The fan world
Clubs, museums and gatherings
The Official Beatles Fan Club closed in 1972. What remains are museums, a rebuilt cellar, childhood houses, and conventions that have outlived the original screaming.
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Apple Corps / The Beatles
Apple Corps Ltd, founded by The Beatles in 1968, still manages the group's name, recordings, and film archive, and runs the official site thebeatles.com. The original Official Beatles Fan Club (1961–1972), organised under Brian Epstein and run for a decade by Freda Kelly from Liverpool, closed after the split; Apple remains the rights holder for official news, releases, and merchandise.
Visit siteRoyal Albert Dock, Liverpool
The Beatles Story
A purpose-built museum opened on Liverpool's Albert Dock in 1990, covering the group from childhood and Hamburg through the studio years and solo careers. It is one of the city's longest-running Beatles visitor attractions and is operated independently of Apple Corps.
Visit siteMathew Street, Liverpool
The Cavern Club
The cellar club at 10 Mathew Street where The Beatles played 292 confirmed dates between 1961 and 1963, after opening as a jazz venue in 1957. The original cellar was filled in during 1973; the present club, rebuilt nearby with many of the original bricks, is a working live-music venue.
Visit siteWoolton and Allerton, Liverpool
National Trust Beatles Childhood Homes
Guided minibus tours of Mendips, 251 Menlove Avenue, where John Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi, and 20 Forthlin Road, the McCartney family council house. The National Trust acquired Forthlin Road in 1995; Yoko Ono bought Mendips and donated it in 2002.
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Fest for Beatles Fans
A convention founded in 1974 by Mark and Carol Lapidos, originally billed as Beatlefest, now held several times a year. Guests have included associates of the group, tribute bands, dealers, and, on occasion, members of the Beatles' circle; it is among the longest-running Beatles fan gatherings.
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British Beatles Fan Club
A later, independent UK club (distinct from the Official Beatles Fan Club of 1961–1972, which Freda Kelly ran until 1972) that grew out of the London Beatles Fan Club and published a quarterly magazine for members. The printed magazine ended in 2023. The club’s secure address no longer connects, so the link opens the remaining site.
Visit site23 Mathew Street, Liverpool
Liverpool Beatles Museum
A privately run museum opposite the Cavern, housing instruments, clothes, letters, and other authentic items collected by the Best family, including Roag Best. Displays run across several floors of a Grade II listed building and emphasise Liverpool and Hamburg material that is not part of the Apple-owned archive.
Visit siteBeaconsfield Road, Woolton, Liverpool
Strawberry Field
The former Salvation Army children's home whose grounds John Lennon visited as a boy, later remembered in Strawberry Fields Forever. The site reopened to visitors in 2019 with a visitor centre, gardens, and a Salvation Army training programme for young people; the famous red gates are a replica of the originals.
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