Anfield, Goodison Park and Aintree
Liverpool's most popular recreational activity, bar none, is football . Liverpool football club plays at Anfield (ticket office tel 0151/260 8680, ) in front of some of the nation's most loyal supporters. There's a popular tour around the well-stocked museum, trophy room and dressing rooms (daily 10am-5pm; museum and tour GBP8.50, museum only GBP5; booking essential; tel 0151/260 6677). Everton, the city's less glamorous and recently far less successful side, commands equally intense devotion at Goodison Park (ticket office tel 0151/330 2300; tours Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun 11am & 2pm; GBP5.50; booking advised; ). The first Saturday in April is Grand National Day at Aintree - the "World's Greatest Steeplechase". The race is the culmination of a meeting that starts on the previous Thursday, with prices for entry into the grounds ranging from GBP7 to GBP65. Catch the Merseyrail to Aintree and buy a ticket on the gate or book on 0151/522 2929. A Visitor Centre (tel 0151/522 2921, ) lets you ride the National on a race simulator as part of a race course tour (GBP7).
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