Salt and Tar is located on Washington Parade, Bootle town centre, L20 1AA, just a short walk from Bootle New Strand train station and Bootle bus station.

We recommend using Merseytravel for your journey. 

Train: Bootle New Strand train station is just a 3-minute accessible route via Washington Parade. The northern line offers direct trains to Bootle New Strand from Southport and Liverpool. From Ormskirk and Kirkby change at Sandhills and get the Southport train to Bootle New Strand. 
Visit www.merseyrail.org for more details. 

Bus: Bootle New Strand bus station is also a 3-minute accessible route on Washington Parade, with additional stops  on Stanley Road.
Visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk for more details.

Salt and Tar does not have dedicated parking, but there is some on-street parking nearby. Public car parks within walking distance include: The Strand Shopping Centre Multistorey, Delaware Road Multistorey and Bootle Leisure Centre. 

If using on-street parking, please pay close attention to signage  to ensure that you’re not parking in a residential zone.

Age restrictions will vary by event and will be listed on the individual event listings.

Find details on opening times, age restrictions, tickets and event line ups on our Events listings page . If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us.

For our Live Music weekend and Fringe Festival, additional FAQs can be found at the bottom of our About Us page

For full details on our venue accessibility, facilities and bookings processes, please click here.

We aim to include timings on our events page, but for some events, like our live music weekend in August, we can only confirm them on the day. Updates will be shared on our social media.