Visit Merseyside Places

Welcome to Visit Merseyside Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Merseyside

  

Merseyside Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Merseyside

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Merseyside history

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Merseyside was designated as a “Special Review” area in the Local Government Act 1958. The Local Government Commission for England started a review of this area in 1962. The commission never completed its final proposals as it was abolished in 1966. The Redcliffe-Maud Report was rejected by the incoming Conservative Party government, but the concept of a two-tier metropolitan area based on the Mersey area was retained. Merseytravel expanded to take in St Helens and Southport.

Merseyside geography / climate

Merseyside is divided into two parts by the Mersey Estuary. The Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary and the rest of the county is on the east side. The eastern part borders onto Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, with both parts bordering Cheshire to the south.

You can visit Merseyside places with Walkfo Merseyside to hear history at Merseyside’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Merseyside has 442 places to visit in our interactive Merseyside 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 Merseyside, 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 Merseyside places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Merseyside & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 442 audio facts unique to Merseyside places in an interactive Merseyside map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Merseyside Places Map
442 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Merseyside historic spots	Merseyside tourist destinations	Merseyside plaques	Merseyside geographic features
Walkfo Merseyside tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Merseyside

  

Best Merseyside places to visit

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

Christ Church, Kensington Christ Church is in the Kensington area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England . The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .

Everton water tower Everton Water Tower is a Grade II listed water tower situated on Margaret Street in Everton, Liverpool . The water tower is a well-known landmark dating from 1857 and can be seen from most of Liverpool .

Grant Gardens The Necropolis opened in 1825 with buildings by John Foster Jr . It closed in 1898 and was transferred to the council who reopened it as a park in 1914 .

Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Liverpool, England . It is a Grade II listed building and was opened in 1886 . It was designed by Goldie, Child & Goldie and has an altar piece by Pugin and Pugin .

Rushworth and Dreaper The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth, operating until 2002 . Upon its liquidation, its archives were mostly destroyed, and the Victorian clock in the works tower was removed . The premises are now occupied by Henry Willis & Sons .

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory The former Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) is based in Brownlow Street, Liverpool, England . It merged with the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) in April 2010 .

Victoria Building, University of Liverpool The Victoria Building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892 . It was the first purpose-built building for what was to become the University of Liverpool . In 2008 it was converted into the Victoria Gallery & Museum .

County Sessions House, Liverpool The County Sessions House is a former courthouse in Liverpool, Merseyside . It stands at the bottom of Islington, to the east of the Walker Art Gallery, which now occupies the building . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building .

Steble Fountain Steble Fountain stands in William Brown Street, Liverpool, to the west of Wellington’s Column . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building . It was donated to the city by a former mayor to fill a vacant plot west of the column .

North Western Hotel, Liverpool The Radisson RED Hotel Liverpool opened in 1871 as the North Western Hotel . The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .

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