The Wirral Museum, formally the Birkenhead Town Hall is situated in Hamilton Square, one of the finest Georgian Squares in the country. Hamilton Square was the dream of William Laird, the great shipbuilder. He wanted a fine square to be the centre of his Birkenhead,...

This purpose built Art Gallery was opened in December 1928 and housed the vast majority of Birkenhead's collection of artistic masterpieces in a series of varied and well proportioned galleries. On permanent display are Victorian oil paintings, English...

Port Sunlight is unique and those who visit for the first time are usually astonished at what they discover. It is argued to be the finest surviving example of early urban planning in the UK. The late 19th Century village was built by William Hesketh Lever (later...

The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a real treasure. As well as a stunning collection of paintings we also have beautiful furniture, Chinese collections, tapestries, sculpture, Wedgwood, classical antiquities and a beautiful building.

Ness Botanic Gardens was born of one man's passionate interest in plants and his desire to share that interest with others.

Welcome to the Wirral Transport Museums. Birkenhead is a town packed with transport heritage, it is the home of Cammell Lairds shipyard and the home of the European tramway. George Francis Train chose Birkenhead for the first European tramway, back in 1860. Mr Train...

The home of the ‘Giant Grasshopper’ engine, a working example of the giant steam pumps built in the 1870’s and used to clear water from the Mersey Railway Tunnel. A video presentation tells the story of the construction of the Mersey Railway Tunnel, the Pump...

The collection of 20th century warships includes HMS Plymouth a frigate, HMS Onyx a submarine and minehunter HMS Bronington. Also the WWII German u-boat U534, raised from the sea bed after 48 years.

At Merseyside Maritime Museum you'll find out about the companies, people and ships connected to this great port. You can see boats, paintings, ship models, objects from wrecks, ships, uniforms and much more.

The new museum opened on 23 August 2007. This the date of the annual Slavery Remembrance Day, and the year 2007 was the bicentenary of the abolition of the British slave trade.The International Slavery Museum highlights the international importance of slavery, both...