Plans for new museum, cafe and bar with ‘one of the best views in the world’ given greenlight

Green light for new U-Boat Museum

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00:00Plans to create a new museum, cafe and bar on the waterfront with one of the best views in

00:06the world have been given the final sign-off. In October 2023, Big Heritage TIC, which runs

00:11Western Approaches Museum in Liverpool, revealed its plans to revamp and completely transform the

00:16U-Boat Story Museum in Birkenhead. The project's being funded by part of a £19.6 million levelling

00:23up grant, which looks to introduce a new green space, improve the Woodside Ferry Terminal and

00:28create a new international Battle of the Atlantic attraction. Planning permission has now been

00:32granted for the project and Big Heritage previously said it hopes to get spades in

00:36the ground by early summer. The new museum is currently expected to open sometime in August 2025

00:41but will fully launch once £21 million plans to improve the wider area are complete.

00:46The current single-storey museum will be demolished with a new three-storey building

00:51built in its place which has been designed to be tall enough to be seen across the Mersey

00:55while ensuring the views from the Hamilton Square approach are maintained.