NEW BRIGHTON | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2022

Join me for a walk around the popular Merseyside seaside resort of New Brighton - located on the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula opposite the great city of Liverpool! Once upon famed as the home of the tallest building in Britain, a huge 19th-century fort, one of the country's largest lidos and more, New Brighton today is also the home of a colourful collection of monuments, sea views and Britain's longest promenade!

On our walk around New Brighton, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including The Black Pearl Pirate Ship, New Brighton Beach, the Port of Liverpool, the River Mersey, the site of New Brighton Tower & Ballroom, the former Royal Ferry Hotel, site of the old New Brighton Pier, The Floral Pavilion Theatre, Guide Dogs for the Blind Statue, The Mermaid of Memories, Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton Lighthouse, Marine Lake, New Palace Arcade, Waterloo Road, Victoria Road and St. James' Church.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of New Brighton:

0:00 The Black Pearl Pirate Ship
0:18 New Brighton Beach
0:37 The Black Pearl Pirate Ship
1:44 New Brighton Beach
3:03 Magazines Promenade
3:30 The Tower Ground
4:20 Tower Promenade
5:17 Pier House (former Royal Ferry Hotel)
5:40 Tower Promenade
6:11 Site of former New Brighton Pier
6:38 Marine Promenade
7:25 Floral Pavilion Theatre
8:01 Guide Dogs For The Blind Statue
8:23 Marine Promenade
8:40 Mermaid of Memories
9:05 Marine Promenade
11:09 Fort Perch Rock
13:03 New Brighton Lighthouse
14:00 Fort Perch Rock
14:18 Marine Lake
15:44 New Palace Arcade
16:43 King's Parade
18:51 Waterloo Road
19:01 Seekings Finding and Findings Keeping Mural
19:08 Waterloo Road
21:12 Victoria Road
23:44 St. James' Church
24:28 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 1.1 miles/1.6km
Step count: 2200 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 23 mins 38 secs
Average speed: 2.8mph/4.5kmh

Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.

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Good evening! And welcome to this walk around the famous seaside resort of New Brighton, located just across the River Mersey from Liverpool, and named after its creator sought to turn it into a luxurious destination like Brighton on the south coast.

[mikeswift]

I’ve only been to New Brighton once on a Sunday school trip with my aunt and cousin when aged 4 or 5.
The only thing I can remember vividly was being on the Liverpool to New Brighton ferry and being stood at the blunt end watching the wash from the propellers when the wind blew off my cap and watching it vanish into the distance behind the boat.
Funny how you remember the little things.

[michellebruce]

Great video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon. Greetings from Canada 😀

[KPP]

Pop over to the darkside now and again. So nice walks,

[donquixote]

Not been since the mid-late 60s but brings back memories. Had family in Liverpool so on our infrequent visits, would get the ferry to Wallasey then into the Guinea Gap swimming baths. A cup of hot orange/blackcurrant then a walk up the front to New Brighton. Past the old miniature railway then to the open air lido. Back on the boat to Liverpool, and if you were really lucky, the Royal Iris would be in service. The Ealing 'comedy' the Magnet [1950] was filmed there. It's on my bucket list for a return before departing this mortal coil...

[goldkhw]

There was once a zoo and I fed an elephant a peanut. At age 4 my Dad took me to see my first elephant. From then on, I was forbidden to walk along the prom to New Brighton. I was drawn to it like a magnet. I used to go and watch everyone on the rides at the fairground. No rides for me. Watching was enough. The zoo was free. That's where I first saw a lion. A little girl age 7 or 8.

[discodiva]

looking forward to our first trip there in a few weeks

[grenvillebevan]

Fantastic friendly place with the excellent Floral Pavilion for a wide variety of entertainment.

[ED]

From an old Brit living in Canada, I can say during WW II, we spent many happy holidays at New Brighton. It was a amazing what enjoyment we got from spending two shillings on the penny slot machines. And having our lunch in the Government run lunch rooms.

[ellismeah]

Went to new Brighton in the 60s, seemed like a great place to be at the time, going through the mersey tunnel was awesome has a kid, was back there in passing unplanned in the 90s, must give it another look

[geoffknight]

Many thanks for an enjoyable video. My wife and I like to visit New Brighton every now and then for its flat, sea and riverside promenade walks. If you are ever in that area again, you might think it worth a look at the "Magazine Village" a little further along the promenade from the pirate ship heading towards Wallasey. As the name suggests, this is where the gunpowder magazines and also a gun battery were located. There are still some remains of the original magazine and the area has some characterful buildings, old cottages and a couple of pubs one of which (The Magazine Hotel) dates back to the mid 1700's.

[suzyqualcast]

The Golden Sands of New Brighton were the allure oullem all oveer from Liverpool.
All sound n sorted until they groyned said sands which romotly wshed away.

[systemler]

Great film to watch with old new Brighton in on the dole

[tomfisher]

I honestly love your channel, the narrated videos make it even better

[jusele-oxrc]

Left wirral(seacombe lad) nearly forty years ago.
How its changed, no Bailey's fairground, no open air pool, no granada bowls.
Probably a good thing .
Nice vlog fella.

[johnlamb]

Smugglers and wreckers... and the inspiration for much of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

[zoccoaz]

Mermaid and post office building beautiful♥️no dogs on lovely beach?🐩

[paulhemmings]

Not forgetting the Chelsea Reach and Malcolm Lowry !