Nestled among acres of beautiful parkland in South Liverpool’s Calderstones Park, the Grade II listed Mansion House has been recalled to life as a unique public space offering experiences that bring people together.
This is a place unlike any other, where everyone is welcome, and where anyone can come to experience literature, find and share meaning, be nourished, develop new skills and explore creativity.
If you have ever been to one of our Shared Reading groups, you’ll know the friendly, exhilarating experience we are seeking to create here.
Discover a vibrant programme of reading aloud, weekly groups and activities, yoga and special events.
Assistance dogs and their owners are welcome in the Mansion House.
Risk assessment available on request – please email info@thereader.org.uk
Opening Hours
8.30am - 4pm
The Calderstones Story
10am - 4pm
Where to find us
Calderstones Park
Liverpool
L18 3JB
The Reader's transformation of the Mansion House
Having been closed to the public since the early 1970s, the Mansion House was beginning to decay when The Reader won a public tender for its lease and began to raise funds for a restoration. The building is now a unique public space with a social purpose that’s open to all. With weekly Shared Reading groups, yoga, art classes, gardening for all abilities, local history and food – it’s a place filled with possibilities.
Thanks to support from a range of funder and partner organisations, this new chapter in the history of the Mansion House offers lots of opportunities for young and old to take part in its future, as well as learning about its past.
Find out how you can explore the history of the House here.
