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Museums and galleries for kids in South Liverpool

Liverpool's national museums are free and most have a room built for under 5s. The rest of this list is the smaller museums, halls and galleries across the region with their own prices and hours.

FamDays has checked 4 museums and galleries in South Liverpool: 2 free to get in (Strawberry Field and Sudley House). Opening times, prices and ages come from each venue's own website and every card says when it was last checked.

4 places2 free to get in

The list

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

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The black and white timbered front of Speke Hall seen across the lawnPhoto: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From £13
All agesStandard Speke Hall admission without Gift Aid. Grounds only: adult (18 and over) £13.00, child (5 to 17) £6.50, family (2 adults and up to 3 children) £32.50, 1 adult and up to 3 children £19.50. House and grounds: adult £18.00, child £9.00, family £45.00, 1 adult and up to 3 children £27.00. Gift Aid prices are about 10 percent higher. Under 5s free. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
Checked by FamDays on 18 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
Mendips, 251 Menlove Avenue, John Lennon's childhood homePhoto: Lipinski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From £18.50
All agesNon members: adult (18 and over) £37, child aged 5 to 17 £18.50, under 5s free. National Trust members: adult £13, child £6.50, under 5s free. Prices vary in July and August. Entry to the houses is only possible on a pre booked minibus tour.
Checked by FamDays on 31 Oct

Questions parents ask

Which museums and galleries in South Liverpool are free?

Strawberry Field and Sudley House do not charge general admission according to their own websites. Parking may still be charged.

What is the cheapest paid day out in South Liverpool in this list?

Speke Hall (National Trust), from £13, the lowest general admission on its website on the day we checked.

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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.