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Photo of Another Place, Crosby, a landmark near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Another Place, CrosbyPhoto Brett Jordan / Pexels

Places to explore near Aintree StationAintree

26 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

1.1 km NE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Another Place, Crosby, a landmark near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.Iconic

Another Place, Crosby

Landmark near Liverpool

A hundred cast-iron Antony Gormley figures planted along two miles of Crosby beach, all facing the sea and drowning twice a day.

5.8 km W

Photo of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a cathedral in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Cathedral near Liverpool

Frederick Gibberd's round 1960s Catholic cathedral, known locally as Paddy's Wigwam, lit by a lantern tower of coloured glass.

7.7 km S

Photo of Liverpool Cathedral, a cathedral in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Liverpool Cathedral

Cathedral near Liverpool

Giles Gilbert Scott's red sandstone giant, built between 1904 and 1978 and the largest cathedral in Britain.

8.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Rimrose Valley Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Rimrose Valley Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

2.8 km NW

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

3.9 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Anfield Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Anfield Cemetery

House & garden near Liverpool

A Victorian cemetery by Edward Kemp, with a Gothic catacomb and three chapels.

4 km S

Photo of Stanley Park, Liverpool, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Merseyside, north west England.

Stanley Park, Liverpool

House & garden near Liverpool

Edward Kemp's park of 1870, with sweeping terraces and the domed Isla Gladstone Conservatory.

4.4 km S

Photo of Croxteth Hall Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Croxteth Hall Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

4.5 km SE

Photo of Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park

House & garden near Liverpool

A botanic garden that moved here in 1836 with Liverpool's original plants and trees.

7.6 km S

Photo of 59 Rodney Street, a house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

59 Rodney Street

House & garden near Liverpool

A National Trust place in Merseyside.

8.3 km S

Moor Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Aughton

Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms in a restored Lancashire manor with lake and gardens.

8.3 km N

St James's Gardens

House & garden near Liverpool

A sunken former quarry cemetery beside Liverpool Cathedral, with a grand monument to MP William Huskisson.

8.6 km S

Everything else within 10 km (13) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.