A multi-million pound renovation of a historic Mersey Ferry into a floating restaurant and bar space is to officially open to the public next month. For more than six decades, the Royal Daffodil took thousands of passengers across the river connecting Liverpool and the Wirral.
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00:00A multi-million pound renovation of an historic Mersey Ferry into a floating restaurant and bar
00:06space is to officially open to the public next month. For more than six decades, the Royal
00:10Daffodil took thousands of passengers across the river, connecting Liverpool and the Wirral,
00:15before being decommissioned and falling into disrepair. Renamed Daffodil, the £3.5 million
00:21project is being fronted by directors Josh Boyd and Philippa Borg-Olivia, the former Brookside
00:26actor. The pair have confirmed the restaurant, bar and event space will open on December 9th.
00:30Around 50 jobs are to be created through the new venue, which was first signed off by Liverpool
00:34Council in June last year. Having originally been submitted in 2019, fresh designs were put forward
00:39to reimagine the ferry, once known as Overchurch, into a restaurant, bar and event space last
00:44summer. The Daffodil will be anchored at a mooring point located within Canning Dock,
00:48leased from the Canal and River Trust. The team have also confirmed that a mini museum exhibit
00:53dedicated to the history of the Mersey Ferries is still in the pipeline, pending funding.