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Photo of Mendips, a house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Mendips© Phil Nash / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Hunts Cross StationHunts Cross

27 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 Mendips, a house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Mendips

House & garden near Liverpool

The ordinary Liverpool semi where John Lennon grew up, kept as it was when his Aunt Mimi ran the house

2.5 km NW

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.

2.7 km SW

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.

6 km NW

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.

8.8 km NW

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.

8.9 km NW

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 W · spans 5 counties

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.

9.5 km W

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.

9.5 km W · Merseyside

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Stadt Moers Country Park, a country park near Whiston, Merseyside, north west England.

Stadt Moers Country Park

Country park near Whiston

A country park in Merseyside.

5.8 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.

7 km SE · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseyside

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.

7.2 km NW

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.

7.5 km SW

Photo of the River Weaver, a 20-mile river navigation running from Winsford to Weston Point, north west England.

River Weaver

River navigation

Cheshire's salt river, canalised for the chemical trade and joined to the canal network by the Anderton Boat Lift.

7.6 km SE · Cheshire

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 NW

Photo of Pex Hill Country Park, a country park near Warrington, Merseyside, north west England.

Pex Hill Country Park

Country park near Warrington

A country park in Merseyside.

7.6 km NE

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.

8.2 km S · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

Rivacre Country Park

Country park near Burton

A country park in Cheshire.

8.4 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (10) — 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.