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Warrington
Town in Cheshire, England

Warrington

Warrington is an industrial town in Cheshire, England.

Plan a trip to Warrington→From Leeds, West Yorkshire

The town is the main settlement of the Borough of Warrington and sits on the banks of the River Mersey, with the town centre and its suburbs north of that river historically having been part of Lancashire. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Liverpool and the same distance west of Manchester.

Get in

Getting to Warrington

Manchester Airport (MAN IATA) is usually the best option, as it has global connections and good onward transport. See below for trains. Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL IATA) has flights from west Europe. Take the bus to South Parkway station then train to Warrington Central.

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    Warrington Bank Quay

    Has hourly trains from London Euston taking 2 hours via Crewe, which continue to Wigan North West, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme (for Kendal), Penrith, Carlisle and Glasgow Central.

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    Warrington West is also on the Liverpool-Manchester

    You might use it for the west edge of town.

See

Worth seeing

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    Warrington Town Hall

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

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    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.

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    Walton Hall and Gardens

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

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    Risley Moss

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

Do

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".

Eat

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.

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    Cookhouse at Warrington Market

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

How locals move

Getting around Warrington the local way

  • Get inFrom Manchester Airport a direct train runs hourly, taking 50 min via Manchester city centre and Newton-le-Willows, and continues to Runcorn, Chester, and along the north Welsh coast to Llandudno Junction, for Holyhead and ferries to Ireland.

From Wikivoyage: Warrington, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rodhullandemu (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.