Home to the Grand National, the world's most famous steeplechase, Aintree Racecourse sits on the northern edge of Liverpool, around six miles from the city centre. Racing on the site dates back to 1829, when the hotelier William Lynn laid out a course and grandstand on land leased from Lord Sefton and staged the first flat fixture in July of that year. The track turned to jump racing in the mid-1830s, and the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase of 1836 is widely regarded as the forerunner of the Natio.....

Few football grounds carry the emotional weight of Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club since the club was founded in 1892 and one of the most storied stadiums in the English game. Located in the north of the city, the ground actually predates the club, having been built in 1884 and used by Everton before a dispute led to Liverpool's formation and Everton's departure across the park. Over the following century Anfield grew and was repeatedly rebuilt, and it is famous above all for the K.....

A community local in the Kirkby suburb of Liverpool, the New Johnny Todd is a pub on Whitefield Drive that combines an everyday neighbourhood bar with live music and televised sport. Recently refurbished, it serves the surrounding residential area on the city's northern edge. The pub takes its name from Johnny Todd, a traditional Liverpool folk song best known as the tune adapted for the theme of the television series Z-Cars, tying the venue to the city's long musical and cultural heritage. In.....