Heritage Open Day at Port Sunlight

07 Sep 2024

Port Sunlight

As part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme, enjoy free entry to Port Sunlight Museum and the Edwardian Worker’s Cottage as we step back in time to 1913.

See the worker’s cottage brought to life through costumed interpreters reliving their Edwardian lives, inspired by people and stories of Port Sunlight. You’ll be able to interact and hear from residents from 1913 and see the impact of the community’s influence on village life through time.

Fancy donning your flat cap or high lace collar shirt to be a part of the action? We’ll have dressing up opportunities available for the whole family along the way, but we welcome guests to join us in playing dress up for the day.

Our award-winning museum tells the story of William Lever and his vision to create a village for workers at his Sunlight Soap factory. Step inside Port Sunlight Museum to explore how the village developed over the years, from the working and living conditions to the charming architecture, and meet the people who built it and lived here.

Next door to Port Sunlight Museum at 22 King George’s Drive, you can step inside a worker’s cottage and experience what everyday life was like in Port Sunlight in Edwardian times. Explore the recreated home of the Carr family, who were real long-time tenants and worked in the Lever Brothers factory. The cottage is filled with artefacts and you’ll be given a warm welcome by our volunteers, who will share the story of this special house.