Museums & Galleries · Liverpool
Eureka! Science + Discovery
📍 CH44 6QY
Photo: Richard Hoare (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Walk through giant body zone with supersize brain
- Engineer a staircase to a spaceship or across lava
- Hug the heartbeat trees and climb a giant tree
- Under-7s play area called The Burrow
- Make and invent things in Make Create zone
Eureka! Science + Discovery is a hands-on museum in Wirral, Merseyside, with four interactive zones covering Bodies, Homes, Nature and Make Create, plus The Burrow, a dedicated play area for under-7s. You can walk through giant lungs, test your personal best in the Bodies zone, engineer a staircase across a sea of lava, hug heartbeat trees, and tinker away in Make Create. It suits families with young children and is designed to be accessible for all visitors. The attraction is open Wednesday to Sunday. It's about a mile from Birkenhead Hamilton Square station and 2.4 miles from New Brighton Beach East beach, with 56 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays if you're planning a longer visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Wed–Fri 10am–3pm, Sat–Sun 10am–4pm
- Best for
- Families, including under-7s
- Booking
- No booking needed for The Burrow, just check in on arrival
- Accessibility
- Proud to be accessible for all visitors
From the attraction's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
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Turn a visit to Eureka! Science + Discovery into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Birkenhead Hamilton Square 1 miles
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- Conway Park 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page