Liverpool & Merseyside
All agesThe beach is free to visit. Parking on the beach costs £10 all day at Ainsdale, cashless preferred. Season tickets cost £80, or £40 for Sefton residents and drivers of hybrid or electric cars.
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Free days out in Sefton
Places where the venue says general entry costs nothing. A child going free with a paying adult does not count, and we never call somewhere free when we do not know the price.
FamDays has checked 8 free days out in Sefton: 1 with an indoor part. 1 is closed for now and sits at the end of the list. Opening times, prices and ages come from each venue's own website and every card says when it was last checked.
8 places8 free to get in1 indoors or part indoors
The list
Sponsored listings are marked. Closed places are at the end.
All agesThe council page states entrance is free. Mini golf and the cafe are run separately and any charges are not listed.
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Photo: Gareth James , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCrosby Coastal Park and Marine Lake
Waterloo and Crosby
All agesNo entry charge is stated. Car parks are pay and display.
Checked by FamDays on 31 Oct
Photo: Peter from Liverpool, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAll agesNo admission charge. Pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users enter free. Car parking is £9.00 per car at either Victoria Road or Lifeboat Road for non members. A payment covers one car park only and cannot be transferred to the other.
Checked by FamDays on 18 Oct
All agesNo admission charge is listed by the council. Mini golf is listed as a facility; any charge is not stated.
Checked by FamDays on 19 Oct
All agesFree to visit. Parking costs £4, paid at the ticket machine near the Learning Centre.
Checked by FamDays on 28 Oct
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
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAll agesFree to visit the beach and the artwork. Nearby car parks are pay and display.
Checked by FamDays on 18 Oct
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsClosed until 2027Free
All agesThe FAQ states entry to the park is completely free. Rides are paid for separately: an Unlimited Access Wristband costs £36 with a limited number released daily between 11am and 12pm, or guests use a £2 per person admission card that is topped up as needed and can be reused within the same season. Card payments only.
Checked by FamDays on 28 Oct
Questions parents ask
Which free days out in Sefton are indoors for a wet day?
The Atkinson have an indoor part. Our rainy day guide covers the whole county.
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Local parent insider tips
Before you set off
- Check the tide before the beachCrosby's Iron Men are covered for about an hour either side of high water and the council warns of soft sand and mud, so stay within 50 metres of the promenade. At West Kirby, Hilbre Island is only reachable on a falling tide. Liverpool Gladstone Dock tide times cover both.
- Book the big ones, turn up to the small onesThe safari park, the big soft plays and anything with a timed entry sell out in school holidays. Parks, beaches, most museums and the libraries never do. Every card says whether you need to book.
- Train beats car for the coast and the centreMerseyrail stops next to the beach at Crosby, Freshfield and Southport, and under the museums at Liverpool Central. Under 5s travel free and a Saveaway covers the day after 9.30 on weekdays and all day at weekends.
- How we checkEvery listing is rechecked against the venue's own website every week, and each card shows the date it was last confirmed. If something has changed since, the Tell us link on every page reaches a person who fixes it.
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.