Central South Wirral
Central South Wirral is a rural area in Cheshire, with a few main roads going through. It includes the villages and hamlets of Two Mills, Woodbank, Burton, Puddington, Shotwick, Dunkirk, Capenhurst and Ledsham.
Get in
Map of Central South Wirral
By car
As the M56 ends at Dunkirk, drivers can continue onto the A494 without stopping. Drivers can then take the first turnoff for the A540. Head north to Two Mills junction, where the A550 Welsh Road crosses the A540, which is central to the area.
By rail
- 1 Capenhurst railway station.
By bike
- National Cycle Route 56 passes through the area, allowing access from Chester, New Brighton and Liverpool.
Get around
See
- 1 Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst, Capenhurst. The church is a designated Grade II listed building. The church was built between 1856 and 1859 to a design by James Harrison. In 1889–90 the tower was built and details were added to the interior by John Douglas.
- 2 Burton Manor. It is a former manor house that is a designated Grade II listed building. At one time an adult education college, it is now closed, but the walled garden is open to the public. The house was built around 1805 for Richard Congreve and remodelled in 1904 by Sir Charles Nicholson for Henry Neville Gladstone, son of William Ewart Gladstone. An orangery was added in 1910 to a design by Arthur Beresford Pite.
Do
Bike ride NCR56 through the area.
Buy
- 1 Gordale Nurseries, Chester High Road (A540), Burton. CH64 8TF, ☏ +44 151 336 2116. Garden shop and cafe
- 2 Water World, Chester High Road (A540), Burton. CH64 8TF (Adjacent to Gordale Nurseries, on the A540). Aquatic garden shop and cafe
There is a petrol station on the eastern side of the A494/A540 roundabout.
Eat
- 1 Eureka Cyclists Cafe, Parkgate Road (A540), Two Mills. CH1 6EZ (Just south of the A540/A550 road junction at Two Mills, on the western/Welsh-facing side of the A540.), ☏ +44 151 339-5629. A mecca for cyclists.
- 2 The Yacht (Pesto), Parkgate Road (A540), Woodbank. CH1 6EY, ☏ +44 1244 880216.
Drink
- 1 The Tudor Rose, Parkgate Road, Ledsham. CH66 9PD (At the A540/A550 Two Mills junction), ☏ +44 151 339-2399.
Sleep
- 1 Craxton Wood Hotel, Parkgate Road (A540), Two Mills. CH66 9PB (Off the A540/A550 Two Mills junction, a quarter of a mile towards Neston), ☏ +44 151 347 4000.
- 2 Premier Inn Two Mills, Parkgate Road (A540), Two Mills. CH66 9PB (At the A540/A550 Two Mills junction).
- 3 Brook Farm Bed & Breakfast, Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst. CH1 6HE, ☏ +44 151 339 9663.
- 4 Hazels Farm Bed & Breakfast, Parkgate Road, Woodbank. CH1 6EY, ☏ +44 7974 502566.
- 5 Oakwood Farm Mews, Parkgate Road, nr. Saughall. CH1 6EY (At the A540/A494 junction), ☏ +44 1244 880828.