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Museums and galleries for kids on the Wirral

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 on the Wirral: 2 free to get in (Birkenhead Priory and St Mary's Tower and Lady Lever Art Gallery). 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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Birkenhead Priory seen from the top of St Mary's TowerPhoto: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesAdmission is free. Guided tours are free with donations welcome; groups of 8 or more must book and a donation of 5 pounds per person is suggested.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The Seacombe ferry terminal building, home of Eureka! Science and DiscoveryPhoto: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From £16.95
All agesOnline prices: adult (16 and over) £16.95, child (3 and over) £16.95, toddler (1 to 2) £7.45, baby under 1 free. Walk up prices are £2 higher per paid ticket (adult and child £18.95, toddler £9.45) and subject to availability. Every member of the group, including babies, needs a ticket.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct
The white stone front of the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port SunlightPhoto: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free
All agesFree entry
Checked by FamDays on 15 Oct
Port Sunlight Museum with spring flowerbeds in frontPhoto: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From £5.50
All agesMuseum and Worker's Cottage ticket: adult 8 pounds, concession 7 pounds, child aged 5 to 16 5.50 pounds, family of 2 adults and 2 children 24 pounds. Under 5s free. Carers accompanying a visitor with a disability enter free. Ticket valid for 12 months from purchase. Mabel's Wash Day trail 2 pounds. Gift Aid available.
Checked by FamDays on 17 Oct

Questions parents ask

Which museums and galleries on the Wirral are free?

Birkenhead Priory and St Mary's Tower and Lady Lever Art Gallery do not charge general admission according to their own websites. Parking may still be charged.

What is the cheapest paid day out on the Wirral in this list?

Port Sunlight Museum, from £5.50, the lowest general admission on its website on the day we checked.

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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.