Visitors have reacted to news that a Merseyside museum is set to close – and many aren’t surprised to see it go.

The LDRS revealed yesterday that Spaceport, at Seacombe Ferry Terminal, will be replaced after plummeting visitor numbers and an average operating loss of £250,000 a year since 2005.

A Liverpool City Region document revealed that the combined authority is planning to contribute £6.6m to turn it in to a new children’s museum.

And while some visitors had fond memories of Spaceport, many commented that it had lost its way over the years and was due for a change.

The museum aims to take visitors on ‘an inspirational journey through space’ – but a report shows visitor numbers have dropped from 96,000 a year a decade ago to just 36,000 a year.

A number of commenters said entry prices at the museum, which rise to £26.50 for a family ticket, were simply too high to keep enough people coming back.

Lee Wright commented: “Took my daughter when the Star Wars exhibition was on, it was worth it then but wouldn’t have paid just for the museum.”

Sharon Fildes-Johnson simply wrote: “I’m not surprised its closing it’s really expensive.”

Another said: “Used to be decent when it first opened but they just kept putting the prices up without offering much new.”

However some were sad to see the museum close.

Alan Booth wrote: “Sad news, have enjoyed our visits there.”

Yorkshire’s Eureka! National Children’s Museum will be the model for the transformation of the Spaceport site – and the charity behind that museum will lead the project.

And people who have visited that museum, which is in Halifax, said they were excited to see the Spaceport changed into something similar.

Gail Rowe wrote: “I’ve never been in it because of the price – the replacement Eureka (if it goes ahead) is fantastic but a bit pricey (for the area) if the pricing is the same as the one in Halifax, you pay for the first visit then it’s free entry for a year.”

Another person said they thought Eureka! would be ‘a million times better’ and that they couldn’t wait for it to be done.

The total cost of the project is predicted to be £11.75m, with Eureka! having also secured £3m from the national Inspiring Science Fund.

The combined authority will vote on Friday on whether to approve its investment in the new project.