April 28 – Premier League Liverpool have announced record numbers through the turnstiles for the Anfield Tour and Museum over the past 12 months. Nearly 200,000 visited the club attraction, up from 50,000 the previous year.
Andrew Parkinson, Operations Director, Liverpool Football Club, said: “We are delighted with the visitor numbers to our museum and stadium tours over the past year. We continue to strive to give our fans a unique, authentic and memorable experience when visiting Anfield.”
August 2013 was reported as the busiest month with more than 23,000 visitors. Breaking down international visitors by nationality, the top ranking countries for fans making the pilgrimage were Ireland, Norway, Spain, Australia, and the US.
The club attraction has been shortlisted in the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards for ‘Best large visitor attraction’.
Anfield Tour and ‘experience’ packages range in price from adult entry of £8.50 to the interactive museum up to £35 for a tour of the stadium with a club legend (Phil Neal, John Aldridge, Phil Thompson and Jan Molby all lead tours). The tour can also include lunch in an executive box overlooking the pitch.
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