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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Southport
Planning accessible days out in Southport? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Aquariums
11.6 mi from Southport
SEA LIFE Blackpool
SEA LIFE Blackpool is an aquarium in Blackpool, Lancashire, where you can discover thousands of marine creatures up close, from stingrays in their own immersive zone to species fou...
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27.1 mi from Southport
Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium in Little Stanney, Cheshire West and Chester, where you can get up close to one the UK's largest collection of sharks, all...
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Museums & Galleries
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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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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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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16.5 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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16.9 mi from Southport
Museum of Liverpool
The Museum of Liverpool in Liverpool, England, tells the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflects the city's global significance. It opened in 2011 as newest addition to the... — Wikipedia
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17.1 mi from Southport
International Slavery Museum
The International Slavery Museum is a museum located in Liverpool, UK, that focuses on the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. The museum, which forms part of the... — Wikipedia
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17.1 mi from Southport
Merseyside Maritime Museum
The Merseyside Maritime Museum is a museum based in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of National Museums Liverpool and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European R... — Wikipedia
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17.2 mi from Southport
The Beatles Story
The Beatles Story is a museum on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock telling the lives, times and music of The Beatles through immersive recreations of places like Hamburg, The Cavern Cl...
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17.4 mi from Southport
Wirral Archives
Wirral Archives is a research facility where you can visit the Search Room to look through archive records, by appointment only. You'll need to bring photo ID and proof of address...
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17.6 mi from Southport
World of Glass
The World of Glass tells the story of how St Helens became a world leader in glass making, with a recreated Victorian town to walk through and reliving life from the last century....
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19.2 mi from Southport
Strawberry Field
Strawberry Field is a Liverpool visitor attraction built around the site that inspired John Lennon's song 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. You can explore an interactive exhibition cov...
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22.5 mi from Southport
Leigh Town Hall Archives
Leigh Town Hall Archives is the base for Archives: Wigan & Leigh, the service responsible for managing and providing access to the Wigan Borough's historic archives, photographic a...
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23.3 mi from Southport
Catalyst Museum
Catalyst Museum in Halton, Cheshire, is an interactive science discovery centre and accredited museum housed in a Grade II listed building. You can explore hands-on galleries inclu...
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24.2 mi from Southport
Hall i' th' Wood Museum
Hall i' th' Wood Museum is a rare surviving Tudor wooden-framed house in Bolton, where you can see displays of 17th and early 18th century furniture and artefacts and learn about S...
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24.6 mi from Southport
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery sits in the town's Cultural Quarter and is one of the oldest civic museums in the UK, housed in a Grade II listed building that has held the collect...
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25 mi from Southport
Norton Priory
Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, on the edge of Runcorn, is the most excavated monastic site in Europe, with medieval ruins, a 12th century undercroft and a museum displaying thousa...
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27.5 mi from Southport
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Wool and cotton mills in Lancashire, England
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27.8 mi from Southport
Heysham Heritage Centre
Heysham Heritage Centre, in the village of Heysham near Morecambe, Lancashire, focuses on the local history of the area and is run by volunteers from the Friends of Heysham Heritag...
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28.9 mi from Southport
Lancaster City Museum
Lancaster City Museum occupies the city's elegant former Georgian town hall right on Market Square, with galleries covering the social, industrial and archaeological history of Lan...
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29.2 mi from Southport
The Whitaker
The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery is a museum and gallery set in Whitaker Park in Rossendale, Lancashire, blending history, art, education and community. You can explore contempora...
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29.3 mi from Southport
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum sits within the historic castle grounds overlooking the town, housed in the Grade II listed former Steward's House. Inside, you'll find galleries tracing 35...
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Theme Parks
0.5 mi from Southport
Southport Pleasureland
Once known as Southport Pleasureland and now called Adventure Coast Southport, this is a small family amusement park set across four themed lands: Cartoon Boardwalk, Pirate Cove, S...
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Zoos & Wildlife
11.6 mi from Southport
Blackpool Zoo
Blackpool Zoo is set in over 37 acres of stunning, spacious parkland, with more than 1,000 mesmerising animals to discover. You can make your way into Dinosaur Safari to meet prehi...
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24.4 mi from Southport
Wild Wings Birds of Prey
Wild Wings Birds of Prey is a small zoo based in Risley, Warrington, in the North West of England, home to owls, hawks, falcons and eagles including Logan, Koda and Shannara, along...
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28.9 mi from Southport
Butterfly House and Mini Zoo
This is a former Edwardian palm house turned rainforest habitat, now home to free-flying butterflies such as the blue morpho and owl butterfly, alongside Koi carp, tortoises and a...
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Where to stay near Southport
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Southport guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Southport?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include The Atkinson, Southport Pleasureland and British Lawnmower Museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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