WW2 History Talks & Walking Tours at the Historic Fort Perch Rock Battery on the Banks of the River Mersey. Join WW2 Historian & Author Tony Franks-Buckley BSc Hons for an Exclusive Guided Tour around the Seaside Resort for over 15 Years.

Come and Learn all about WW2 in New Brighton and hear about what life was like on the British Homefront. Your Journey begins inside New Brighton’s Oldest surviving building. You will hear stories of The Blitz, The arrival of the US Army, Secret Training at the Outdoor Pool, German Spies in Wallasey, The AA Guns at the Red Noses, The Maunsell Forts in the River Mersey, local Rationing, The Dig for Victory Campaign, Ladies and their new duties, Evacuation, War Dances at the Tower Ballroom and all the Post War History of the Seaside Resort. Finishing with the Art Murals Tour of Victoria Road with our Historian & Author.

Our Tours have a maximum of 20 people for a Small and intimate experience with our Guide. Our Tours and Fort Perch Rock are Dog Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible and suitable for All with an interest in WW2 History. Finishing inside The Mess Quarters Cafe, there is Wartime Scouse available after the Tour including a Variety of Tea, Coffee and Cakes.

Address:

Fort Perch Rock Battery, New Brighton Promenade, Wallasey, CH452JU

Phone/Whatsapp Text - 07512489549

Email - wallaseydaysgoneby@outlook.com

Private Tours available

We also cater for Primary and Secondary School Bookings. Private Tours available by request with Group Bookings and School Visits Welcome to the Fort and New Brighton. Hot Meals available from The Officers Mess in Fort Perch Rock including a Licensed Bar and WW2 Escape Rooms. Come and try Aunty Moe’s Wartime Scouse or the award winning Rarebit made with Titanic Ale. There is lots for you to learn and explore in New Brighton.

Our Tours are hosted by BSc Hons Historian & Author Tony Franks-Buckley the Author of Wallasey Days Gone By (available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Formats) who Graduated with Honours at Liverpool John Moores University. Tony holds a Bachelors Degree in Modern History and majored in Victorian History and life during the Industrial Revolution. He has Published 9 Books on Local History and Historical Fiction.

Tony is also the National-Vice Chairman of the Italy Star Association. The main Allied Veterans Organisation of WW2 Campaigns in Italy from 1943-45. You will see information at Fort Perch Rock about the Association including the Wirral Branch Standard and WW2 Memorial Plaques.

Tony is a true local having grown up in New Brighton and operated Historic Tours and Events around New Brighton for over 15 Years. Tony is also a regular visitor to the Normandy Landings in France and has been operating as a WW2 Historian for the UK. Featuring on BBC, Channel 5, YouTube and Forces TV