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Recommended Towns & Villages near Port Sunlight

Sunset over Hilbre Island - taken from West Kirby promenade, Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Peninsula (7 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Liverpool

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

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.....

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

Heswall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (5.2 miles, 8.4 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...

Perch Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NW)

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...

Welsh Hills from West Kirby, Merseyside

West Kirby (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

The town lies between Heswall and Hoylake, it has a nice sandy beach, a beautiful marine lake and some lovely preserved Victorian properties...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction N)

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Late afternoon at Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

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...

Widnes, Cheshire, early evening Autumn sky

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction E)

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...

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)

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

St Lawrence Church, Frodsham

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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

Chester Race Course and Stand - September 2009

Chester (290 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

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

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N)

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

Heron and angler at Eccleston Mere, St Helens, Merseyside.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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

The Junction public house, Rainford.

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

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

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

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A picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 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...

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

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

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.....

Beeston Castle in Tarporley, Cheshire.

Tarporley (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction SE)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (19.4 miles, 31.3 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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction N)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

Recommended attractions near Port Sunlight

Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight

Lady Lever Art Gallery (3 Pictures)

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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

Sea Life Sculpture Eastham Country Park looking over the Mersey

Eastham Woods Country Park (1 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.1 km, direction S)

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Sefton Park Daffodil Time

Sefton Park Palm House (15 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction NE)

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

Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction N)

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

Albert Dock at night, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Albert Dock (29 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction N)

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.....

The Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool.

The Beatles Story Exhibition (8 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Albion House

Albion House (1 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)

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

The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)

The most famous club in the world....

Speke Hall, Liverpool

Speke Hall (13 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction E)

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

Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (50 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)

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

Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NE)

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

Just how close do they come?

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port (2 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)

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Orangutans at Chester Zoo, Chester, Cheshire.

Chester Zoo (24 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SE)

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

Hilbre Lighthouse

Hilbre Island Lighthouse (1 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

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A picture of Castle Ewloe near Buxton in northern Wales

Ewloe Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction S)

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Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral (40 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

A Minster was built here in the 10th-century to hold the remains of St.Werburgh, a Mercian princess who died in 707......

Chester Roman Garden

Roman Gardens (2 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

The Roman Garden, thus called is a somewhat misleading name. It was certainly not here in Roman times, but is a left-over from.....

Chester's Roman Amphitheatre

Chester Roman Amphitheatre (1 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.1 km, direction S)

It is almost impossible to list the magnificent Roman treasures this town possesses. Its extraordinary Roman Amphitheatre is but.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction E)

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