Anfield

The home of Liverpool FC

Anfield has been Liverpool FC’s home since the club’s founding in 1892, and it remains one of English football’s most atmospheric grounds, particularly on European nights when the Kop stand sings You’ll Never Walk Alone before kick-off. The stadium has grown steadily over the decades, most recently with the Anfield Road stand expansion completed in 2023-24, pushing capacity past 61,000. For visitors, it sits a genuine 2 miles north of the city centre in a residential part of Liverpool that can feel like a different city entirely from the polished waterfront — narrow terraced streets built up around the ground, which is part of the point if you’re here for the football heritage rather than the football itself.

Where	Anfield, ~2 miles north of the city centre
Getting there	26 or 27 bus (~15-20 min) or taxi; no direct Merseyrail station
Tour cost	Museum ticket alone, or combined stadium and museum tour
Time needed	Half a day for a tour, a full evening for a match
Note	Tours close on home matchdays and often the day before

Stadium and museum tours

On non-matchdays, an Anfield stadium and museum tour takes you through the changing rooms, down the players’ tunnel and pitchside, followed by the LFC museum covering the club’s trophy history including six European Cups. The museum alone is available as a standalone LFC museum ticket if you’d rather skip the stadium walk-through. For a more in-depth version, an Anfield tour with a legends Q&A adds a session with a former player, which is worth the premium if a specific era of the club matters to you.

Crucially, tours are suspended on home matchdays and sometimes the day before for pitch preparation, so always check the fixture list before planning a visit around a tour rather than a match itself. The Anfield stadium tour guide and the standalone LFC museum guide go into more depth on booking windows and what each option actually covers. Visitors wanting food alongside the tour can add the Anfield experience with food and drinks , which pairs the museum visit with a meal rather than treating them as separate stops.

Getting to Anfield

There’s no Merseyrail station directly at Anfield, which surprises some first-time visitors. The most straightforward route from the city centre is the 26 or 27 bus from the centre, taking roughly 15-20 minutes, or a taxi over the same distance for a fixed fee agreed in advance. On matchdays, the roads around the ground close to general traffic well before kick-off, so factor in extra walking time from wherever your bus or taxi can actually drop you. The getting to Anfield guide covers matchday-specific road closures and the busiest bus times in more detail, and the Merseyrail guide is useful if you’re combining the trip with anywhere else on the rail network that day.

Pre-match pubs

The area around Anfield has a genuine pre-match pub culture, though many of the traditional match-day pubs closest to the ground operate a locals-and-away-fans-with-tickets policy on matchdays specifically, rather than being open to casual browsing. On non-matchdays, the pubs function as normal and are a reasonable way to soak up some atmosphere connected to the ground without needing a ticket. The pre-match pubs at Anfield guide names specific options and their away-fan policies, and away supporters in particular should check the away fans at Anfield guide before planning where to eat and drink beforehand.

The Kop and matchday atmosphere

The Spion Kop, the single-tier stand behind one goal, is Anfield’s best-known feature and the source of most of the ground’s reputation for noise — a tradition that dates back to the standing terrace era and has survived its conversion to all-seater in the 1990s. European nights, when the Kop sings You’ll Never Walk Alone with the floodlights up, are widely rated among the most atmospheric 90 minutes in English football, and it’s worth checking the European fixture list specifically if that experience matters more to you than simply seeing a Premier League match. The Liverpool FC matchday guide and the more candid Liverpool on match days, honestly both cover what a typical matchday actually feels like beyond the highlight-reel version.

Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton, Liverpool’s cross-city rivals, moved out of Goodison Park (now closed) for the 2025-26 season into the new Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, a striking waterfront ground a short taxi or bus ride north of the city centre along the dock road — geographically closer to the Pier Head waterfront than Anfield is. The two grounds now sit in quite different settings: Anfield embedded in a residential neighbourhood, Hill Dickinson Stadium on the open waterfront, and comparing the two in a single football-focused trip is a genuinely distinctive Liverpool day out that few other cities can offer.

A Hill Dickinson Stadium match ticket is worth checking for visitors whose dates don’t line up with a Liverpool fixture, and the Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium guide and Goodison Park legacy guide cover the move and what’s happened to the old ground in more depth. For a direct comparison of the two clubs’ matchday cultures, see the Merseyside derby guide.

Stanley Park

Between Anfield and where Goodison Park used to stand runs Stanley Park, a large Victorian park that historically separated the two rival grounds and is worth a walk through if you have time before or after a tour — it’s a green, unhurried contrast to the stadium streets either side of it.

Tickets: the honest picture

Match tickets for Liverpool FC are genuinely difficult to obtain as a casual visitor without membership or a long-standing ticket scheme relationship, and this is worth knowing before building a trip around attending a match specifically. Hospitality packages and official ticket exchanges exist but carry a significant premium over face value. If seeing a match live matters more than seeing it at Anfield specifically, checking fixtures for both Liverpool and Everton, plus nearby clubs, widens your options considerably. The Liverpool football tickets guide breaks down the realistic routes to a ticket in more detail than fits here.

Combining Anfield with the rest of the city

Anfield works well as a self-contained half day rather than something to squeeze into a packed city-centre itinerary, given the bus or taxi ride each way. Visitors basing themselves in the city centre should budget a genuine half day round trip for a tour, longer for a match, and many combine the visit with a walk through Stanley Park either side. For a wider view of how a football-focused trip fits alongside Liverpool’s other sights, the football and sightseeing weekend guide and stadium tours north west guide both cover combining Anfield with Hill Dickinson Stadium or Manchester’s grounds in a single trip.

Planning a tour day around Anfield

The simplest way to use Anfield is to treat the tour as the anchor of a half day and build the rest around it. Check the club’s fixture list first, pick a day with no home game that day or the day before, and book the stadium and museum slot you want before you pick the rest of your itinerary. Because the ground sits outside the walkable core, it rewards a plan that doesn’t need you to rush back: go out after breakfast, take your time in the museum, and leave the return journey open so you can linger in the streets around the ground or walk through the park.

If you are visiting for the first time, the first-timers itinerary shows where a football morning can slot between the waterfront and the city-centre sights, and the one day in Liverpool itinerary is a useful reminder of how little time a short trip leaves for a detour north. Anyone with more time can pair Anfield with the football weekend itinerary, which is built around exactly this kind of trip.

What the stadium visit feels like

A stadium tour is a different experience from a matchday. Without a crowd, the ground is quiet enough that you notice the scale of the stands, the steepness of the Kop and the way the surrounding terraced streets press right up against the walls. The tunnel walk is the moment most visitors remember, and the changing rooms and pitchside seats give you the practical, behind-the-scenes view that a television broadcast never shows. The museum then fills in the history, from the early years through the trophy eras, and works well even for visitors who arrive knowing only the basics of the club’s story.

It helps to go in with a sense of what you want from it. Supporters of the club tend to treat the visit as a pilgrimage and take their time; casual visitors often find the stadium walk-through and a shorter museum browse is enough. The LFC museum guide can help you decide how much of the day to give to each part.

Eating and drinking around the ground

The streets around the stadium are residential rather than touristy, so do not expect the café and restaurant choice you would find in the centre. That is one reason the food-and-drinks option appeals to some visitors: it keeps the meal tied to the visit instead of sending you hunting on unfamiliar streets. If you would rather eat in town before or after, the best restaurants in Liverpool guide and the cheap eats guide cover the city-centre options, and the Scouse food guide is worth a read if you want to try the local dish rather than a generic meal.

Beyond football: making a day of it

Anfield is easy to pair with other parts of the city. The Liverpool waterfront guide and the Royal Albert Dock make a natural second half of the day once you are back in the centre, while the Beatles sites guide suits anyone who wants music as well as sport. If the weather turns, the rainy day museums guide offers indoor options to fall back on, and the Liverpool weather guide helps you judge how much time to plan outdoors. For the wider picture of how the city fits together, the Liverpool neighbourhoods guide puts the north of the city in context.

Practical tips before you go

• Check the fixture list before you book anything, and again a few days before you travel in case dates move.
• Allow generous travel time in both directions, especially if a match is on elsewhere in the city.
• Wear comfortable shoes: the tour involves a fair amount of walking and standing, and the streets around the ground are not designed for a smart-shoe day out.
• Bring a waterproof layer, since the weather can change quickly and the exposed parts of the stadium offer little cover.
• If you are travelling with others who are not football fans, agree in advance how long the visit will take so nobody is left waiting. The Liverpool with kids guide has ideas for younger visitors, and the travel tips guide covers the general basics of getting around safely and sensibly.

Frequently asked questions about Anfield

Can you visit Anfield on a matchday?

No, stadium and museum tours are suspended on home matchdays, and sometimes the day before. Check the fixture list before booking a tour.

How do you get to Anfield from the city centre?

The 26 or 27 bus takes about 15-20 minutes from the centre, or a taxi over the same distance. There’s no direct Merseyrail station at the ground.

Is it easy to get Liverpool FC match tickets as a visitor?

Not straightforwardly — general sale tickets are limited and membership or ticket scheme history usually matters. Official resale and hospitality packages exist but cost significantly more than face value.

How far is Anfield from Everton’s new stadium?

Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock is a few miles away along the waterfront, roughly a 15-20 minute taxi or bus ride from Anfield, and closer to the city centre and Pier Head than Anfield is.

Is Anfield worth visiting if you’re not a football fan?

If you have any interest in football culture or European football history, yes — the museum and tour give real context. If not, it’s a lower priority than the waterfront or Beatles sites for a first Liverpool visit.