Museums & Galleries · Liverpool
Fort Perch Rock
📍 CH45 2JU
Photo: dreese (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Permanent maritime and aviation museum displays
- Guest exhibitions including Titanic and Spitfire in the Park
- 2-hour guided tour of the fort's history
- World War Two themed Escape Rooms
- The Mess cafe with log fire, cakes and pizza
Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829 to protect the Port of Liverpool, now open as a museum with permanent maritime and aviation displays alongside guest exhibitions such as Titanic and Spitfire in the Park. You can take a 2-hour guided tour to learn about its history and 15 ft thick sandstone walls, try the World War Two themed escape rooms, or relax in The Mess cafe by the log fire with cakes, paninis and pizza. It suits history enthusiasts and families alike. The attraction sits in Wirral, Merseyside, 0.5 miles from New Brighton station and just 0.1 miles from New Brighton Beach East, with 52 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Time needed
- Guided tour lasts 2 hours
- Booking
- Advance booking essential for escape rooms
- Open
- The Mess cafe open 7 days a week, 10am-4pm weekdays
From the attraction's own website on 3 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Travelodge
✓ Seafront location in the trendy Marine Point development
🏖️ 0.28 miles from New Brighton Beach East
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Twelve
🏖️ 1.99 miles from New Brighton Beach East
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🚆 Or come by train
- New Brighton 0.5 miles
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Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page