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Walker Art Gallery
Attractions in Bootle

6.4 km from Bootle, Walker Art Gallery leads the list

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 22 of its 39. Bootle itself has none of them. Merseyside Maritime Museum welcomes about 945K visitors a year. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. For a longer trip, Lady Lever Art Gallery lies 13 km away.

Photo: Walker Art Gallery, Rept0n1x (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Bootle
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
39
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
22
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading the list near Bootle

Close behind Walker Art Gallery are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.

Art galleryWalker Art Gallery3.5 km outside town, to the south · 338K visitors a yearCathedralLiverpool Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the southCathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King4.2 km outside town, to the southBig drawArt galleryTate Liverpool4.3 km outside town, to the south · 540K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool3.4 km outside town, to the south · 606K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum4.2 km outside town, to the south · 945K visitors a year

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The layout

To the south is where most of the 39 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Bootle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (22) and other attractions (11).

Museums & galleries 20 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 22 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 2 historic sites · 1 historic ship0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 11 attractions0 in town · 11 nearby

Green: inside Bootle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Hardmans' House).

Every place

The list in full

39 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

25 listed buildings are on Bootle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bootle →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Most famous of the 12 is Lady Lever Art Gallery, 13 km from the centre.

Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery13 km southHistoric house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home12 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home12 km southeastCathedralChester Cathedral31 km southCastle · CadwRhuddlan Castle38 km southwestCastleHalton Castle24 km southeastAttractionBlackpool Tower39 km northCastle · CadwCastell y Fflint26 km southwestZooChester Zoo28 km southCastle · English HeritageChester Castle32 km southGardenBirkenhead Park9.2 km southwestAbbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey25 km southwest

Places well known beyond Bootle (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Bootle: questions and answers

What is there to see near Bootle?

No attraction is mapped inside Bootle itself. Within 5 km of it are Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and Tate Liverpool.

Does Bootle have a museum?

22 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bootle: Walker Art Gallery, Tate Liverpool, World Museum Liverpool and Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bootle?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Bootle, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Hardmans' House).

What are the best-known days out near Bootle?

Within 40 km: Lady Lever Art Gallery (13 km), John Lennon's Childhood Home (12 km), Paul McCartney's Childhood Home (12 km), Chester Cathedral (31 km).

Where are Bootle’s historic buildings listed?

Bootle has 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bootle when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (36)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.