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Photo of Speke Hall, a house & garden near Elton, Merseyside, north west England.

Speke Hall© Rodhullandemu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Eastham Rake StationEastham

36 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

1.6 km S

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.

5.4 km N · Merseyside

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.

5.5 km N

Photo of Ness Botanic Gardens, a garden in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Ness Botanic Gardens

Garden near Ness

University of Liverpool's 64-acre botanic gardens above the Dee, founded in 1898 by plant-hunter Arthur Bulley, strong on rhododendrons and rock plants.

5.7 km SW

Photo of Burton, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Burton

Village

Pretty Wirral village of thatched and sandstone cottages near the Dee, with an old church and hilltop views.

6.2 km SW · Cheshire

Photo of Parkgate, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Parkgate

Village

Former Dee port turned quiet promenade village, its old sea wall now looking over vast salt marshes and famous for shrimps and ice cream.

6.9 km W · Cheshire

Photo: Parkgate Parade, a viewpoint in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Parkgate Parade

Viewpoint near Parkgate

Old sea-wall promenade at Parkgate overlooking a huge tract of Dee salt marsh, famous for birds of prey and winter high-tide spectacles.

7.1 km W

Photo of Speke Hall, a house & garden near Elton, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Speke Hall

House & garden near Elton

Half-timbered Tudor manor with knot garden.

8 km NE

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.

8.9 km N

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.

8.9 km N · 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.

10 km N

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Photo of Eastham Woods Country Park, a country park near Port Sunlight, Merseyside, north west England.

Eastham Woods Country Park

Country park near Port Sunlight

A country park in Merseyside.

2.3 km NE

Photo of the Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile canal running from Eastham to Manchester, north west England.

Manchester Ship Canal

Canal

The Victorian seaway that made inland Manchester a port, taking ocean-going ships 36 miles up from the Mersey estuary.

2.7 km NE · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseyside

Rivacre Country Park

Country park near Burton

A country park in Cheshire.

3.4 km SE

Photo of Burton Mill Woods, a nature reserve in Cheshire, north west England.

Burton Mill Woods

Nature reserve near Burton

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

5.9 km SW

Photo of the Shropshire Union Canal, a 67-mile canal running from Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port, England.

Shropshire Union Canal

Canal

Telford's dead-straight last great canal, running embankment-and-cutting from the Black Country to the Mersey at Ellesmere Port.

6.1 km E · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

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.

6.6 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of The Harp Inn, a pub near Little Neston, Cheshire, north west England.

The Harp Inn

Pub near Little Neston

Tiny brick pub at Little Neston's quay end, its garden looking straight over the Dee marshes to Wales.

6.6 km SW

Stanney Woods Country Park

Country park near Elton

A country park in Cheshire.

7.1 km SE

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

Princes Park

House & garden near Liverpool

One of Joseph Paxton's first parks, laid out in 1842 with a serpentine lake.

9 km N

Everything else within 10 km (16) — 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.