Liverpool Activities by Budget and Weather

Sort Liverpool by budget and weather and the choices fall into place quickly. Costs below are in pounds sterling (GBP), and most paid venues take cards only.

Free to enter

  • Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head: includes a carriage from the old Overhead Railway. Opening days are listed both as daily and as Tuesday to Sunday, so check the day you plan to go.
  • World Museum, William Brown Street: has a free aquarium. Liverpool has no zoo and no Sea Life centre, so this is the city’s main place for fish and reptiles.
  • Tate Liverpool at RIBA North, Mann Island: a temporary display with two small galleries and a family area, open daily 10:00 to 17:50 with no booking. Tate plans to return to the Albert Dock in 2027.
  • Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant: the nave is free. The crypt has a small fee that is quoted at anything from GBP 3 to GBP 6.
  • Sefton Park Palm House: a Victorian glasshouse set in a free park.
  • Cavern Club, Mathew Street: about GBP 6 for adults, paid at the door by card. There are no advance tickets for general entry.
  • Mersey Ferries River Explorer: 50 minutes from Pier Head, adult GBP 14.
  • Strawberry Field, Woolton: GBP 12.45 for the exhibition and garden tour, open daily 10:00 to 17:00. Under-16s are free with a paying adult.
  • Western Approaches Museum: an underground wartime command centre, day pass GBP 16.50 for adults and GBP 1 for under-16s.
  • The Beatles Story, Royal Albert Dock: adult GBP 20, child (5 to 15) GBP 11, booked as a timed slot online.
  • Anfield stadium tour and museum: adult GBP 26.

If it rains

The Beatles Story, Western Approaches, the four-floor Liverpool Beatles Museum on Mathew Street (adult GBP 20) and the free museums can fill a wet day without a long walk between them. Strawberry Field has a garden, so it suits a drier afternoon.

Closed or moved

  • The Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum at the Royal Albert Dock have been shut since 5 January 2025 for rebuilding. Plan on them being closed until at least 2028.
  • The Mersey Ferries stop at Seacombe. The Woodside terminal on the Wirral is closed.
  • The Albert Dock itself is a Grade I listed group of warehouses and still worth a walk, though it no longer carries World Heritage status.

Getting around

The centre is compact. Pier Head to Lime Street to Hope Street is roughly 15 to 25 minutes on foot. For Woolton, bus 76 runs direct from the centre. A Merseyrail Day Saver costs about GBP 5 to GBP 6.50 depending on zones and is not valid on weekday mornings between 06:31 and 09:29, so check merseyrail.org.

Some resellers market a bundle called the Liverpool Pass. It is a commercial product, not an official city card.

Read more: attraction tours in Liverpool , family-friendly activities and the 2-day itinerary .

Official prices: Beatles Story , Tate Liverpool , Merseyrail Day Saver .

Guided options and bundled tickets can be compared at GetYourGuide .