Birkenhead

Worth seeing in and around Birkenhead

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Anfield

   Anfield is a football stadium in the area of Anfield, Liverpool, England, which has been the home of Liverpool Football Club since their formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the fifth-largest football stadium in England.

   5.5 km · football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Goodison Park

   Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England, two miles north of the city centre. It was built to serve as the home ground of Everton and opened in 1892.

   6 km · football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Liverpool

   The University of Liverpool is a public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool and affiliated with Victoria University in 1884, it received a royal charter from King Edward VII in 1903, thereby attaining the authority to award degrees independently.

   3.4 km · university in Liverpool, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hill Dickinson Stadium

   Hill Dickinson Stadium, known as Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium or Everton Stadium during construction and renamed for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in Vauxhall, Liverpool, England. It is the home ground of Premier League club Everton, replacing Goodison Park.

   3.6 km · football stadium in Liverpool, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Liverpool Cathedral

   Liverpool Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool.

   2.8 km · cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Cavern Club

   The Cavern Club is a music venue on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

   2.3 km · nightclub in Liverpool, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

   Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" or "The Mersey Funnel", is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade I Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.

   3.3 km · Catholic cathedral. seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool in England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Echo Arena Liverpool

   Liverpool Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The venue hosts live music, comedy performances and sporting events, and forms part of Liverpool event campus ACC Liverpool – an interconnected arena, exhibition and convention centre.

   1.6 km · arena in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Walker Art Gallery

   The Walker Art Gallery is a Grade II* listed art gallery in Liverpool which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group.

   3 km · art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool John Moores University is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts, established in 1823.

    3.1 km · university in Liverpool, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Hamilton Square

   A beautiful Georgian Square with gardens in the middle designed by James Gillespie Graham.

2. 02
   Birkenhead Park
3. 03
   Wirral Transport Museum

   1 Taylor Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 1BG (Hamilton Square),.

4. 04
   Birkenhead Priory
5. 05
   The U-Boat Story
6. 06
   The John Laird Centre

   It was founded as the Laird School of Art, the first British public school of art outside London.

From Wikivoyage: Birkenhead, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

   Near to Birkenhead Park on Slatey Road, has some great artwork.

2. 02
   Vue Cinemas

   Conway Park, Europa Boulevard, CH41 4PE (Conway Park & 2-minute walk).

3. 03
   Tam o'Shanter Urban Farm

   The farm has a variety of animals, which love to be hand-fed.

4. 04
   Tranmere Rovers FC

   Prenton Park, Prenton Rd West, Birkenhead CH42 9PY (Rock Ferry, 40-minute walk.).

5. 05
   Europa Pools

   Halfway along Europa Boulevard turn right, again.

From Wikivoyage: Birkenhead, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Brass Balance
2. 02
   Buffet 88

   46 Conway Street, CH41 6JD (Conway Park or Birkenhead Central),.

3. 03
   Capitol Restaurant

   24 Argyle Street (Birkenhead Hamilton Square or Conway Park),.

4. 04
   Home

   Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead, CH41 6DU (Birkenhead Hamilton Square), info@homecoffee.co.uk.

5. 05
   Fraiche

   11 Rose Mount, Prenton CH43 5SG (Birkenhead Central),.

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Getting to Birkenhead

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 13 km · Manchester (MAN), 49 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 104 km

Stations

Liverpool Lime Street railway station, 2.9 km · Port of Liverpool, 1.9 km · Liverpool Central railway station, 2.6 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Birkenhead

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £5–7
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Birkenhead

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £11–15
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Birkenhead

  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £17–22
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No local-transport research exists yet for Birkenhead

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Birkenhead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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