This was excellent and a lot of new war facts. Russia and…read moreEngland joined hands to fight Germany? Yes. German battle pilots had detail maps of Liverpool? Streets and reference buildings. Yes. The 30 foot war room wall showed all the battle areas on the seas on two walls. Churchill was here often enough To bathe here. Claw foot. Tub. Still here. The back up generator for the building was from a scuttled German u boat. Reuse every thing. The merchant navy ships were as active as the British Navy ships,& acted as decoys and sunk u boats with hidden deck guns under tarps till Sub was in range. Originally, U boat would surface, challenge. After a few decoy events, they torpedoed first, at night and in packs. AKA Wolfpacks of 3-6. They would Actually chase a convoy during daylight, come up at night. Fire on the surface. The answer to that was the Liberator airplane with field lights a torpedos. They took the subs at night and found the German Battleship Bismarck on a training flight. Bye bye Battleship. Millions died in WW2. There is a little store. We got British Cloth napkins showing British Enlisted Sailors. I and my father were both USN enlisted. Lots to see here. Military discount and we stayed over two hours. Easy to find. Flags out front. Come on down!

I'll admit now I had no idea this place existed. Formerly the headquarters for the Western…read moreApproaches Command, a supreme Royal Navy authority responsible for keeping Atlantic shipping safe during World War II, the building is now open to the public and displays the subdued manliness of 1940s Britain with withering expertise. These people had no time for Facebook and iPlayer. They were too busy saving the world, by golly A complex underground bunker decorated with all the original wartime furniture and machinery, the building looks unnervingly like its hundreds of employees have simply got up and left. I kept forgetting it was a museum. The atmosphere is striking. One highlight was the Operations Room, with its models of WRNs pushing models of ships round a big map of the Atlantic. A hidden tape player fills the room with sound effects of what it would have sounded like- all chattering teleprinters and barking admirals. Other points of interest include the 'hotline' telephone booth that was connected directly to the War Cabinet and the Cypher Room, where decoded messages were received from Bletchley Park. Both of these things were protected by armed guards. I loved this place, not least because I was the only visitor there. Being on my own meant I could do what most other museums will slap you for trying. I attempted to lift a huge unexploded bomb (I couldn't) and almost wound one of those howling air raid siren things before I realised the woman on the front desk might get annoyed. Towards the end of the museum there was a table piled high with helmets, caps and gas masks that you were allowed to try on. I say 'you' when I actually mean 'children' but that means nothing because I still did anyway. I wouldn't have lasted five minutes in a war.

This 15 ton, four-bladed propeller is one of four which drove the Cunard liner Lusitania across the…read moreAtlantic on her tragic final voyage in May 1915. It was the most complete of the three salvaged from the wreck off Southern Ireland in 1982 and was purchased by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1989. The propeller has been displayed on the Museum's historic quaysides ever since. Each year on 7 May, the anniversary of the sinking of the ship by the German submarine U-20, a service of commemoration is held at the propeller for the 1200 victims of this incident. A wreath laid during the service can be seen in the photograph of the propeller above.

U can find a memorial to a liner torpedoed in the I World War, close to the pedestrian bridge, from…read morePier Head to Albert Dock. It's a 23 ton bronze four-bladed propeller, with a cast stell cone, shown here was one of four on the ship fitted in early of 1900. Every 7th May, a memorial service for the people who lost their lives in.

I have to strongly agree with a former post on here that was written by a skype user..this was…read morewritten in 2009 and it is shocking to feel the same way five years later ...he writes ''Having recently visited the Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port with a friend, I can certainly report that the various levels of advertising about the Museum are utterly false, which I have formally written to complain about. Importantly the Museum falsely advertises what a great place to visit, and continues to utilise a lot of extreme artistic licence in photos and text to promote the Museum. The 21st Century displays are mostly out of order. There were no volunteers in period costumes as promoted. On exhibit (the Stables) is empty and pointless. Other exhibits like the steam engines weren't working, with signs saying out of order. The Archive Centre was completely closed to the public. There are only few boats to be seen, and these are very rusty, dilapidated old barges that are water logged, mostly filled with debris and green slime.'' This place did feel like a ship graveyard and would make a good movie set for a ghost ship themed scene.. There were so many boats rotting on the sides, no actors in period costumes,,,half the buildings were closed off to public..and those that were open were just like walking in yours nans living room...which I can do that for free..The blacksmith was not even there,,but had left a catalogue with some of his works you could buy..which were great looking I have to say..so if you a fancy a lord of the rings themed gate,you know where to go.. The only redeeming feature that this place had was a 1000+ year old boat found from an archaeological dig (although the other boats looked like this) and the cafe..which sold cheap and cheerful homemade basics such as pies and jacket potatoes.. We paid £6.50 to get in...which didn't seem bad at the time...but I would save that money and go for a pint instead with Titanic playing in the background

The National Waterways Museum (once known as the Boat Museum) hosts a lovely waterside setting…read more The museum nestles on the banks of the Manchester ship canal and the Mersey in Ellsmere Port's fine Victorian canal docks. It's home to a remarkable collection of boats from inland waterways which include narrowboats, barges, ice breakers and much more. A memorable canal trip takes you through an industrial waterscape, which is rich in stories and wildlife. The tour allows you to look into the lives of boat people who travelled the canals and the families who lived and worked on the docks. There's plenty of space to let off steam, quiet corners for picnics and trails to follow which makes it a warm welcome for families. Visitor prices are reasonable, costing just £6 for an adult and £4 for a child (aged 5 to 16). Concessions are £5 and under 5's are free. As a whole, I would recommend this trip if you are interested in soaking up some local flavour as there is lots to see and do. With flotillas of historic boats and fascinating indoor displays, the National Waterways Museum is a great day whatever the weather.

Free entry, which is really nice, but its a cool museum, and my kids really enjoyed it…read more Lots of entertaining hands on activities for the kids which was nice. They kids actually preferred this museum to others such as the London museum for this very reason. It's not a big place so probably can spend 2 hours or so there depending on how detailed you want to be. Surrounding area is nice to explore as well since it's by the water.

We stopped in here to look around at 10 am when they opened. We found it pretty interesting. It's…read moredefinitely a nice stop, but there's so much detail on Liverpool. You can easily go through it fairly quickly and we were in and out in less than an hour. There's some nice sections covering the Beatles and other music performers from Liverpool. There's also clean restrooms on every floor so if you're out and about it, it's worth a stop. They ask for 5 pound donation when you leave and I'd say it's worth every penny.

The Old Dock Experience allows you to travel back in time to the heart of the city. Hidden beneath…read moreLiverpool ONE is the world's first commercial enclosed wet dock, unearthed in 2001 by archaeological excavations. The portion of the Old Dock on view tells stories from Liverpool's past, not only as an emerging maritime port but also of the engineering feat that it took to build it. If you fancy a revealing glimpse into Liverpool's past, this hour long tour is free to book so you can't really complain! Tours start from the Merseyside Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock and take place on Tuesdays at 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm. Places do tend to fill quickly so it is advised to book in advance.

The Old Dock Experience is very new (opened in May this year) and public tours are only every…read moreTuesday at the minute. Hidden beneath Liverpool ONE the Old Dock was unearthed by developers in 2001. Following this the excavation of the area featured on Channel Four's Time Team programme in 2008. The free tour is so worth it and because it is only every Tuesday it just feels really special. But surely it could be open to the public for more than one day a week? It was really interesting to learn of how important the design of the dock was, how the port prospered but sad that the Old Dock was eventually considered too small to deal with the amount of maritime traffic. Objects found in the dig are on display and a giant screen shows an animated view of how the view out from the dock would have looked in 1715. On the tour I was only able to view the east section of the dock which included a tunnel which is thought to have linked to Liverpool Castle.

Whilst this is an old fashioned museum and does not have all the bells and whistles of modern ones,…read morethere is something for everyone. The children have enough hands on displays and videos to hold their interest whilst the adults can read things in more depth. The history of salt mining in the area is fully explained and you learn things that are amazing. No additional facilities but close enough to town to walk in for a coffee afterwards.

I enjoyed my visit to the museusm, it was very informative and gave a great insight to life in the…read morelocal area not so long ago. We have lots of history on offer in Winsford and Northwich, its a great place to visit.

Very nice museum about Liverpool life,has a shop,cafe and toilets.read more

this museum is great as its purely on liverpool history and the lfie which surounded the…read moredocks/dockers and there family. its a great way for kids to see how there family used to live etc. its nice to have somewere purely dedicated to local history. anyone whos intested in local history or dock history should defantly pay here a visit. this has since closed down and then in 2010/2011. theres going to be a bigger and better one working.. There are still lots of museums and galleries to visit in Liverpool and the surrounding area. In the Albert Dock you can go to the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum, which are both situated in the same building, a short walk from where the Museum of Liverpool Life used to be. On William Brown Street in the city centre you can find two popular atrractions, World Museum Liverpool and the Walker Art Gallery. Nearby is the National Conservation Centre. Two major exhibitions currently feature a lot of the Museum of Liverpool's collections: Magical History Tour at Merseyside Maritime Museum until 27 September 2009 - following 800 years of Liverpool history, from medieval 'Lyverpoole' to 21st century 'Livercool', the European Capital of Culture. The Beat Goes On at World Museum Liverpool until 1 November 2009 - the story of Liverpool music, from The Beatles to The Zutons Admission to all the National Museums Liverpool venues is FREE. All exhibitions, events and activities at National Museums Liverpool are also FREE. For further details call any National Museums Liverpool information point or telephone 0151 207 0001 (international telephone +44 151 207 0001). Visitor information for all of the National Museums Liverpool venues is also available on this website.

The aquarium in the world museum is brilliant, it combines fish from Australia to Anglesey with the…read morevery latest technology. They have combined a new learning and activity space within the aquarium; the Living Laboratory. In this part everyone can get up close to fish and other sea life in special low-level tanks. As interesting as aquariums are, they can often be quite boring but with the staff running regular demonstrations for the visitors and a chance to observe and properly get involved so for that reason it has to be one of the better ones that I have visited. There are many displays and activities in the Living Laboratory and they have tried their best to emphasise links between the live specimens and the museum's historic collections. Video conferencing facilities are also available, this allows to link through to behind the scenes activities, events in the Treasure House Theatre and other parts of the museum. Be sure to ring to find out what events they are running so you don't miss out.