Travel: 48 Hours in Liverpool

8pm Enjoy a Thai meal at Chaophraya (www.chaophraya.co.uk).

10pm Pop next door to the Palm Sugar Lounge and mingle with the beautiful people in the cocktail lounge.

Friday, 9am Imagine it's 1969 and start a bed-in like John Lennon and Yoko Ono did in the Amsterdam Hilton.

10am Wander over to the Beatles Story on Albert Dock (www.beatlesstory.com).

1pm Stroll around Albert Dock. Tate Liverpool, the Maritime Museum, International Slavery Museum and BugWorld Experience are all housed here.

2pm Wander through Liverpool One (www.liverpool-one.com) and stop for some light refreshments at Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds cafe in Cavern Walks (www.cavern-walks.co.uk).

3pm Visit the Metquarter (www.metquarter.com) then shop till you drop all the way back to the Hilton.

7:30pm Sip cocktails and people-watch in the Hilton's cocktail bar Pima – named after the luxury cotton.

9pm Dine in The Exchange restaurant. The Hilton's executive chef Matthew Burns uses regional produce to create classic dishes with a twist.

Saturday, 8am Set your pulse racing in the Hilton's well equipped gym.

10am Stroll past the construction of the Museum of Liverpool to Pier Head.

11am Fancy more of the Fab Four? Use your Beatles Story ticket to take a trip with Sergeant Pepper at the Fab4D experience and visit White Feather: The Spirit of Lennon (whitefeatherexhibition.com).

THE FACTS

Room rates at Hilton Liverpool start from 135 per room per night on a bed and breakfast basis, www.hilton.co.uk/liverpool