Liverpool ONE is laid out in fashion and shopping districts designed to guide shoppers through high end to high street and everything in between.

Start your journey on Hanover Street, Liverpool’s homeware hub where you will find the brand new Home Quarter, a stunning store split across the street stocking the latest in uber trendy and luxurious designs from Natuzzi, BoConcept, Roche Bobois and Feather & Black.

Head into the heart of Liverpool ONE down the glamorous Peter’s Lane where you will find the latest trends from high end retailers including Ted Baker, Whistles, Reiss, Flannels,  Radley to home grown Project Catwalk Winner Kirsty Doyle. Don't forget to stop off at Cath Kidston on School Lane just off Peters Lane.

After indulging your TopShop craving, make your way to Paradise Street where uber cool brands meet the latest technology releases. Try cool Spanish brand Desigual, treat yourself to some new fabulous heels at Aldo or the latest style from Urban Outfitters and then recharge your batteries with a coffee at Starbucks or Pret a Manger and maybe even charge your Mac while you're here, at the Apple store or get the perfect gift at Sony.

Next up is a wander down Wall Street where you will find the latest Virgin Media store, the perfect stop for kids at the Bear Factory or the Entertainer, head to HMV for the latest music and DVDs.

South John Street is next on the style agenda and is the home of the high street at Liverpool ONE. Indulge in pure retail therapy at these famous brands including Gap, Mango, Warehouse and Oasis. Check out the beautiful ZARA Home; it’s the only one outside of London.

Stay

With so much to see and do why not make a weekend of it and stay in one of the fantastic hotels or serviced apartments within Liverpool ONE. Try the superbly elegant Hilton for a touch of added luxury, the Novotel is fantastic for family breaks and the Bridge Street Serviced Apartments are the perfect base for a girly weekend.

Some Well known and not so well known facts about Liverpool:

Things You Probably Didn't Know About LiverpoolONE...

1. The Liverpool ONE team has a blue and a red uniform as the city has two football teams - one red, and one blue
2. Chavasse Park has been lifted 50m above the ground to allow a Q-Park car park to be hidden away, housing 2,000 new parking spaces - total car parking spaces to 3,000
3. 25 different award-winning teams of architects were employed to create a ‘new heart’ for the city, spanning the existing streets and joining the famous Albert Dock to the city
4. 36 individual buildings make up Liverpool ONE including the Bling Building
5. Liverpool ONE’s Leisure Terrace offers 20 restaurants covering all over the culinary world
6. Liverpool ONE spans 2.4million square feet, equivalent to 102 football pitches
7. Chavasse Park is named after Captain Noel Chavasse, the most decorated soldier of World War 1
8. Since conception Liverpool ONE has created in excess of 5,000 jobs
9. Over 50 per cent of retailers at Liverpool ONE are new to either Liverpool or the North West
10. Liverpool ONE’s launch was brought forward by a year to be ready for Capital of Culture 08 and was delivered on schedule in two phases – May and October 2008

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Liverpool.

1. The city has a rich art scene. Why not visit during the Liverpool Biennial – the international festival of contemporary art - in November, or check out the Bluecoat at Liverpool ONE, the creative hub for Liverpool that showcases talent across visual art, music, dance, live art and literature
2. Liverpool is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, like the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt
3. The iconic Albert Dock has the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the UK
4. Liverpool was one of the centres of world trade in the 18th and 19th centuries and played an important role in the growth of the British Empire and the industrial revolution
5. The city has a strange underground world of tunnels and caverns open for exploring that were laid beneath the city in the 1800’s – we know who did it, but why they were created is a mystery!
6. On the outskirts of Sefton Park hides a village-like, bohemian community of flea markets, farmers markets, tattoo parlours, funky bars and excellent value restaurants – all much loved by the locals
7. Between 1830 and 1930 Liverpool was the UK’s answer to Ellis Island in New York as its port saw more than 9 million emigrants leave to Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand – almost as many as those coming into the city
8. Liverpool and Liverpool City Region produce some of the finest food and drink in the UK, from rare breed meats and freshly caught fish to quality fruit and vegetables and locally-brewed beer
9. Liverpool is a truly multicultural city – from Irish pubs, Chinese arts and culture workshops, Samba parades, African dance and music sessions and Caribbean restaurants, there are endless events held across the city by Liverpool’s different communities for all to enjoy
10. St Luke’s Church – known locally as the bombed-out church - is another one of Liverpool’s gems. It stands at the end of Bold Street as a monument to the city’s survival of the Second World War, having been hit on the evening of Monday, 5th May, 1941, by an incendiary bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe during the seven-day-long Liverpool Blitz

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