Central Wirral covers the villages of Barnston, Storeton, Brimstage, Thornton Hough, Raby and Willaston, split between Merseyside and Cheshire, England.
Understand
[edit]A group of dispersed villages in rural central Wirral.
Get in
[edit]
Map of Central Wirral
By road
[edit]M53, junction 4 (Clatterbridge)
By rail
[edit]- 1 Heswall railway station.
By bike
[edit]- National Cycle Route 56 passes through the area, allowing access to Chester, New Brighton and Liverpool
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Hadlow Road railway station, Hadlow Road, Willaston (on the Wirral Way). A preserved railway station on the former Hooton to West Kirby line
Do
[edit]- 1 Brimstage Hall and Courtyard (Voirrey Embroidery, Maize Maze), Brimstage Road, Brimstage. CH63 6JA, ☏ +44 151 336-4828, info@leverhulmeestates.co.uk. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. A collection of boutique shops, a restaurant and coffee shop.
- 2 Wirral Rugby and Cricket Club, Thornton Common Road, Thornton Hough, Merseyside, CH63 4JU, ☏ +44 151 334-1309. Visit Thornton Hough, a Victorian village with cricket green.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Country Mouse, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage, CH63 6JA, ☏ +44 151 342-5382.
Drink
[edit]- 1 The Fox and Hounds, Barnston Village, ☏ +44 151 648-7685. A distinctly homely atmosphere exists in the two bars and snug.
- 2 The Wheatsheaf Inn, The Green, Raby. CH63 4JH, ☏ +44 151 336-3416.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Thornton Manor, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, CH63 1JB, ☏ +44 151 353-1155. The premier hotel on the Wirral peninsula. Formerly the residence of William Lever, Lord Leverhulme.
- 2 Thornton Hall Hotel, Neston Road, Thornton Hough, CH63 1JF, ☏ +44 151 336-3938.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Central Wirral |
| Chester ← Ellesmere Port ← | E  N |
→ Woodchurch, Upton, Moreton and Greasby → Liverpool via Kingsway Tunnel (toll) |