Manchester Airport 52 min
West Kirby Beach (46 min) Broad beach with a boating lake, ice-cream shops & strolls across expansive sand flats at low tide. Greenfield Valley Heritage Park (6 min) St Winefride's Well (9 min) Shrine, chapel, and history Clwydian Range (17 min) Hikers are drawn to these wildlife-filled hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hilbre Island (48 min) This 11.5-acre tidal island features several houses, a bird observatory & an old telegraph station. Wepre park (17 min) Including a forest & open fields, this park features the ruins of 12th-century castle & a waterfall. Birkenhead Park (41 min) Victorian park with woodland walks, play areas, 2 fishing lakes, a modern visitor centre and cafe. Moel Famau (28 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 (20 min) Ruins of a symmetrical, 13th-century turreted stronghold overlooking a defended river gate. Flint Castle (10 min) Castle, estuary, ruins, and history Wirral Country Park (41 min) Grassy picnic areas above the River Dee, plus birding, beach walks & bike rides on the Wirral Way. Ness Botanic Gardens (28 min) Horticultural collection with show gardens, Victorian-style potager, Alpine house and cafe. Lady Lever Art Gallery (37 min) A classical stone building displaying Victorian paintings, Wedgwood and 18th-century furniture. Wirral Peninsula (32 min) Peninsula sandwiched across the River Mersey from Liverpool & on the other side, the River Dee. Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village (37 min) 19th-century factory workers' model village in parkland, with museum on its history and a tea room. |