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Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SE)

There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress...

St Helens town centre taken from the multi-story carpark.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction N)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

A view of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction S)

In the medieval times Frodsham was an important port and borough belonging to the earls of Chester...

A picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

Just inside the parish church gate. Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction N)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp...

Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight, Merseyside

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

The centre-piece of the village is the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Museum, this was built as a memorial to Lady Lever and was opened in 1922...

The Three Graces, Liverpool

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

World famous for it's football team and the birthplace of the Beatles , from early humble origins Liverpool, over the centuries has grown and developed to become one of the most.....

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)

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Lymm, Cheshire

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

Wallasey Town Hall

Wirral Peninsula (7 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction W)

The Wirral Peninsula is an area of Merseyside approximately 60 square miles (160 square Km) known as 'The Wirral'..

Perch Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton, Wiral, Merseyside

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction W)

New Brighton in the Wiirral may not be quite what the traditional Brighton of the South of England is, with its extravaganza of a Royal Pavilion, but what it does have is well worth sampling...

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NW)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction S)

The village of Delamere can be found in the midst of beautiful Cheshire countryside in an area of forests and rivers. It is perhaps best known as the home of the magnificent.....

The Iron men at Crosby, Merseyside

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NW)

Modern day Crosby straddles the Irish Sea, it is a mainly residential area with a coastline of sands - including the Blundell Sands, thus named for the Blundell family...

A long winding road in Lower Heswall, the area has remained unchanged for around 100 years.

Heswall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

Heswall, although situated on the banks of the River Dee remains very much part of Merseyside. It is fortunate to occupy a spacious area fringed by green wooded countryside, and is close to sands commencing at near-by Thurstaston...

Chester Cathedral in Winter

Chester (290 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

Chester, the county town of Cheshire, is one of the oldest and most complete walled cities with fantastic architecture and history...

Beeston Castle in Tarporley, Cheshire.

Tarporley (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

Attractive large village which developed as a coaching stop on the main London to Liverpool road during the 17th and 18th-centuries...

House Front, Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...

Recommended attractions near Cronton

A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....

Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, the oldest surviving wing built in 1435.

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NW)

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Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SE)

Runcorn is almost entirely encircled by two canals, the Bridgewater Canal built during the middle of the 18th century and the.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SE)

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Speke Hall, Liverpool

Speke Hall (13 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SW)

Sandwiched between the urban sprawl of Liverpool, Speke Hall is an astonishing survival from the past - a magnificent, unspoilt.....

Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NW)

This magnificent Hall was once the home of the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton, who were second in importance to the Earls of.....

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....

Sefton Park Daffodil Time

Sefton Park Palm House (15 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction W)

A Victorian glasshouse, showcasing the liverpool Botanical collection...

Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

That Liverpool should finally have a Roman Catholic Cathedral of its own, was a dream come true when on 14th May 1967, the.....

Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (50 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

At The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port we bring Britain's canal history back to life. Come and explore the exhibitions in the.....

Sea Life Sculpture Eastham Country Park looking over the Mersey

Eastham Woods Country Park (1 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

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The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

The most famous club in the world....

Albert Dock at night, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Albert Dock (29 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

King John granted Liverpool a charter in 1207, this was to encourage the growth of a port, at this time it was a small fishing.....

A picture of Albion House

Albion House (1 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

A Victorian era office block designed by Richard Norman Shaw who based the design after his earlier work on Scotland Yard. Albion.....

The Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool.

The Beatles Story Exhibition (8 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction W)

Liverpool's world famous and multi-award winning Beatles Story experience..

Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight

Lady Lever Art Gallery (3 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)

This fascinating art gallery was built by the Ist Viscount Leverhulme, the great benefactor who founded the Lever empire and.....

Just how close do they come?

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port (2 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

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Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere Forest Park (24 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)

Green lungs do not come more beautiful than the densely tree populated Delamere Forest Park found in a haven of countryside, near.....

Orangutans at Chester Zoo, Chester, Cheshire.

Chester Zoo (24 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

Chester Zoo makes a fascinating day out for everyone at whatever age. For mostly we all love creatures of the wild and enjoy.....

Arley Hall driveway, Northwich, Cheshire.

Arley Hall (33 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction SE)

Arley Hall featured recently in the BBC's religious programme Songs of Praise. It's illustrious owner, Lord Ashbrook was seen.....


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