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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 Birkenhead North StationBirkenhead

52 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 Birkenhead Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Birkenhead Park

House & garden near Liverpool

The world's first publicly funded park, by Joseph Paxton, inspiration for Central Park.

1.4 km SE

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.

3.8 km E · spans 5 counties

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.

5.6 km E

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.

5.9 km E

Photo of Lady Lever Art Gallery, a visitor attraction near Port Sunlight, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Lady Lever Art Gallery

Attraction near Port Sunlight

Grand gallery at the heart of Port Sunlight, built by Lord Leverhulme for his collection of Pre-Raphaelites, Wedgwood and fine furniture.

6.7 km SE

Photo of Port Sunlight, a village in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Port Sunlight

Village

Garden village built by soap magnate William Lever for his workers, 800 Arts-and-Crafts houses around greens and the Lady Lever Art Gallery.

6.8 km SE · Merseyside

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.

7.6 km N

Photo of Sefton Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Sefton Park

House & garden near Liverpool

Liverpool's largest Victorian park, laid out in 1872 by a French designer.

8.3 km E

Photo: Caldy Hill, a viewpoint in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Caldy Hill

Viewpoint near Caldy

Wooded National Trust hill above Caldy with a sandstone beacon, looking out over the Dee estuary to the Welsh mountains.

8.4 km SW

Photo of West Kirby Marine Lake, a landmark in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

West Kirby Marine Lake

Landmark near West Kirby

Large saltwater lake on the Dee front at West Kirby, busy with sailing and paddleboards and ringed by a popular promenade.

8.9 km W

Photo of Wirral, the Country Park, a country park near Parkgate, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Wirral, the Country Park

Country park near Parkgate

A country park in Cheshire.

8.9 km SW

Photo of West Kirby, a village in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

West Kirby

Village

Wirral seaside town with a marine lake for sailing and the low-tide walk out to the Hilbre Islands.

9.2 km SW · Merseyside

Photo of Red Rocks, a beach near West Kirby, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Red Rocks

Beach near West Kirby

Sand dunes, reed beds and red sandstone at the north-west tip of the Wirral near Hoylake, a fine spot for birds and sunsets.

9.6 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens

House & garden near Liverpool

Birkenhead's first cemetery, laid out by Edward Kemp in 1864 above the Mersey.

0.9 km SW

Photo of Bidston Hill Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Bidston Hill Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

0.9 km W

Photo of North Wirral Coastal Country Park, a country park near West Kirby, Merseyside, north west England.

North Wirral Coastal Country Park

Country park near West Kirby

A country park in Merseyside.

2.5 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.

2.7 km NE · spans 24 counties

Birkenhead Priory

Priory near Liverpool

Merseyside's oldest building, a Benedictine priory whose monks ran the first Mersey ferry.

3.5 km SE

Arrowe Country Park

Country park near Thurstaston

A country park in Merseyside.

4.1 km SW

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.

5.6 km E

St James's Gardens

House & garden near Liverpool

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

5.7 km E

Royden Park

Country park near Thurstaston

A country park in Merseyside.

6.2 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (30) — 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.