Moreton
Worth seeing in and around Moreton
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.
1.6 km · lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Bidston Hill
Bidston Hill is 100 acres of heathland and woodland containing historic buildings and ancient rock carvings, on the Wirral Peninsula, near the Birkenhead suburb of Bidston, in Merseyside, England. With a peak of 231 feet, Bidston Hill is one of the highest points on the Wirral.
2.8 km · hill in Wirral, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch
Holy Cross Church is in Woodchurch, an area of Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Birkenhead.
3.4 km · church in Woodchurch, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church 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 km · grade II listed church in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St James' Church, Birkenhead
St James' Church stands on an island site in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
3.8 km · grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Bidston Lighthouse
Bidston Hill is 100 acres of heathland and woodland containing historic buildings and ancient rock carvings, on the Wirral Peninsula, near the Birkenhead suburb of Bidston, in Merseyside, England. With a peak of 231 feet, Bidston Hill is one of the highest points on the Wirral.
2.8 km · lighthouse in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Arrowe Country Park
Arrowe Country Park is a country park in Arrowe Park, Wirral, England, adjacent to the Woodchurch housing estate. The estate upon which the park lies was founded and shaped by John Shaw, a former Mayor of Liverpool who made his wealth from the slave trade.
3.8 km · country park in Wirral, England · Wikipedia - 08Flaybrick Memorial Gardens
Flaybrick Memorial Gardens is a memorial garden, formerly a municipal cemetery called Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The cemetery has been designated a conservation area by Wirral Borough Council, which owns the site.
3.4 km · grade II* listed cemetery in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09North 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.
2.1 km · park in Merseyside, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10St Oswald's Church, Bidston
St Oswald's Church is in Bidston, an area of Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.5 km · Grade II listed church in Bidston, Wirral, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Moreton
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 19 km · Manchester (MAN), 56 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 109 km
- Stations
- Birkenhead North railway station, 3.9 km · Bidston railway station, 2.7 km · Upton railway station, 2.7 km · Manor Road railway station, 3.6 km · Meols railway station, 2.5 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Moreton59 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £6–8
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Moreton113 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £12–16
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Moreton140 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £17–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Moreton
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 Moreton. 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 Moreton
Moreton is 7 km from Birkenhead, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.