Mendips

Over het museum

Mendips is a 1950s semi-detached house at 251 Menlove Avenue in the Woolton area of Liverpool. In 1946, after his parents separated, John Lennon came to live here with his Aunt Mimi and her husband George Smith. Mimi kept the house immaculately tidy and gave John a stable home, and he remembered his childhood here as mostly happy, although it was marked by the death of his mother Julia in a road accident in 1958.

John and Paul McCartney, who joined John's group the Quarrymen in 1957, spent hours at Mendips learning songs, and Mimi sent the band's rehearsals out to the front porch because of the noise. Mimi sometimes invited fans for tea but had to lock the kitchen door to stop them taking crockery as souvenirs. She left Mendips in 1965 and the house was sold. In 2002 John's widow Yoko Ono bought it and gave it to the National Trust so that it could be cared for and visited.

Today Mendips is shown as it was when John lived here, with the neat and cosy rooms of a 1950s family home. It is visited on a guided tour that also includes Paul McCartney's home at 20 Forthlin Road. As a mark of respect, the National Trust closes Mendips each year on John's birthday and on the anniversary of his death.

Hoogtepunten

• The home where John Lennon grew up, with the porch where the Quarrymen rehearsed
• Rooms and garden arranged as in the 1950s
• The home of Aunt Mimi and Uncle George
• Combined tour with 20 Forthlin Road, the childhood home of Paul McCartney

Vaste collectie

• Mendips, John Lennon's childhood home – A 1950s semi-detached house shown as it was when John Lennon lived here with his Aunt Mimi, visited on a guided tour.

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

One ticket covers the combined tour of both houses and the minibus transport. Prices shown are without Gift Aid and may be higher in the peak season in July and August. The non-member adult price is £37 and the child price £18.50. Tickets are non-refundable and must be booked in advance online or by phone.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Wheelchair users are welcome but must book by phone. The tour minibus is fully accessible. Mendips has two steps to the entrance and steps inside on the ground floor, and 20 Forthlin Road has steps to the entrance and only part of the ground floor is accessible because of narrow doors; the upper floors of both houses are reached by stairs only, and photographs of the upstairs rooms are shown to wheelchair users. Accessible toilets are at Speke Hall, Liverpool South Parkway station and 20 Forthlin Road, and designated parking spaces are at Speke Hall and Liverpool South Parkway. Braille and large print guides are available, and there is an induction loop. Only assistance dogs are allowed on the tour.

Kinderen & gezin

Child tickets are sold for ages 5 to 17, and under 5s are free but must be booked by phone.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Visitors must join the minibus tour and cannot arrive at the houses directly. Sat nav: Speke Hall L24 1XD, Liverpool South Parkway L19 5NE. Speke Hall is 1 mile off Speke Boulevard (A561), and there are roadworks around Liverpool South Parkway and Speke Hall that can slow journeys.

Service & horeca

• Garderobe

Bags and cameras are kept in a locked space at each house; there is no room for large bags and suitcases, and food and drink are not allowed in the houses. Speke Hall and Liverpool South Parkway have toilets.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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