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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
David Humphreys

New plans to turn former River Mersey ferry into 'floating destination'

Revised plans have been submitted to turn a historic former River Mersey ferry into a restaurant and event space.

For 64 years, the MV Royal Daffodil took countless passengers across the famous river connecting Liverpool and the Wirral. Now, more than a decade since she was decommissioned, plans for a redesign of the historic vessel could be ready to set sail.

Having originally been submitted in 2019, fresh proposals have been put forward to reimagine the ferry - once known as MV Overchurch - into a restaurant, bar and 13-bed boutique hotel. Subject to Liverpool Council approval, the Daffodil would be anchored at a mooring point located within Canning Dock, leased from Canal and River Trust.

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