About Fran

Born and bred in Liverpool. Blue Badge Tourist Guide. Here to help you see this city differently.

Fran D'Arcy at the Liverpool Philharmonic

About Fran

Born and bred in Liverpool.

I have always been surrounded by the stories that shape this city. The music, the humour, the resilience, the characters, the contradictions.

I am Fran, a Blue Badge Tourist Guide with a deep love for Liverpool and the layers of history woven into its streets.

The Liverpool Storyteller was created to offer something different from traditional walking tours. My walks are not about rattling off dates or delivering a script. They are led by curiosity and connection, bringing together history, people and place in a way that feels personal and human.

Liverpool is built on migration, industry, creativity and community. A city with grit and grandeur in equal measure. What fascinates me most are the lesser-known stories, the details hiding in plain sight, the voices that do not always make the headlines, and the everyday spaces that hold extraordinary pasts.

Whether it is your first visit or you have lived here for years, my aim is simple: to help you see Liverpool differently. To slow down. To notice more. To leave with a deeper sense of the city and its spirit.

Qualifications

What is a Blue Badge Tourist Guide?

The Blue Badge is the gold standard of tourist guiding in the UK. It is awarded only to guides who have completed a rigorous training and assessment programme and demonstrated an exceptional depth of knowledge about their region.

As a Liverpool City Region Blue Badge Tourist Guide, I am qualified to guide across the full region and am a member of both the Institute of Tourist Guiding and the British Guild of Tourist Guides.

When you book with The Liverpool Storyteller, you are booking with a fully qualified, fully insured professional guide.

Liverpool City Region Blue Badge Institute of Tourist Guiding British Guild of Tourist Guides Fully insured

What to expect

What it is like on a tour with Fran

No scripts, no rushed timings, no ticking off a list of landmarks. A tour with Fran is a conversation about a city she genuinely loves.

Expect stories you have never heard before, details you have never noticed, and questions you did not know you had. Expect to leave seeing Liverpool differently.

Every Secret Stroll, every private tour, and every Liverpool Songbook performance is led personally by Fran. Always small groups. Always personal. Always memorable.

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