See our Croxteth Hall guide.

Do You Need a Paid Tour?

For this route, no. Every stop is public, free and within a short walk of the next, and a paid city-centre film tour mostly charges you to be pointed at buildings you can find with this page. A good guide can add stories about which doorway was used and why, and tours are worth considering if they go out of town to places that are awkward to reach by public transport, such as Croxteth, Knowsley or Port Sunlight. Read the itinerary, not the marketing. For guided options, see our Liverpool walking tours guide, and for the Beatles equivalent of this walk, the self-guided walking tour.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the Liverpool film locations walk take?

About two hours at an easy pace with stops, covering around 3 km (2 miles). Allow half a day if you add lunch at the Albert Dock and a museum.

Is the Liverpool film locations walk free?

Yes. Every stop is outdoors and public. The only costs are optional: museums, food and river cruises.

Where was The Batman filmed in Liverpool?

St George’s Hall played Gotham City Hall and the Royal Liver Building played the police department. Anfield Cemetery, outside the centre, appears in the closing scene.

Can you walk through the Harry Potter tunnel in Liverpool?

No. The Queensway Tunnel, used in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is a road tunnel with no pedestrian access. You can see its entrance at Old Haymarket.

Where was Fast & Furious 6 filmed in Liverpool?

In the Queensway Tunnel, which played a London tunnel, and around Liverpool Town Hall and Dale Street, over four days in 2012.

What’s the best time to do the walk?

Early on a Saturday or Sunday morning, when the business district is quiet. For photos of the Three Graces, late afternoon light on the waterfront is best.

Is the route wheelchair accessible?

Yes. It’s flat throughout and every stop can be seen from the pavement, though some porticos and the St George’s Plateau have steps.

Related Liverpool Guides

• Liverpool Film & TV Locations
• Films Filmed in Liverpool
• Peaky Blinders Locations
• Stanley Dock
• St George’s Hall
• The Three Graces
• Self-Guided Walking Tour
• Liverpool Walking Tours

Photo Credits

The south portico of St George’s Hall: Southwest facade of St George’s Hall, Liverpool 2019 by Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Castle Street and Liverpool Town Hall: Liverpool, looking along Castle Street to the Town Hall – geograph.org.uk – 7255963 by Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Exchange Flags: Exchange Flags, Liverpool (2023) by Brit in Seoul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Queen Victoria Monument, Derby Square: Liverpool, Derby Square, Queen Victoria Monument – geograph.org.uk – 7768664 by Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

India Buildings, Water Street: India Building, Water Street, Liverpool (geograph 5640429) by Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.