Meols
Meols is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
Meols is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. On the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, it forms a contiguous built up area with the nearby town of Hoylake which lies to the west. Historically in Cheshire, since 1 April 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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Worth seeing in and around Meols
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.
- 01Leasowe Lighthouse
Leasowe Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse in Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The lighthouse was built in 1763 by The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to guide shipping safely to the Port of Liverpool and is the oldest lighthouse built from bricks in the United Kingdom.
2.4 km · lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St John the Divine, Frankby
The Church of St John the Divine, is in Frankby Road, Frankby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is a lively and active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wirral North, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester.
3.3 km · grade II listed church in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake
St Hildeburgh's Parish Church is in Stanley Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Wirral, North, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester.
2.2 km · grade II listed church in Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Hoylake Lighthouse
Hoylake is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the north west of the Wirral Peninsula, near West Kirby and where the River Dee meets the Irish Sea.
2.1 km · lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Congregational Church, Hoylake
The Congregational Church is in Station Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.1 km · Grade II listed church in Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Andrew's Church, West Kirby
St Andrew's Church is in Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Wirral North.
3.5 km · Grade II listed church in West Kirby, Wirral, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07St Bridget's Church, West Kirby
St Bridget's Church is in the town of West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral North.
3.9 km · grade II listed church in West Kirby, Wirral, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08North Wirral Coastal Park
The North Wirral Coastal Park, on the Wirral Peninsula in England, is a coastal park including public open space, common land, natural foreshore and sand-dunes. Created in 1986, it lies between Dove Point in Meols and the Kings Parade in New Brighton.
3.2 km · park in Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Hoylake Town Hall
Hoylake Town Hall is a former municipal building in Market Street in Hoylake, a town in Merseyside, in England.
2 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia - 10Ashton Park
Ashton Park is located in West Kirby, Wirral. The park is bisected by the Wirral Way forming an upper and lower park.
3.8 km · public park in West Kirby, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Meols
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 22 km · Manchester (MAN), 58 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 111 km
- Stations
- Hoylake railway station, 2 km · Manor Road railway station, 1.2 km · Meols railway station, 200 m · West Kirby railway station, 3.7 km · Moreton railway station, 2.9 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Meols61 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £6–9
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Meols115 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £12–16
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Meols142 km · quickest by road, 3h · £17–23
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Meols
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 Meols. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 53.39533 | long Birkenhead Hamilton Square (for Woodside) or Liverpool James Street (for Pier Head) | phone | fax | price | image | content= The famous Ferry 'cross the Mersey deposits you at Birkenhead Woodside, in the riverside area of the town.
- Get inConway Park or Birkenhead Hamilton Square | phone | fax | price Twelve Quays | image Q7857643 | content= The terminal is served by Stena Line ro-ro ferries from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
- Go next4-6 trains per hour The Wirral coast between New Brighton and West Kirby has some excellent walking and off-road cycling opportunities, including the Wirral Way.
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Next door to Meols
Meols is 9 km from Birkenhead, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hoylakeseaside town in Wirral, Merseyside, England2.1 km
- Greasbyvillage in Merseyside, England3.8 km
- Moretontown on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England2.9 km
- Frankbyvillage in Merseyside, England, UK3.5 km
- Saughall Massievillage in Merseyside, England, UK2.7 km
- Grangesuburb of West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK3.6 km