Beatles Fab Four Taxi Tour

My friends and I took a 2-​hour tour with this company after attempting to book with the Magical Mystery Tour, which was sold out. It was the week of school holidays, and we had not realized how popular the MMT would be, so didn’t even think to make advanced reservations. We were very very happy to have the Beatles Fab Four Taxi Tour as an option, and I was especially happy that the 2-​hour tour allowed us to see everything we wanted around town.
We booked through the Liverpool Info (tourist info?) office, just outside of the Beatles Story Museum. The woman who helped us actually called the tour company and arranged the pick up time for us, and we were able to pay 10% to reserve with her. Note that the 10% reservation fee is required and that they take credit cards; the rest of the balance due (total was 50 pounds) is paid directly to the driver and he only accepts cash. And, a tip is recommended!
Our driver was a true ‘scouser’, with the northern accent and everything. He told us how the Beatles were ‘forced’ upon him as a child, and how his entire young life was impressed and impacted by everything Beatles due to several older Beatles-​crazed siblings. He definitely had a lot of knowledge and was able to answer just about all of our questions. He also gave us a lot interesting details that tie the events of the past to today’s current events, and we learned more about Ringo and Paul and their continued connections to Liverpool today. Very enjoyable.
On the tour we saw Ringo’s childhood home, the house where George lived when he met the other Beatles, the house where Paul lived when he met the other Beatles, and the two homes where John lived — first with his mom and then later with his aunt. I was surprised that none of these are part of the ‘National Trust’ organization that controls the other significant historic homes/​buildings in the country (such as the stately mansions that are open to the public throughout the country). And that they were easy to drive up to and get pictures of without hoards of people. We also went to Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields and the cemetery where Eleanor Rigby is buried, plus the location where Paul first observed John playing with the young Quarrymen, before he joined the band.
What was not included was the location of the Casbah (Best family home), the location of the Cavern (knocked down and now the site of a shopping mall), or the schools where the Beatles attended.
During the tour we listened to a little Beatles music in the car (I would have liked more) and also saw old photos that the driver kept in a binder so you could get a feel for how things looked ‘back then’. I would definitely recommend using this tour company for a private first-​hand look at places. And bonus: our driver knew how to take decent pictures so we were able to get a bunch of us at the various locations!

Was studying in London for the summer and took a day trip to Liverpool. So worth it! This tour showed me everything I wanted to see in Liverpool. Cab driver (Jay, he was excellent) was very knowledgable, friendly, and even dropped me off at the football stadium afterwards, no problem.
Definitely worth the money

This is the highlight of our trip. The tour is awesome if you want to know the back story on the Beatles. The details are awesome and you can take pictures (or they will for you) of every spot. You get out and see it all. BEWARE of the Magical mystery tour bus. We saw them often drive right by us as we stood in front of the site. For example, The bus went around the round-​about and went on going. We watched it as we stood in the shelter behind the round-​about. You also stand by Eleanor Rigby’s grave not just a drive by. I can’t say enough about how well worth this tour is and the cost is almost identical to the big tour company but is so much more of a value. If you are in Liverpool this tour is a must!

This was honestly one of the two highlights of my quick trip to Liverpool!
My friend and hubby are crazy Beatles fanatics and found this website through a couple of google searches and tripadvisor ratings. At first i was a bit skeptical, thinking I could do all those things on my own. Never have I been so wrong! Our tour guide is and was a rock n roll /​country performer and you could just sense his passion for the Beatles and music in general.
He took us all over to the homes of the Fab Four as they were children and took many pics of us wherever we were, which was so awesome. I learned so much about their upbringing, their lives throughout and their inspirations for some of the songs. I very much highly recommend it – it was the best tour I’ve been on in a long time!
And to boot, it is super reasonable at £45 per cab. So glad I went, I recommend it to anyone, even if you arent a Beatles fan – great to hear about people who revolutionalized a whole era.

We had Terry, who owns the company, and he took a great deal of extra time to make sure we saw everything — even taking us to where my grandfather lived as a lad, and also to see the skyline, neither of which were on the route normally. It’s very moving and very personalized — my family was delighted.

There arent enough great things to say about the tour! Our tour guide was Ray, who we loved, everyone should ask for him! We thought the tour was going to be about 3 hours and it was well over 4! He was very informative, had tons of extra information and we never felt rushed.
Ray was always willing to take a picture of me and my husband, which we appreciated. He hit all the major Beatles stops and a few more we didnt even know about or would have thought to go to on our own. We had so much fun and would recommend the tour to anyone going to Liverpool, we can’t wait to go back!

The Beatles Fab Four Taxi Tour is exactly what you would expect it to be, a magical mystery tour around Liverpool in a black cab which takes you to all the important spots in the history of Liverpool’s most famous musical exports.
The tour visits the former homes of the fab four and gives you an in-​depth knowledge of the band but to enjoy this tour you must be a fanatic of the band otherwise most of the stuff goes straight over your head.
Personally I am not a big fan and was dragged along to do this tour with some friends and I just found it to be a ride around Liverpool viewing places that weren’t that interesting.
If you love the Beatles then you will love this tour if not you may as well just pay a cab driver to drive you around the city centre.

The Beatles Fab Four Taxi Tour takes you on a unique personal tour that takes you back in time to the chilhood homes of the Fab Four (i.e. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr). I don’t think you need any introduction to the band members if you are already a fan but why not!
Anyhow, this is a tour where you’ll be driven in a traditional English hackney type cab which can hold up to a party of 5 people. It costs £50 per taxi so it is a good idea to maximise your spendings by having 5 people in total. The tour takes approximately 3 hours to visit all sites including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field. Taxi’s will come to you in most city centre locations and tour translations are available in several languages. They also have a useful website where you can find out further details and make booking enquiries.
If you are a tourist and a keen fan of The Beatles, I would suggest this unique tour with a few friends. Although it is expensive, the journey gives you an in-​depth impression of how The Beatles were brought up in their home city.
I’m going to award 1 star for each of the Fab Four! You can decide on the last star!