Contact information
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Fish
Lane, Burscough
Lancashire
L40
0TA
T: 01704 895181
F: 01704 892343
E: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk
Opening times
Open 7 days a week, except 25 December
Winter (Monday 27 October to February)
9.30am to 5.00pm (last admission 4pm)
Early Closing on 24 December (last admission 2pm)
Summer (March to Monday 27 October)
9.30am to 5.30pm (last admission 5pm)
Gift Aid admission prices 2010
Adult: £9.30
Concession: £6.90 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.55 (4-16 years)
Family: £24.90 (2 adults & 2 children, 4-16 years)
Children (under 4 years): Free
Essential helpers assisting disabled visitors: Free
Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult
WWT members get unlimited access to all of our centres year round. Membership prices start from £35 (£48 for families).
Join now for free entry on your next visit!
The Gift Aid admission price includes a voluntary donation, which enables us to claim the tax back as part of the Government's Gift Aid scheme. Further information on Gift Aid click here.
If you choose not to pay the Gift Aid price, these are the prices excluding the voluntary donation.
Adult: £8.45
Concession: £6.27 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.14 (4 -16 years)
Family: £22.64 (2 adults & 2 children, 4 - 16 years)
Facilities
Eating
The Pinkfoot Pantry offers a delicious selection of hot and cold food, a variety of coffees and chilled drinks, and tempting home-made cakes. From healthy vegetarian salads to hearty meat dishes, all can be enjoyed overlooking the beautiful wetlands.
Fully licensed to serve alcohol. Small Breakfast menu available from 10am -11.30am, Hot food served from 11.45am - 2.30pm.
Click here if you would like to hire our venues.
Shopping
The gift shop stocks a wide range of wildlife books, outdoor clothing, bird feeders/boxes, postcards and stationary, children’s gifts and souvenirs of your visit to the centre, including a unique range of products featuring the artwork of WWT founder Sir Peter Scott.
There is also an in focus optics shop at the centre selling everything you will ever need to watch wildlife – from budget binoculars starting at around £15 to deluxe telescopes at over £1000. in focus is the ideal place to get honest, friendly advice about buying your first pair of binoculars and test them in what must be the best location anywhere in the North West of England.
New reedbed walk
Martin Mere has recently opened a reedbed walk around the top part of the reserve overlooked by the Harrier Hide. The walk is accessible and well signposted from the coach car park and you do not have to pay to enter the Centre to stroll on this walk.
Terms of entry
Visitors are asked to respect the habitats and wildlife of Martin Mere Wetland Centre by keeping to the paths at all times and not causing undue noise. It is especially important to remain quiet in the bird viewing hides.
Photography is permitted on site providing it is for personal use only. All commercial/stock library photography must be agreed in advance with the centre and a photography permission form must be completed prior to the visit. Email: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk to request the form.
No pets are permitted on site, other than trained assistance dogs (i.e. Guide Dogs). As their presence will distress the captive waterfowl collection
Accessibility
- The centre has level access and hard-surfaced paths with tarmac on main routes (and compacted gravel on minor paths)
- All hides are accessible to wheelchairs
- Low-level viewing windows and level access to ground floor bird hides.
- Free wheelchair loan
- Trained assistance dogs only (i.e. Guide dogs). No other dogs or pets permitted
- Accessible toilets in car-park and throughout the visitor centre
- Free car parking on site. Tarmac surface and reserved bays for disabled visitors