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.
Museum of Liverpool
Liverpool, Merseyside
The city's story told with a carriage from the old Overhead Railway to climb into and Little Liverpool - a dedicated hands-on gallery for under-6s that most museums would charge for. Free, on the Pier Head, with ferries passing the windows.
Little Liverpool runs timed sessions when busy - claim a slot on arrival, do the big galleries between. The window seats at the top are the city's best free view.
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@familydaydiaries Looking for things to do in Liverpool with the kids? From the Museum of Liverpool to Splash Tours and the LFC Stadium Tour - these are always a hit with us.
Also in Liverpool
Speke Hall
A Tudor hall with woodland walks, a maze and a natural play area in the grounds. Free if you have National Trust membership, and the indoor house is a good rain fallback.
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Titanic and Lusitania told in the city that crewed them, ship models, and the Seized! customs gallery in the basement where kids hunt smugglers. Free, and the Albert Dock outside is its own event.
Mersey Ferries River Explorer
The famous ferry across the Mersey run as a 50-minute sightseeing loop with commentary, and the honest truth is kids love the boat more than any museum. Hop off at Seacombe for Eureka! next door.
Calderstones Park
South Liverpool's favourite park: lake, playground, ancient trees and the Storybarn, The Reader's hands-on storytelling space in the old coach house. The neolithic Calder Stones are older than Stonehenge, which is a good fact to deploy.
Croxteth Hall & Home Farm
A working Edwardian estate farm with rare breeds, a walled garden and 500 acres of free country park around it. The farm entry is cheap and the pigs are enormous.