Visitor attractions and information - Birkenhead
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 Birkenhead Shopping Centres. Birkenhead has
two great shopping centres as well as the famous Market. The
Grange Shopping Centre offers large stores and national chain
stores, along with small independent shops. The Pyramids Shopping
Centre has big name stores and independent retailers. Birkenhead
Market offers a diverse selection of stalls. Location: In the centre of Birkenhead. |
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Europa
Pools, Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral. CH41 6RN. Tel: 0151
647 4182. An indoor tropical paradise. Two water flume rides.
Leisure and kiddies pool. Cafe and beach area. 25 metre competition
pool. Fitness and health suites. Location: In the centre of Birkenhead. |
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Warner Village, Conway Park, Birkenhead, Wirral.
Tel: 0151 649 8800. Multi-screened cinema. Location: In the centre of Birkenhead. |
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Birkenhead
Park. Birkenhead Park became the World's first public park in
1847, and the Park today is almost the same now as it was in
the then. Plans are underway for new public toilets and a cafe,
restoration of the lakes, boathouse and Swiss bridge. Several
events are held in the Park during the year. Location: In the centre of Birkenhead. |
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Wirral Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum,
1 Taylor Street, Birkenhead, CH41 1BG. Tel: 0151 647 2128. Birkenhead
was the first place in Europe to adopt a street tramway, which
ceased in 1937. The trams were brought back to life in 1995,
making a short journey from Woodside to the Wirral Transport
Museum. In addition to trams, the museum houses a collection
of buses, cars and motorbikes. Shop. www.wirraltransportmuseum.org.
Location: In the centre
of Birkenhead. |
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Birkenhead is on Merseyside, a Metropolitan County
since 1998 and taking its name from the River Mersey. Merseyside
is divided into five separate districts - Wirral, Liverpool,
St Helens, Knowsley, and Sefton. It is divided into two parts
by the Mersey estuary, with the Wirral located on the west side
and the rest of the county located on the east side. The northern
part of Merseyside borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester
to the east, while both parts border Cheshire to the south.
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