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Top 10 things to do in Merseyside (Liverpool)
Merseyside is Liverpool, the Beatles, big museums, a waterfront and nearby seaside and dunes. It is a lively city break with strong history.
- 1
Royal Albert Dock
📍 LiverpoolWaterfront, museumsA restored dock with museums, galleries and restaurants.
- 2
The Beatles Story
📍 LiverpoolMusic, indoorsA museum about the Beatles at the Albert Dock.
- 3
Liverpool Cathedral
📍 LiverpoolHistory, viewsThe largest cathedral in Britain, with a tower you can climb.
- 4
Tate Liverpool
📍 LiverpoolArtModern art in a converted warehouse on the dock.
- 5
Merseyside Maritime Museum
📍 LiverpoolFree, historyA free museum about shipping, emigration and the Titanic.
- 6
World Museum
📍 LiverpoolFree, familiesA free museum with natural history and science, plus a planetarium.
- 7
Anfield Stadium tour
📍 AnfieldFootballA tour of the Liverpool FC ground and museum.
- 8
Crosby Beach
📍 CrosbyArt, walksAntony Gormley’s Another Place: iron figures looking out to sea.
- 9
Sefton Park Palm House
📍 LiverpoolGardens, freeA Victorian glasshouse in a large park.
- 10
Southport Pier
📍 SouthportSeasideOne of Britain’s longest piers, in a traditional seaside town.
Where to base yourself
Liverpool city centre or the Albert Dock suit a first visit. Southport suits a seaside stay. The Wirral suits quieter coast.
Last checked: October 2026.