Went by chance on a walking tour with Jez.
It was absolutely brilliant, really.
Jez is great.
We not only covered quite a bit of ground, we learned the train system, drank in the best cafe and experienced an authentic pub where real people actually go. Jez explained "easy-to-eat" food as well as broke down the types of milk one can purchase-as for non locals, this can be massively confusing. I was really on the 4/5 star fence-as Jez is EXTREMELY popular, he claims to be some sort of "known celebrity" and I actually might buy it, because you really can't go 5 feet without someone who knows him seeming very happy to see him, in a way it's really refreshing to witness not just the actual human exchange but to hear the variety of accents and such-it could be a put on-just to liven the experience, but something about it just felt genuine. Either way, this touch made it rather quaint. Also-I swear everyone we met was some sort of local legend!
Jez is a really nice guy who seems to know a little about a lot and it's true, he loves parks! He also loves coffee and birds-we ran into a girl with a pet owl he was clearly smitten-with the owl. He's very warm and friendly, he is prepared for all your Liverpool questions. I highly recommend a walking tour with Jez AND I'd suggest letting him map it out, he's the local after all.
Tip-Jez is also open to dining on tour, according to him, he knows the best places.
Bonus-discount for 5 star reviews (not that this isn't worth the whole 2 pounds-it is but that 10p discount is pretty sweet) read more