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Arts, crafts and creative days out across Merseyside

Galleries with family rooms, pottery painting, story sessions and the places that run drop-in making. Check the venue's own calendar for session times.

FamDays has checked 5 arts, crafts and creative days out across Merseyside and nearby: 4 free to get in, 4 with an indoor part. Opening times, prices and ages come from each venue's own website and every card says when it was last checked.

5 places4 free to get in4 indoors or part indoors

The list

Sponsored listings are marked. Closed places are at the end.

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The brick courtyard of the Bluecoat on School Lane, LiverpoolPhoto: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bluecoat

Liverpool city centre
Free
All agesFree entry to the gallery, garden and building. Some events are ticketed and booked through the website or the Tickets and Information Desk.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The glass dome of Sefton Park Palm House on a sunny dayPhoto: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Price not listed
All agesThe visiting page does not say whether entry to the building is free or charged. Ticketed events are listed separately.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The Atkinson on Lord Street, Southport, with its clock tower in summer sunshinePhoto: Fatih Renkligil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Atkinson

Southport
Free
All agesMuseum and exhibitions are free entry. Theatre shows and some events are ticketed; for children's shows, children aged 12 months and under can sit on a lap for free, older children pay the usual ticket price.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The front of the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum on Slatey Road, BirkenheadPhoto: FriendsWilliamsonArtGalleryandWirralMuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
All agesExhibitions are free. Some events may be ticketed separately.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct

Dream at Sutton Manor

Sutton Manor, St Helens
Free
All agesForestry England describes the woodland as open access with no admission charge stated. Parking charges, if any, are not stated.
Checked by FamDays on 28 Oct

Questions parents ask

Which arts, crafts and creative days out across Merseyside are free?

Bluecoat, The Atkinson, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum and Dream at Sutton Manor do not charge general admission according to their own websites. Parking may still be charged.

Which arts, crafts and creative days out across Merseyside are indoors for a wet day?

Bluecoat, Sefton Park Palm House, The Atkinson and Williamson Art Gallery and Museum have an indoor part. Our rainy day guide covers the whole county.

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Prices shown are the lowest general admission per person on the venue's website on the day we checked. Free means the venue states general entry is free; a child going free with a paying adult does not count. Always check with the venue before you set off.