Bidston Hill Country Park

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

1.7 km E

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

4.9 km E · spans 5 counties

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

6.5 km E

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

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

6.8 km E

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

7.3 km SW