Warrington

Worth seeing in and around Warrington

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
   Manchester Ship Canal

   The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long inland waterway in North West England that links Manchester to the Irish Sea. Beginning in the Mersey estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire before terminating to the east of Salford Quays near Pomona Docks and a junction with the Bridgewater Canal where it meets the Irwell.

   2.4 km · UK canal linking Manchester to the coast · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Warrington Transporter Bridge

   The Warrington Transporter Bridge is a structural steel transporter bridge across the River Mersey in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

   1.4 km · steel bridge · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Halliwell Jones Stadium

   Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England, which is the home ground of the Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final, the National League Grand Finals' Day, two games of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and four games of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

   700 m · rugby league stadium in Warrington, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Oswald's Church, Winwick

   St Oswald's Church, is in the village of Winwick, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   4.6 km · church in Winwick, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Elphin's Church, Warrington

   St Elphin's Church is the parish church of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   700 m · Grade II* listed church in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Matthew's Church, Stretton

   St Matthew's Church is in the village of Stretton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

   5.6 km · grade II listed church in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath

   St Thomas' Church is in Stockton Heath, to the south of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth.

   2 km · grade II listed church in Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Benedict's Church, Warrington

   St Benedict's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in the Orford suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The parish was founded by Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey.

   1.1 km · church in Cheshire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Statue of Oliver Cromwell

   A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands on Bridge Street in Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is a sculpture of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

   500 m · statue in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gulliver's World Resort

    Gulliver's World is a theme park located in Warrington, England, loosely based on the world of Lilliput from Gulliver's Travels. It consists of the themed areas: Lilliput Land, Land of Oz, Western World, Gully's Cartoon Studios, Smuggler's Wharf, Safari Kingdom, Gully Town and Lost World.

    2.6 km · Children's theme park resort in Warrington, Cheshire. · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Warrington Town Hall

   This was built in open fields in 1750 as a mansion for the Patten family.

2. 02
   St Elphin's Church

   Anglican parish church: the oldest parts are 14th-century, but most of it is from the 1860s, when the 281-ft (86-m) spire was added.

3. 03
   Walton Hall and Gardens

   Walton Lea Road, Higher Walton WA4 6SN, waltonhallbookings@warrington.gov.uk.

4. 04
   Risley Moss

   These once covered much of post-glacial Europe until drained in modern times.

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Things to do

What's on? Read Warrington Guardian, published weekly. The name is a nod to the Saxon Wærings, whose name denotes "ward, guard, guardian".

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Where to eat

The Cottage, 90 Church Street WA1 2TF,. Mon-Sat 5:30-11:30PM, Sun 2-9PM. Smart brasserie near St Elphin's serving Indian and Bangladeshi food. East Orient is a Chinese buffet at 54 Horsemarket Street, behind the bus station. Donatello at 75 Orford Lane is deservedly popular for Italian staples. It's open M-F 5-10PM, Sa Su noon-10PM.

1. 01
   Cookhouse at Warrington Market

   Wide variety of traders selling hot & cold food from around the world and two bars.

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Getting to Warrington

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 18 km · Manchester (MAN), 21 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 81 km

Stations

Warrington Bank Quay railway station, 1 km · Warrington Central railway station, 300 m · Birchwood railway station, 5 km · Sankey railway station, 4 km · Padgate railway station, 2.8 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Warrington

  82 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Warrington

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £13–18
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Warrington

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £12–16
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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 Warrington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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