Merseyside hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN Merseyside - Bebington Birkenhead Bootle Ellesmere
Port Haydock Liverpool Moreton Newton le Willows Prescot St Helens
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Bebington. The village of Bebington is a Liverpool suburb on
the Wirral Peninsula. Bebington is about 1 mile northeast of
Junction 4 of the M53 Motorway. Bebington is about 15 miles from
Chester and 3 miles from Birkenhead. Bebington was once important
as a Merseyside port. Nearby Tranmere Rovers Football Club is
1.8 miles from Bebington, and Port Sunlight Village and The Lady
Lever Art Gallery are just 0.7 miles from Bebington. The Lady
Lever Art Gallery holds one of the most beautiful collections
of fine and decorative arts in the country. Book: Merseyside Street Atlas. |
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accommodation : Bebington.
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Birkenhead. Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside,
on the banks of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. Birkenhead
is about 2 miles east of Junction 3 of the M53 Motorway. Birkenhead
is about 25 miles from Chester. The town was famous as a sea
port and as a centre for ship building as it was close to the
maritime activity of Liverpool. The Birkenhead Tramway &
Wirral Transport Museum is a visitor attraction. Photo - Ferry across the Mersey from
Birkenhead to Liverpool. |
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accommodation : Birkenhead.
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Bootle. Bootle is a town in Sefton, Merseyside. Located
on the Mersey Estuary, it forms part of the Liverpool urban area,
and is situated approximately 4 miles north of Liverpool city
centre. Bootle is within 4 miles of the M58 Motorway. Bootle
is about 20 miles from Wigan. The old civic centre of the town
contains impressive Victorian buildings such as the Town Hall
and Municipal Baths. East of this is the main area of large office
blocks: west is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Book : Street Atlas Lancashire. |
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accommodation : Bootle.
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Ellesmere Port. Ellesmere Port is an industrial town in the district
of Ellesmere Port and Neston, which was founded, as the name
suggests, as an outlet to the sea from Ellesmere, Shropshire
and the Wales border area around Llangollen. Ellesmere Port is
about 1 mile west of Junction 9 of the M53 Motorway and about
3 miles north of Junction 15 of the M56. It is about 6 miles
from Chester and 15 miles from Birkenhead. Book : Ellesmere Port (East) (Pathfinder Maps). |
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accommodation : Ellesmere
Port.
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Haydock. Haydock is in the heart of the North West, in between
the vibrant cities of Liverpool and Manchester. It is about 1
mile south of Junction 23 of the M6 Motorway. It is about 4 miles
east of St Helens, 2 miles north of Newton le Willows and 6 miles
south of Wigan. Nearby attractions include Haydock Racecourse,
Camelot Theme Park, Gulliver's World, Wigan Pier Heritage Museum,
Pilkington's Glass Museum and the Trafford Shopping Centre. Haydock: |
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accommodation : Haydock.
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Liverpool. Liverpool is a city in the metropolitan county of
Merseyside. The M 57 Motorway forms a Liverpool bypass from Junction
6 of the M62 to Aintree. Liverpool city centre is about 7 miles
south of the intersection of the M58 and the M57 Motorways. Liverpool
is about 4 miles west of Junction 5 of the M 62 Motorway. Liverpool
is world famous as the city that produced the Beatles. It has
two cathedrals, the funnel-shaped Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
of Christ the King and the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral. Photo : Liverpool. |
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accommodation : Liverpool.
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Moreton. Moreton is alongside Junctions 1 and 2 of the M53
Motorway. It is about 20 miles from Chester, 1 mile from Birkenhead
and 2 miles from Wallasey. During the 1900's, Moreton was known
as a place for a holiday or a place to live thanks to its fresh
air and clean sea. It was seen as beneficial for conditions such
as rheumatism and was chosen as the place to build the Liverpool
Open-Air Hospital for children with tuberculosis. Moreton: |
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accommodation : Moreton.
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Newton le Willows. Newton-le-Willows is a town in the Metropolitan
Borough of St Helens. The town has an extensive transport network,
convenient for both the M6 and M62. It is about 2 miles south
of Junction 23 of the M6 and 3 miles north of junction 9 ofthe
M62. Newton Le Willows is about 4 miles east of St Helens and
5 miles north of Warrington. The old centre of Newton is on the
A49 road (formerly the Warrington-Wigan Turnpike Road) and has
a number of Georgian buildings, and is an attractive residential
area. Newton le Willows: |
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accommodation : Newton
le Willows.
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Prescot. Prescot is located 8 miles to the northeast of Liverpool
in the borough of Knowsley, about 1/2 mile from Junction 2 of
the M57 motorway, which forms a Liverpool bypass from Junction
6 of the M62 to Aintree. Runcorn is 11 miles to the south, St
Helens is 5 miles northeast and Warrington is 10 miles southeast.
During the 18th and 19th centuries Prescot was at the centre
of the watch and clockmaking industry. Its main tourist attraction
is now the local clock museum. On the edge of the town is the
famous estate of Lord Derby, which includes Knowsley Safari Park. Prescot: |
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accommodation : Prescot.
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St Helens. St Helens is a small industrial town on Merseyside
and traditionally part of Lancashire. It is about 5 miles west
of Junction 23 of the M6, 4 miles north of junction 7 of the
M62 and 3 miles east of junction 2 of the M57. It lies about
6 miles north of Widnes and 8 miles east of Liverpool. The glass
industry was established here owing to the ready availability
of sand and coal. The St Helens Canal was built in 1757 to transport
raw materials and finished products to and from the River Mersey. St Helens: |
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accommodation : St Helens.
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Wallasey. Wallasey is located at the end of the Wirral peninsula
at the mouth of the Mersey estuary, with excellent views across
to Liverpool. It is about 2 miles north of Junction 1 of the
M53 linking Chester to Birkenhead. Wallasey is about 2 miles
north of Birkenhead and 24 miles northwest of Chester. Transportation
links to Liverpool are good with a regular bus leaving New Brighton
through the Kingsway Tunnel.
Photo : Wallasey from Liverpool. |
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accommodation : Wallasey.
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