Strawberry Field Visitor Experience: Explore John Lennon's Childhood through Archival Footage
4.8
218 Ratings
Liverpool

Step into John Lennon’s childhood at Strawberry Field Visitor Experience. Explore archival footage, photographs, and timelines to uncover the secrets behind the famous red gates. Discover the spiritual side of the garden and woods where John played. Learn about the Salvation Army’s work and enjoy refreshments and gifts at the café and shop.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Strawberry Field - Delve into a vibrant visitor experience consisting of an interactive exhibition exploring the site’s history and links to John Lennon’s childhood and the iconic song, a stylish café and gift shop as well as gardens for spiritual reflection.
What's Included
  • Media Guide
Additional Information

Explore the world of John Lennon’s childhood through archival footage, photographs, timelines, and expert media guides, revealing the stories behind the iconic red gates.
The visit includes a tour of the garden and woods where John played as a child, offering an opportunity for spiritual exploration.
Discover the connections with The Salvation Army and…

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Location
Strawberry Field
Beaconsfield Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Renniee2022
Mar 23, 2026
Brilliant, informative & nostalgic - Brilliant experience and very informative and nostalgic. Age 71 now and a graduate of Liverpool University so great to be back in the city and Beatles experiences.
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Roosterrodriguez
Mar 20, 2026
Great Experience. - Gilly and Neil were awesome! Super friendly and helpful! Amazing grounds and extremely informative tour. My family is much more knowledgeable about the Beatles … but we all learned interesting facts and loved seeing the history. Thank you for a great experience.
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Q5224ixlisab
Mar 6, 2026
Birthday trip for Husband - Great tour with some interesting local facts we didn’t know even though we are local! Audio guide was good and quite easy to use. Grounds were lovely and quite peaceful even though there are roads around the site. The weather was glorious. Had a nice lunch in the cafe as well. Coffee was really good too. Price of ticket for the exhibition is worth the money. Also great to see the employment initiative’Steps to work’ in practice. There should be more employers supporting young people with additional needs into gainful employment!
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Stormyweather1983
Mar 1, 2026
Well worth a visit - A brilliant visitor centre that explores the history of the John Lennon song as well as the former Salvation Army building that once stood on the site. Lots to learn and see including John's "Imagine" piano and other artefacts. Exploring the garden was another highlight via an audio tour and the signs with Beatle's lyrics on were poignant. The cafe was very busy and the staff in the centre were brilliant- nice to get a welcome as you enter the building. A credit to Liverpool !
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Jon
Feb 20, 2026
Really enjoyable! - Great to see Strawberry Field and its musical history preserved forever - a really well organised museum and well worth a visit for any Beatles fan!
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Philpq5143af
Feb 11, 2026
Fab - Had a great afternoon at Strawberry Field. In the cafe and in the gift shop the staff were all friendly and the food was excellent, big portions and lovely sandwiches, and very reasonable price wise. Loved the exhibition that gives you some background on the Salvation Army connection, and to see the piano that John composed Imagine on is magical, and so fitting that it is in a place he enjoyed visiting as a young boy. We had a very pleasant walk in the grounds to finish off our time there. Well done to all at the venue, we all had a lovely experience.
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Neilmh513lf
Feb 9, 2026
A great experience for avid and casual Beatles fans. - A lovely day out. The exhibition just enough and the shop and cafe are both really well presented and spotlessly clean. The staff are really friendly and helpful too. Good vibes all around here.
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The-nolans-liverpool
Jan 17, 2026
Fab cafe shop exhibition and garden worthy of the fab four great day out and a short walk to John Lenno house and Paul Mc cartne - Fantastic exhibition lots about John Lennon life who lived round the corner with a media guide with lots of music. The garden outside is lovely. The staff are all fab Nella looked after us in the cafe assistant manager had every thing well organised. The cafe was buzzing food fab
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Lsw04
Jan 12, 2026
The best visit of it’s kind in my opinion - Quite literally a phenomenal visit. You learn so much and if you are a fan of any part of the history of John Lennon’s life and times and how his early years influenced him then I think you might find this a very moving visit. The fact that The Salvation Army together with those such as Julia Baird keeping her brother’s legacy alive have managed to create a haven of such peace and well being while entertaining and educating in what is actually a small place is a sensation in itself. Please try and visit here. Beyond those gates lies a remarkable history and somewhere that today is needed and its lessons more than ever.
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Mikeydavo
Jan 5, 2026
Wonderful Visit - Such a lovely warm welcome when we arrived. Each given a gift of a red rose to commemorate the 100th Birthday of George Martin. Lovely cafe, great choice of food very reasonably priced. The centre/ shop and gardens were all lovely. It was a wonderful visit and we will be back again, very very soon
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