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The Wirral Peninsula (/ ˈ w ɪr əl /), known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about 15 miles (24 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide, and is bounded by the Dee Estuary to the west, the Mersey Estuary to the east, and Liverpool Bay to the north.
Wirral is in Merseyside and Cheshire in England, and partly in Flintshire in North Wales. The northern part of the peninsula contains the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which is wholly within Merseyside. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map.
- Mersey Ferry. Whether you take the Mersey Ferry as a way of getting to Wirral from Liverpool, or simply a fun thing to do as a round trip, we are sure you’ll enjoy it.
- Eureka Wirral. The fabulous Eureka (of Yorkshire fame) has opened in the spot next to the Seacombe Ferry terminal where Spaceport used to be. Eureka! Science + Discovery is designed for children and young people up to 14 years old to discover how Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) influence and shape their lives.
- New Brighton Street Art. Created in 2018 the street art in New Brighton breathes new life into this buzzy, independent neighbourhood. The street art which is centred around Victoria Road in New Brighton means visiting the art feels like visiting an open air gallery.
- New Brighton Beach. New Brighton has a huge sandy beach with views across to the Liverpool skyline. Spending a day out in New Brighton can include walking down the prom and taking in the views, checking out New Brighton Lighthouse, Fort Perch Rock and of course spending time on the beach whatever the weather.
- BridgBritabroad. Windsor and Maidenhead, UK31 contributions. Wonderful collection. Oh,,, my,, word! What a wonderful collection. Don’t miss the Wedgewood rooms.
- FellowTraveler675944. 3 contributions. We booked onto the walking tour which took about 90 minutes with Terry our guide, was really friendly, knowledgeable.
- Billythefish1. Southport, UK1,425 contributions. Something that is so different. Lived in Liverpool all of my life and didn't even know about this before. Free parking, free entrance, free guided tour.
- Phil A. Rickmansworth, UK35 contributions. The Wirral, great place. We went to look at this island from the mainland, these are just a few comments about The Wirral.
Our Wirral map includes places to visit, hotels, transport links, and more. Popular places mapped include the Vue Cinema Birkenhead, Birkenhead Park, Spaceport, Croft Retail and Leisure Park, and Europa Pools. Towns in the Wirral are Birkenhead, Bebington, Wallasey, Hoylake, Heswall, and West Kirby.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 324,011 (2005 est.), and encompasses 60.6 square miles (157.0 km 2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby.
The Wirral Peninsula (/ ˈwɪrəl /), known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about 15 miles (24 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide, and is bounded by the Dee Estuary to the west, the Mersey Estuary to the east, and Liverpool Bay to the north.
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