Days out in Liverpool for football mad kids, whichever half of the city they support
Anfield and the new Everton stadium on the river, the museum with the six European Cups, the park between the two grounds and the cheapest way to see live football with the kids. A guide for parents of children who talk about nothing else.
There are two kinds of households in Liverpool, and the children in both of them want the same thing: to walk down a tunnel, sit in a dugout and tell everyone at school about it on Monday.
The city is unusually good for this. Both clubs run stadium tours all week, both have museums or heritage trails, the women's teams play in front of family crowds for the price of a sandwich, and there is a park between the two grounds where you can let a nine year old recreate the derby with a jumper for goalposts. Here is how to do it without spending a season ticket's worth.
Anfield: the tour and the museum
The LFC Stadium Tour and Museum runs seven days a week from 10am to 3pm, with the museum open 9am to 5pm. The tour takes you through the press room, past the This Is Anfield sign, down the players' tunnel, into the dugout and the home dressing room, and the ticket includes the museum with the six European Cups. Pre booked online it is £26 for an adult, £17 for a child under 16 and £77 for a family of two adults and two children. The museum on its own is £14, £10 and £40. The club says extra charges apply if you turn up without booking, so book.
On home match days the tour is a separate matchday version with a different price, and the schedule changes, so check before you promise anyone a dugout. There is also a tour with the club mascot aimed squarely at younger children.
Stanley Park sits between Anfield and Goodison, 111 acres with lakes, a playground and the Isla Gladstone Conservatory, and it is free. Park at the Anfield Road end, and avoid match days unless you enjoy traffic. Walton Hall Park, a mile up the road, has football pitches, a lake and a playground.
Everton: the new stadium and the old one
Everton's new ground, the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, runs tours that take in the dressing room, the tunnel, pitchside and the dugout, and the club also runs tours of Goodison Park, which is now the home of Everton Women. The club says tours are open to all ages and fully accessible; prices and dates are on the club's tours page at evertonfc.com, and we will add a full listing once we have checked them ourselves. The new stadium is a short walk from Sandhills station, and the riverside path from the Pier Head is a decent walk with older children.
The football gallery that is free
The Museum of Liverpool at the Pier Head has a gallery about the city's football, free, next to the music and the history of the place. It is the easy option for a wet afternoon, and under 6s get Little Liverpool downstairs while the older one reads about the 1980s.
Live football with kids, without the Premier League prices
This is the bit most parents do not know about. Both women's teams play in the top division and charge a fraction of the men's prices.
Liverpool FC Women play most home games at St Helens Stadium, with three a season at Anfield. For 2026/27 the club lists adult tickets at £10 early bird or £12 on general sale, and junior tickets for under 16s at £3.50 early bird or £5, with cheaper category B games at St Helens from £2.50 for a junior. A season ticket covering every home league game is £70 for an adult and £20 for a junior.
Everton Women now play at Goodison Park. For the home game against Arsenal in December 2026 the club priced adults at £10 early bird and £12 on general sale, and juniors under 18 at £5 and £6. Tickets are sold online, by phone or at the ticket office at the new stadium, and every attending supporter needs their own supporter number at the time of booking, so set those up before the day you want to buy.
Kick offs are mostly at weekends, often early afternoon, the crowds are family heavy and the players come over to the fence afterwards. For a first live match it is hard to beat. Our women's football guide has the detail.
Kick about
Everton Park has a sports court and the best view in the city; Stanley Park and Walton Hall Park have the open grass and the pitches. All free.
The FamDays verdict
Do the tour once, the park every weekend and the women's game as often as you can. The tour is the one they will remember, the park is free, and a £5 ticket to watch top flight football from six rows back is the best deal in the city.
