Places to explore near Orrell Park StationOrrell Park

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

1.6 km W · spans 5 counties

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 W

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

6.4 km S

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

7.2 km S

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

8.9 km S

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

9.3 km SW

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

2.7 km S

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

2.9 km SW · spans 24 counties

A country park in Merseyside.

2.9 km W

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

3.1 km S

A country park in Merseyside.

4.4 km SE

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

6.4 km S

A National Trust place in Merseyside.

6.9 km S

A country park in Merseyside.

8.1 km SW