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Walker Art Gallery
Attractions in Liverpool

Walker Art Gallery opens Liverpool’s list

Some 945K visitors a year come to Merseyside Maritime Museum. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 18 beyond the 43 inside Liverpool’s built-up area. There are 26 museums, 16 attractions and 4 historic houses to choose from. 4 of them are cared for by the National Trust. A day out reaches Chester Cathedral, 24 km away.

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In Liverpool
43
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
29
in or near town
Castles & historic places
11
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Start with these in Liverpool

Beyond Walker Art Gallery, there are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.

Art galleryWalker Art Galleryin town · 338K visitors a yearCathedralLiverpool Cathedralin townCathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the Kingin townBig drawArt galleryTate Liverpoolin town · 540K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpoolin town · 606K visitors a yearBig drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museumin town · 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

Finding your way

Rainhill Railway Museum, 10 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Liverpool’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

Sorted by kind

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (29), then other attractions (16).

Museums & galleries 26 museums · 3 art galleries19 in town · 10 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic sites · 1 historic ship · 1 abbey or priory · 1 castle9 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 zoos · 1 wildlife park · 1 theme park1 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 16 attractions14 in town · 2 nearby

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

4 places are cared for by the National Trust (John Lennon's Childhood Home, Paul McCartney's Childhood Home, Speke Hall and The Hardmans' House).

Every place

All 61 on the list

43 in town lead, with 18 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 43 inside Liverpool come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1,525 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Liverpool’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Liverpool →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Liverpool

Out of town, Chester Cathedral (24 km) leads 12 names to know.

CathedralChester Cathedral24 km southCastleHalton Castle17 km southeastCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle35 km southeastZooChester Zoo20 km southCastle · CadwRhuddlan Castle39 km westCastle · CadwCastell y Fflint22 km southwestCastle · English HeritageChester Castle25 km southCastleHolt Castle Ruins37 km southAbbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey23 km southwestCastle · CadwCastell Ewloe25 km southwestAbbey or prioryNorton Priory18 km southeastCastlePeckforton Castle36 km southeast

Places well known beyond Liverpool (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.

Seeing Liverpool: questions

What are the main attractions in Liverpool?

The best known inside Liverpool’s built-up area are Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and Tate Liverpool. In all, 43 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.

Does Liverpool have a museum?

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

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Liverpool, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (John Lennon's Childhood Home, Paul McCartney's Childhood Home, Speke Hall and The Hardmans' House).

What are the best-known days out near Liverpool?

Within 40 km: Chester Cathedral (24 km), Halton Castle (17 km), Beeston Castle (35 km), Chester Zoo (20 km).

Where are Liverpool’s historic buildings listed?

Liverpool has 1,525 listed buildings, 30 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 Liverpool 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 (46)

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