Visit Hunt's Cross Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hunt’s Cross

  

Hunt’s Cross Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hunt’s Cross

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Hunt’s Cross history

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Hunt’s Cross was the name given to the ancient cross-roads at Speke Road, Hillfoot Avenue and Woodend Avenue, which formed the southern boundary of Much Woolton. There was also a nearby monument called ‘Hunt’s Folly’, shown on historical maps along with Honey Hall, Woodend Farm and Rose Farm. The ‘Liverpool Hunt’ is commemorated by a collection of fine china tableware by Booths.

You can visit Hunt’s Cross places with Walkfo Hunt’s Cross to hear history at Hunt’s Cross’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hunt’s Cross has 63 places to visit in our interactive Hunt’s Cross map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hunt’s Cross, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hunt’s Cross places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hunt’s Cross & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 63 audio facts unique to Hunt’s Cross places in an interactive Hunt’s Cross map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hunt’s Cross Places Map
63 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Hunt’s Cross tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hunt’s Cross

  

Best Hunt’s Cross places to visit

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Hunt’s Cross has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hunt’s Cross’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hunt’s Cross’s information audio spots:

ROC Post Speke ROC Post Speke is a nuclear monitoring post in Speke, Liverpool built during the Cold War. It was operational between 1959 and 1968. It has the distinction of being the only post of its type in Merseyside.

Liverpool 08 Collection The Liverpool 08 Collection was the Public art collection exhibited by Liverpool John Lennon Airport in conjunction with Liverpool Culture Company for the duration of 2008. Exhibits were launched before and during the year by celebrities including Yoko Ono and Phil Redmond.

St Mary’s Church, Grassendale St Mary’s Church is in Grassendale, a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Austin’s Church, Grassendale St Austin’s Church is a redundant Roman Catholic church in the parish of St Wilfrid’s and the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Woolton Hall Woolton Hall is a former country house located in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool. Built in 1704 and extensively renovated in 1772 by architect Robert Adam, the building is praised as the finest example of Adam’s work in the North of England. During the 20th century, the hall went through a number of uses, eventually becoming a school in the 1950s, and later being abandoned with plans for its demolition.

Calderstones Park Calderstones Park is a public park in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. The 126 acres (0.51 km) park is mainly a family park. There is a lake in the park with geese and ducks, and the Calderstones Mansion House.

Allerton Oak The Allerton Oak is thought to be around 1,000 years old and is described as the oldest oak in North West England. It is reputed to have been the setting for a medieval hundred court and said to be damaged in an 1864 gunpowder explosion.

St Stephen’s Church, Gateacre St Stephen’s Church is in Belle Vale Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, Merseyside. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Reynolds Park Reynolds Park is a 14-acre (57,000 m) park in Woolton, Liverpool. The origins of the park are 200 years ago, it was bequeathed to the City Council in 1926.

Woolton (ward) Woolton is a Liverpool City Council Ward within Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. In 2004 the boundary changed to incorporate a small part of Allerton ward and lost a small area to the new Allerton and Hunts Cross ward.

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