Manchester Airport 56 min
Birkenhead Park (45 min) Victorian park with woodland walks, play areas, 2 fishing lakes, a modern visitor centre and cafe. St Winefride's Well (8 min) Shrine, chapel, and history Wirral Country Park (45 min) Grassy picnic areas above the River Dee, plus birding, beach walks & bike rides on the Wirral Way. Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village (41 min) 19th-century factory workers' model village in parkland, with museum on its history and a tea room. Lady Lever Art Gallery (41 min) A classical stone building displaying Victorian paintings, Wedgwood and 18th-century furniture. Clwydian Range (16 min) Hikers are drawn to these wildlife-filled hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Moel Famau (29 min) The remains of a tower sit atop the summit of this 1,821-ft. hill, a well-known hiking destination. Rhuddlan Castle / Castell Rhuddlan (19 min) Ruins of a symmetrical, 13th-century turreted stronghold overlooking a defended river gate. West Kirby Beach (50 min) Broad beach with a boating lake, ice-cream shops & strolls across expansive sand flats at low tide. Wirral Peninsula (36 min) Peninsula sandwiched across the River Mersey from Liverpool & on the other side, the River Dee. Flint Castle (16 min) Castle, estuary, ruins, and history Wepre park (21 min) Including a forest & open fields, this park features the ruins of 12th-century castle & a waterfall. Hilbre Island (52 min) This 11.5-acre tidal island features several houses, a bird observatory & an old telegraph station. Greenfield Valley Heritage Park (12 min) Ness Botanic Gardens (32 min) Horticultural collection with show gardens, Victorian-style potager, Alpine house and cafe. |