Rimrose Valley Country Park

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

0.1 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.

2.7 km W

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

8.6 km S

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

9.4 km S

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

9.9 km S

Dunes and pinewoods with red squirrels.

10.2 km NW · Merseyside