World Museum, Liverpool
Five floors, free, and it covers three things small children reliably love: giant dinosaurs, an aquarium and a space gallery. The best wet-weather day within half an hour.
Everton Park
Liverpool, Merseyside
Everton Park was laid out in the 1980s on cleared land at one of the highest points in Liverpool, and the view is the headline: the waterfront, both cathedrals, the docks and, on a clear day, the Wirral and the Welsh hills. For children, the draws are a modern playground with accessible equipment and a mini roads learn-to-ride zone beside the skatepark and BMX track, for practising bikes and road sense away from traffic.
There are meadows, woodland, two small lakes, outdoor fitness kit and Prince Rupert's Tower, a Grade II listed lock-up built in 1787. Park at the vantage point off Heyworth Street. The council also lists a walled nature garden with ponds, due to open in summer 2026.
What it costs: Free. Parking at the vantage point off Heyworth Street.
Know before you go
- Bring the balance bike or the one with stabilisers: the mini roads zone is built for learning to ride away from traffic.
- Park at the Heyworth Street vantage point and do the view first: the Three Graces, both cathedrals and, on a clear day, the Welsh hills.
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