Merseyside Events
The Lost Street - Uncovering Southport's Victorian Past
Sun 14 Sep 25
Top of Nevill Street, Southport PR9 0DR
Heritage Open Day: Discover the buried Victorian street that once bustled with seaside visitors on their way to the beach - thanks to the magic of 3D...
St. Andrew's Church, Tower Hill
Sun 14 Sep 25
St. Andrews View, Liverpool L33 1ZF
Heritage Open Day: We are opening St. Andrew's Church, Tower Hill, to bring out some of our photos, memories and treasures of the 50 years that...
Classic Liverpool Bus Running Day
Sun 14 Sep 25
Street of Liverpool, Liverpool L2 1AB
Heritage Open Day: To celebrate this year's Heritage Open days Theme of Architecture, the Merseyside Transport Trust will be running Classic...
Bidston Community Archaeology
Sun 14 Sep 25
Tam O Shanter Urban Farm, 25 Boundary Road, Birkenhead CH43 7PD
Heritage Open Day: Excavation of the Pig Field Site commenced in 2011 to learn about the people who lived and worked on this land...
St Barnabas Parish Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Barnabas Church, Church Square, Bromborough CH62 7AA
Heritage Open Day: The third church on the site, designed by Charles Gilbert Scott grandfather of Giles Gilbert Scott designer of Liverpool Anglican...
St Thomas’ Church, Parkgate
Sat 13 Sep 25
2 Mostyn Square, Parkgate CH64 6SL
Heritage Open Day: Closed for 16 years, this tiny sandstone church was refurbished and reopened in 2010...
Flaybrick Chapels and Cemetery
Sat 13 Sep 25
Flaybrick Cemetery, Tollemache Road, Birkenhead CH41 0DG
Heritage Open Day: Opened in May 1864, Flaybrick is Birkenhead's oldest cemetery and is the final resting place for many of the town's...
St Nicholas Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Newport Avenue, Wallasey CH45 8QJ
Heritage Open Day: A memorial church built in memory of James and Jane Harrison (Harrison Shipping Line) in gothic revival style with exceptional...
Highfield United Reformed Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Highfield United Reformed Church, 91 Rock Lane West, Rock Ferry CH42 4NZ
Heritage Open Day: Listed Grade II. Built as a Congregationalist church in 1870-71, by David Walker, of the local Walker family. Listed Grade II...
St Oswalds Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Birkenhead CH43 7QT
Heritage Open Day: Discover a centuries-old place of worship nestled in the heart of Bidston on the Wirral...
The Secret Lives of Houses & Port Sunlight Museum Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
23 King Georges Drive, Wirral CH62 5DX
Heritage Open Day: Join us as we celebrate Architecture through our Secret Lives of Houses event at Port Sunlight Museum...
St James’ Church, New Brighton
Sat 13 Sep 25
14 Albion Street, New Brighton CH45 9LF
Heritage Open Day: St James is a Grade II listed building (Listed 1986) which is a Gothic Revival church of 1854 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, with...
Let's Sketch Upton
Sat 13 Sep 25
Arrowe Park Road, Upton CH49 0UD
Heritage Open Day: This is an Urban Sketching event in which participants will sketch/draw/paint outdoors...
Melrose Hall, Hoylake
Sat 13 Sep 25
Melrose Hall, 6 Melrose Avenue, Hoylake CH47 3BU
Heritage Open Day: Melrose Hall was grant funded by King George VI Memorial Fund for the pensioners of Hoylake...
St James Church New Brighton
Sat 13 Sep 25
Albion Street, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral CH45 9LF
Heritage Open Day: A Grade II Victorian Gothic Revival Style listed building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, completed in 1856...
Wavertree Congregational Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Wavertree Congregational Church, 12 Hunters Lane, Liverpool L15 8HL
Heritage Open Day: Come and visit the church which is more than 185 years old, features vintage wedding dress display, World War I remembrance plaque...
St Mary the Virgin, Walton-on-the-Hill (Walton Church)
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, County Road, Walton, Liverpool L45PW
Heritage Open Day: The Original Parish Church of Liverpool, St Mary's Walton, open Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1pm-4pm,the Tower will be open...
St. Chad's Church, Kirkby
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Chad's Church, Old Hall Lane, Kirkby L32 5TH
Heritage Open Day: Discover the history of this ancient site, with our stunning Victorian building, including tours up to see the bells in the tower...
St John the Evangelist Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, Liverpool L14 5NR
Heritage Open Day: 188 year old church with crypt, graveyard and refurbished hall. Our beautiful 188-year-old church is well worth a visit...
Holy Cross Parish Church, Woodchurch
Sat 13 Sep 25
Holy Cross Parish Church, Church Lane, Upton, Wirral CH49 7LS
Heritage Open Day: Wonderful history and self-guided tours/Church Trail.
Climb the 100+ steps up the tower for views.
Refreshments...
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Cavendish Street, Birkenhead CH41 8AQ
Heritage Open Day: The church is a Grade II listed building, an excellent example of the work of renowned architect Edward Welby Pugin...
St Philip & St Paul with Wesley, Southport
Sat 13 Sep 25
Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6QF
Heritage Open Day: St Philip and St Paul with Wesley is a Grade II listed building designed by the Manchester-based architect R.F. Tolson...
St Teresa of Avila RC church Parish Centenary
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Teresa of Avila RC Church, Devon Street, Newtown, St Helens WA10 4HX
Heritage Open Day: St Teresa of Avila Parish, Newtown, St Helens is celebrating its Centenary in 2025...
Brimstage Heritage Orchard Apple, Pear & Plum Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Orchard, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage Road, Wirral CH63 6JA
Heritage Open Day: A delightful orchard of olden-days fruits to visit see, pick and taste next to one of the oldest buildings in Wirral...
St Bartholomew's Church, Roby is celebrating its 175th birthday
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Bartholomew's Church, Church Road, Roby, Huyton L36 9TL
Heritage Open Day: Come and visit St. Bartholomew's Church ( St. Bart's) we have links with Yates wine lodge, a Victorian stained glass...
Open Print Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Take a peek inside our intaglio studio, meet our Print Manager Ivy and try various printmaking techniques...
Open Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Meet some of the Bluecoat’s creative community and find out about their practices as part of Heritage Open Days Festival...
Southport Masonic Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Southport Masonic Hall, Duke Street, Southport PR8 1LS
Heritage Open Day: A rare opportunity to visit one of Southport's hidden gems. Located on the corner of Duke Street and King Street...
Newton Le Willows Flower & Vegetable Show
Sat 13 Sep 25
Crownway Community Centre, Crown Street, Earlestown, St.Helens, Merseyside WA12 9DA
Competitive classes for flowers, pot plants, vegetables, fruit, photography, baking, jam, jelly, chutney ...
33 Pershore Grove - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 13 Sep 25
33 Pershore Grove, Southport PR8 2SY
Small garden, inc a bridge, romantic ruin and man made caves with many entertaining features, 30 years in the construction...
All Saints Childwall
Sat 13 Sep 25
102 Childwall Abbey Road, Childwall, Liverpool L16 0JW
Heritage Open Day: A Priest ministering in Childwall is recorded in the Domesday Book of l086. All Saints is a Grade One listed building...
Heritage Open Days: Open Print Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Take a peek inside our intaglio studio, meet our Print Manager Ivy and try various printmaking techniques.
'One Family, Sixty Years' - Stories of The Masters Putting Course
Sat 13 Sep 25
Pier Restaurant, Pier Forecourt, Promenade, Southport PR8 1QX
Heritage Open Day: Join Charles Law at the Pier Restaurant to celebrate his family's stories from their 60 years of running the...
Holy Cross & St Helen RC Church, St Helens
Sat 13 Sep 25
Holy Cross Church, Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1EF
Heritage Open Day: Guided tours of Historical Church and associated links. Grade II listed building, opened 1862...
Prescot Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin - 800 years of history
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Street, Prescot L34 3LA
Heritage Open Day: Completed in 1610, Prescot Parish Church - is the 4th church to stand on this site since the 15th century...
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Josephs Church, 10 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead CH42 7JY
Heritage Open Day: St. Joseph’s Church is a fine example of Edmund Kirby’s work. The exterior is red pressed brick with a roof of Westmoreland...
St Andrew’s Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3EZ
Heritage Open Day: St Andrew’s Church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade 1 listed building...
The Music and Art of Sefton Park
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church, St Michael's Church Road, Liverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: A talk by Paul Fitzgerald on the music and art of Sefton Park in Liverpool. Paul Fitzgerald of Liverpool Culture Walks will be...
Croxteth Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Croxteth Hall & Country Park, Croxteth Park, Liverpool L12 0HB
Heritage Open Day: Croxteth Hall & Country Park is a unique historical estate surrounding a magnificent stately home and Victorian Walled Garden...
Marshside Fogbell
Sat 13 Sep 25
Adjacent to 176 Marshside Road, Marshside, Southport PR9 9SZ
Heritage Open Day: Opportunity to see and learn about the history of this small but unique building with a fascinating history, now in the...
Lecture on Thomas Rickman - Original Architect
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church, St Michael's Church Road, Liverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: Dr Alex Buchanan booked to do a Heritage talk on Thomas Rickman.
Heritage talk 3.00 Saturday 13th and 20th...
St Saviour's Parish Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Bidston Road, Prenton CH43 2JZ
Heritage Open Day: Built between 1889 and 1892, the church merited reference in Pevsner’s ‘The Buildings of England’ series...
Dr Duncan's War - Surviving Far East Captivity
Fri 12 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Church Road, Upton CH49 6JZ
Heritage Open Day: Newly-qualified doctor, Andrew Atholl Duncan, joined Dr Edwina Davies' practice in Orchard Road Moreton in 1951, just six...
Birkenhead Priory & St Mary's Tower
Fri 12 Sep 25
Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead CH41 5JH
Heritage Open Day: Birkenhead Priory is a nearly 900 year old Scheduled Ancient Monument and home to the oldest standing building on Merseyside...
Visualising Birkenhead Park - past, present, future
Fri 12 Sep 25
Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre, Park Drive, Birkenhead CH41 4HY
Heritage Open Day: This exhibition explores Birkenhead Park’s past, present, and future. Featuring historic and modern photos alongside imaginative...
Wirral Hospice St John's 'Glow with the Flow' evening family walk
Fri 12 Sep 25
The Parade Hoylake Community Centre
31 Hoyle Road
Hoylake CH47 3AG
Glow with the Flow is back by popular demand on Friday 12 September 2025
Join us for the evening for a fun and fluorescent family 5km...
Over 150 years of history at The Windmill pub
Fri 12 Sep 25
12-16 Seabank Road, Southport PR9 0EL
Heritage Open Day: Pre-dating St Marie's Church, The Windmill is one of the town's oldest pubs, dating back to Southport's years as...
Cast Iron Church - Heritage Weekends
Fri 12 Sep 25
St Michael's Church Road, LIverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: Come to see the 'Cast Iron' Church. Set in a Conservation area, this Grade I listed, 'Cast Iron' church,...
New Brighton Heritage and Information Centre
Fri 12 Sep 25
St James's Church, Albion Street, New Brighton CH45 9LF
Heritage Open Day: The Heritage Centre is a separate organisation to the Church, the synergy between our work and that of the church history is...
Sefton St Helen's Church
Fri 12 Sep 25
Bridges Lane, Sefton Village, Liverpool L29 7WG
Heritage Open Day: A unique opportunity to visit a place of continuous Christian worship - 'The Cathedral of the Fields', which recently...
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Things to do around Merseyside
Here's a curated list of exciting activities for a day out in Merseyside, perfect for both locals and visitors:
1. Day out in Liverpool:
- Explore the Beatles Story Exhibition to learn about the iconic band's meteoric rise. See John Lennon's round glasses, George Harrison's first guitar, and other rare memorabilia.
- Take a tour of Anfield Stadium, home to Liverpool FC. Visit the changing rooms, view trophies, and even slap the logo in the player's tunnel.
- Stroll along Albert Dock, a well-preserved industrial heritage site with bars, restaurants, and entertainment options.
2. Wirral Peninsula:
- Located between the River Dee and the River Mersey, the Wirral offers scenic beauty, coastal walks, and charming villages.
- Visit Hilbre Island, accessible during low tide, for stunning views and wildlife spotting.
3. Family-Friendly Museums and Play Centres:
- Explore Knowsley Safari Park for a thrilling wildlife experience.
- Visit the Liverpool Cathedral, an architectural marvel.
- Discover the Southport Model Railway Village for miniature train enthusiasts.
4. Outdoor Adventures:
- Take a boat trip along the River Mersey for scenic views of the coastline.
- Try climbing at local indoor climbing centres.
- Enjoy segway tours through picturesque landscapes.
- Head to country parks for nature walks and picnics.
5. Zoos and Wildlife:
- Visit the Chester Zoo, a short drive from Merseyside, to see a diverse range of animals.
- Explore Blue Planet Aquarium for underwater wonders.
6. Cultural and Historical Sites:
- Discover Speke Hall, a Tudor manor house surrounded by gardens.
- Explore Croxteth Hall and Country Park, a stately home with beautiful grounds.
Remember to plan ahead and book any tours or activities in advance to make the most of your day out in Merseyside!
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