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Recommended Towns & Villages near Thurstaston

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

Heswall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)

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...

Welsh Hills from West Kirby, Merseyside

West Kirby (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction NW)

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

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

Wirral Peninsula (7 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)

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

Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight, Merseyside

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E)

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...

Perch Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Liverpool and Wirral from the top of the Anglican Cathedral

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NE)

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.....

Late afternoon at Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (10.5 miles, 16.8 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...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

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

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Chester Cathedral in Winter

Chester (290 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SE)

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 (14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction NE)

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

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)

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Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl (11 Pictures)

in the county of Denbighshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction W)

This resort is dominated by a golden sandy beach running from the mouth of the River Clwyd to Prestatyn, making it a perfect summer place for families to enjoy seaside fun, sunbathing and swimming...

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

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

Widnes, Cheshire, early evening Autumn sky

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 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...

St Lawrence Church, Frodsham

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction E)

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

All Saints Church in the middle of Rainford, Merseyside

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (17.9 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

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

Taylor Park in St.Helens, Merseyside

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (18.0 miles, 29.0 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...

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (21.7 miles, 34.9 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 (23.2 miles, 37.3 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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (23.8 miles, 38.3 km, direction NE)

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 Thurstaston

Hilbre Lighthouse

Hilbre Island Lighthouse (1 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

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Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight

Lady Lever Art Gallery (3 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction E)

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

The Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool.

The Beatles Story Exhibition (8 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

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

Albert Dock at night, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Albert Dock (29 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

The most famous club in the world....

Sea Life Sculpture Eastham Country Park looking over the Mersey

Eastham Woods Country Park (1 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction E)

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Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

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

Sefton Park Daffodil Time

Sefton Park Palm House (15 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Castle Ewloe near Buxton in northern Wales

Ewloe Castle (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)

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Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (50 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 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.....

Speke Hall, Liverpool

Speke Hall (13 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

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

Just how close do they come?

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port (2 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 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.....

Hawarden Castle, Hawarden, Flintshire, taken from the Cricket Club.

Hawarden Castle (2 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)

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Orangutans at Chester Zoo, Chester, Cheshire.

Chester Zoo (24 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 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.....

Loggerheads country park, Denbighshire

Loggerheads Country Park (2 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

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Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral (40 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SE)

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)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)

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


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