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Liverpool - Surroundings

Surrounding towns of Liverpool include Birkenhead, Ellesmere and Port Sunlight.

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Hale - Speke Hall
One of the finest Tudor houses in England is Speke Hall (7mi/11km east of Liverpool in Hale). This half-timbered house on the north bank of the Mersey (1530-98) is notable for its great hall, its beautiful plasterwork and fine furniture.
Address
Hours
March 15 to November 2
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosed13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Close 17:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
November 8 to December 14
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:00
Close 16:3016:30
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Always closed on:
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Cost
Family 18.63
Admission Cost 6.81
Grounds / gardens only around attraction 4.09
Child 3.44
All values are in local currency
Tips
Last admission 30 minutes before closing. No dogs in garden.
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
BritRail: Garston
Typical Visit
1 hour
Ellesmere Port - Boat Museum
The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port (near Liverpool) recreates the heyday of the waterways when barges were an important form of goods transport.
At the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum visitors can board many of the historic boats. There is also a working blacksmith along with several period cottages.
Address
Boat Museum
South Pier Road
Ellesmere Port CH65 4FW
England
Hours
April 1 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
November 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosed11:0011:0011:0011:00
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Family 19.00
Adult 5.50
Concession or reduced rate 4.50
Child 3.50
Child 4 & underFREE
All values are in local currency
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Sudley Art Gallery
Associated with the Walker Gallery is the Sudley Art Gallery, in an early 19th C mansion on Mossley Hill (3mi/5km south). Mainly English 18th and 19th C artists such as Gainsborough and Turner are represented.
Address
Sudley House
Mossley Hill Road, Aigburth
Liverpool L18 8BX
England
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Widnes, England
(Near Liverpool)
Widnes (pop. 55,926) is on the River Mersey 10mi/16km east of Liverpool. With a number of noted landmarks such as Victoria Promenade and the Catalyst Science and Discovery Centre, Widnes has enough sites of interest for tourists to enjoy.
Widnes - Catalyst
Visitors to Catalyst will discover the chemical industry in action. There are many hands-on, interactive exhibits, including a ride in a glass elevator to the observatory 100 ft above River Mersey.
Address
Catalyst Chemical Museum
Mersey Road
Widnes WA8 ODF
England
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0011:0011:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Family 17.95
Adult 4.95
Concession or reduced rate 3.95
Child 16 & under 3.95
All values are in local currency
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
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