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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 Kirkdale StationKirkdale

36 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.

0.8 km SW · spans 5 counties

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.

4.1 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.

4.9 km S

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.

5.4 km NW

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.

6.7 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.

7 km SE

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.

9.6 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.

9.6 km S · Merseyside

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

9.7 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

1.2 km W · spans 24 counties

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.

1.4 km SE

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.

1.6 km E

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.

3.4 km NW

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.

4.6 km S

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.

4.6 km SE

St James's Gardens

House & garden near Liverpool

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

4.9 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.

4.9 km E

Birkenhead Priory

Priory near Liverpool

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

6.1 km S

Everything else within 10 km (18) — 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.