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Free days out in South Liverpool

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 South Liverpool: 3 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.

8 places8 free to get in3 indoors or part indoors

The list

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

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The old orangery and lawns at Allerton Towers park, WooltonPhoto: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesOrdinary public park. Activities at the activity centre run by Merseyside Youth Challenge Trust (abseiling, orienteering, holiday camps, parties) are separate and not priced on the council page.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
Autumn trees around the lake in Calderstones ParkPhoto: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesOrdinary public park. Miniature railway rides are free, donations welcome. Storybarn sessions are ticketed through The Reader (prices not shown on the page fetched). Angling permit required for the lake.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The lake and rock garden at Festival Gardens, OtterspoolPhoto: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesNo admission charge is listed by the council.
Checked by FamDays on 19 Oct
Otterspool Promenade beside the River MerseyPhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
All agesPark, promenade and skatepark are free. The Adventure Centre (adventure mini golf, go karting, inflatable pillow) and its cafe are managed independently and charged separately; prices are not on the council page.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The boating lake at Sefton Park on a sunny dayPhoto: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sefton Park

Aigburth
Free
All agesOrdinary public park. The council does not state park opening hours or parking charges. Tennis courts are free but booked via Clubspark; an angling permit is needed to fish.
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
All agesFree to visit. Ticketed events are priced separately.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The red gates of Strawberry Field on Beaconsfield RoadPhoto: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesEntry to the gardens, cafe and gift shop is free. The visitor exhibition is ticketed: adult £12.45, concession £9.45, and children under 16 go free with a paying adult. One carer goes free with a full price ticket. Tickets can be cancelled for a full refund up to 24 hours ahead.
Checked by FamDays on 31 Oct
Sudley House, a red sandstone Victorian villa, seen across its lawnPhoto: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sudley House

Mossley Hill Road
Free
All agesFree entry
Checked by FamDays on 15 Oct

Questions parents ask

Which free days out in South Liverpool are indoors for a wet day?

Sefton Park Palm House, Strawberry Field and Sudley House have an indoor part. Our rainy day guide covers the whole county.

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Local parent insider tips

Before you set off

  • 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.
  • Go early or go lateMost paid attractions are quietest in the first hour and the last two. Free museums in the city centre are busiest between 11 and 2 on a wet Saturday.
  • 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.