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Museums & Galleries in Southport
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Southport have you covered — think The Atkinson, British Lawnmower Museum and Southport Eco Centre — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
0.1 mi from Southport
The Atkinson
The Atkinson is Southport's home for music, theatre, art, literature and history, set within a beautifully refurbished 19th-century building. You can explore a remarkable collectio...
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0.6 mi from Southport
British Lawnmower Museum
The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport is a quirky, character-filled collection celebrating the history of the lawnmower and garden machinery, built up by ex-racing champion Bri...
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0.7 mi from Southport
Southport Eco Centre
Southport Eco Centre is an education-focused venue that has spent over 20 years delivering hands-on sessions to schools, further education institutions and community groups. Visits...
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6.4 mi from Southport
Lytham Windmill
Lytham Windmill is situated on Lytham Green in the coastal town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. It is of the type known as a tower mill and was designed for grinding wheat... — Wikipedia
6.7 mi from Southport
Lytham Hall
Lytham Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian house near Lytham, in the Fylde area of Lancashire, once the ancestral home of the Clifton family for four centuries. You can take a daily...
9 mi from Southport
Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre
Hangar 42 is a WW2-themed aviation museum at Blackpool Airport in Saint Anne's on the Sea, Fylde, Lancashire, built in 1939 for the RAF. Inside the original Bellman hangar you'll f...
11.7 mi from Southport
Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum
Arcade of vintage mechanical novelties
12.8 mi from Southport
Ribble Steam Railway
Ribble Steam Railway is a museum and heritage railway in Preston, running steam and diesel locomotives alongside seasonal events throughout the year. You can enjoy themed experienc...
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13 mi from Southport
South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre
Museum in Leyland, England, United Kingdom
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13.1 mi from Southport
British Commercial Vehicle Museum
This is a museum in South Ribble telling the story of British commercial vehicles, from horse-drawn carts through to hybrid and electric power. You can follow a timeline of picture...
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14.3 mi from Southport
Fort Perch Rock
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 alongs...
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14.7 mi from Southport
Harris Museum
The Harris Museum, now known as The Harris, is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, England. Founded by Edmund Harris in 1877, it is a local history and fine art museu... — Wikipedia
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14.8 mi from Southport
Astley Hall
Astley Hall is a country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The building is now owned by the town and is known as Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery. The extensive landscaped g... — Wikipedia
15.1 mi from Southport
Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum
Military museum in Preston, England, United Kingdom
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15.8 mi from Southport
Lancashire Infantry Museum
The Lancashire Infantry Museum, based at Fulwood Barracks near Preston, tells the story of the East, South and Loyal North Lancashire Regiments and their antecedents, from 1689 thr...
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16.5 mi from Southport
Eureka! Science + Discovery
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 pla...
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16.5 mi from Southport
World Museum Liverpool
World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Special attractions incl... — Wikipedia
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16.6 mi from Southport
Western Approaches
The Western Approaches Museum in Liverpool, England, is a museum chronicling the work of Western Approaches Command around Atlantic convoys, combating the U-boat menace and the Bat... — Wikipedia
16.7 mi from Southport
Liverpool Beatles Museum
The Liverpool Beatles Museum sits on the famous Mathew Street, inside a Grade II listed building, and holds one of the largest Beatles collections in the world with over 1000 authe...
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16.8 mi from Southport
Victoria Gallery & Museum
The Victoria Gallery & Museum is housed in the University of Liverpool's iconic redbrick Victoria Building, a place filled with art, history and ideas. Inside, you'll find historic...
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Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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