Bold Street

Bold Street, in Liverpool

Bold Street is one of the liveliest and most appreciated streets of Liverpool, famous for its independent shops, its cafés and its restaurants from all over the world. The Liverpool audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this trendy artery, a former chic street of the eighteenth century become the creative and cosmopolitan heart of the city, that unfolds in the axis of the Bombed out church.

The creative and cosmopolitan street

Here you are on Bold Street, doubtless one of the liveliest and most endearing streets of Liverpool. Traced in the eighteenth century, it was first an elegant shopping street, lined with fine boutiques where good society came to do its shopping: it was sometimes nicknamed the Bond Street of the North, in reference to the famous London artery. Today, Bold Street has preserved its independent spirit and has imposed itself as the creative and cosmopolitan heart of the city. There is found a profusion of original boutiques, record shops, bookshops, second-hand clothing shops, but also an incredible variety of cafés and restaurants come from all over the world, reflection of the cultural diversity of Liverpool. Far from the great uniform chains, the street cultivates a bohemian and warm atmosphere, very prized by students, artists and lovers of good cooking. By climbing it, the gaze is attracted by the silhouette of the Bombed out church, that closes its perspective and gives it a particular cachet. Bold Street is also the object of numerous urban legends, that add to its mysterious charm. A place of strolling par excellence, it invites to take the time, to push the door of a boutique or to sit at a terrace to observe the coming and going. A shopping street and a creative heart, Bold Street is a fine stop of the discovery of Liverpool.

What to see

Here you stroll in one of the liveliest streets of Liverpool, a former chic street of the eighteenth century nicknamed the Bond Street of the North, become the creative and cosmopolitan heart of the city; there is found independent boutiques, record shops, second-hand clothing shops and a great variety of cafés and restaurants from all over the world, in the axis of the Bombed out church. Bold Street is the bohemian soul of Liverpool. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Bold Street lies in the heart of Liverpool, linking the shopping centre to the Bombed out church, reachable on foot. It is a street in free access, lined with shops, cafés and restaurants that follow their own hours, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Why visit Bold Street in Liverpool?

Because it is one of the liveliest and most endearing streets of the city: a former chic street of the eighteenth century nicknamed the Bond Street of the North, it has become the creative and cosmopolitan heart of Liverpool, with its independent boutiques, record shops, second-hand clothing shops and a great variety of cafés and restaurants from all over the world, all in the axis of the Bombed out church.

Where is Bold Street in Liverpool?

In the heart of Liverpool, linking the shopping centre to the Bombed out church, in England.