At The Cutting Edge - Unique Experience Tours at the British Lawnmower Museum

A unique experience and tour around the award-winning British Lawnmower Museum by the Curator - lawnmower author, racer and expert. Lawnmowers are a unique and quintessential British invention that flourished in the Victorian period, but maybe seem humdrum nowadays. The British Lawnmower Museum shows how wrong that impression is.

Situated in the Victorian seaside town of sunny Southport, the museum houses examples of every type going back to its invention in 1830 by Edwin Budding. He was deemed a madman and lunatic for inventing such a strange contraption and was forced to test his machine at night so as not to be seen. Budding's invention has not been bettered to this day and remains the preferred machine for mowing a formal lawn including the great palaces and sports grounds all over the globe, including Buckingham Palace, Wembley, Wimbledon, Lords and golf courses too numerous to mention.

See the biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the most expensive, & ‘Lawnmowers of the Rich & Famous’ from King Charles & Princess Diana, Queen’s Royal Rock legend Brian May to Top Gear's James May to one of Lancashire’s Special 70 objects Eric Morecambe plus many mower - a unique experience & something to remember for ever-mower!

The Museum is offering two special tours with the Curator.

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

1100 Tour: 'A Cut Above'. 1230 Tour: 'A Lot Mower Fun'.

Location & directions

106-112 Shakespeare Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5AJ

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

To pre-book your space, please email Brian

Booking contact name:

Brian Radam

Booking telephone number:

+447793825353

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking opens:

24 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

The access to the museum is narrow and there are steep narrow stairs to the first floor.

Additional information

Please arrive 5 minutes before tour time.

Max no of people per tour:

6

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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