British Lawnmower Museum
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Overview
This multi award-winning unique museum houses a collection of over 300 restored, rare pieces of garden machinery of special interest, dating from 1799. Part of a 1,000 machine collection, it's "all you need to mow!" See the fastest and most expensive mowers, the biggest, the smallest lawnmower, the first electric and Robot Mowers, and 'Lawnmowers of the Rich and Famous', including machines that belonged to Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Nicholas Parsons, Brian May, Hilda Ogden, Eric Morecombe, Paul O'Grady, Albert Pierrepoint and many more. A tribute to the garden machine industry over the last 200 years. Personal guided tours available.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, daily, 9-5.45, excluding Sun and BHs
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
A metropolitan county on the River Mersey, with Liverpool as its administrative centre, Merseyside incorporates the towns of Bootle, Birkenhead, St Helena, Wallasey, and Southport. In the 19th century, Liverpool was England’s second greatest port, and the area has been affected by urban deprivation and unemployment.
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