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 St Helens is a small industrial town
on Merseyside and traditionally part of Lancashire. |
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St Helens
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. Local bus services in St. Helens are provided by Arriva
www.arriva.co.uk and Stagecoach. Also David Ogden Coaches. Tel:
01744 606176. |
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St Helens
- Travel by road - St Helens is about
5 miles west of Junction 23 of the M6 Motorway. The M6 Motorway
travels north - south and connects to the M1 at Rugby then on
to Carlisle. The M6 Toll is north of Walsall and Sutton Coldfield
and bypasses the M6 the areas around Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
St Helens is about 115 miles from Carlisle and 120 miles from
Rugby. |
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St Helens
- Travel by road - St Helens is about
3 miles north of Junction 7 of the M 62 Motorway. The M 62 Motorway
takes traffic accross the Pennines from Liverpool to Hull. St Helens is
about 15 miles from Liverpool and 115 miles from Hull. |
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St Helens
- Travel by train - St Helens Central Station,
Shaw Street. ST. HELENS, Merseyside, WA10 1DQ. CCTV. Ticket office.
Pay phone. Whole station step free access. |
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St
Helens - Ferries - Mersey Ferries have
3 terminals. Pier Head, Georges Parade, Liverpool L3 1DR. Tel:
0151 227 2660. Woodside,
Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 6DU. Tel: 0151 330 1472. Victoria Place, Seacombe, Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside
CH44 6QY. Tel: 0151 639 0609. |
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Liverpool
John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, L24 1YD. Liverpool
John Lennon Airport is conveniently located within the Merseyside
road network and lies close to the M57, M62 and M56 motorways.
Tax Free Shopping and the many other facilities. Liverpool airport
is about 12 miles from St
Helens. |
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St Helens
- Sport - St Helens Golf Club, Sherdley
Park, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU. About 2 miles east of St
Helens. Tel: 01744813149. |
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St Helens
- Sport - The major sports team in the
district is St Helens Rugby League Club. Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 0HQ.
Tel: 01942 402624. About 5 miles northeast of St Helens. Three Sisters Race Circuit, Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield,
Lancashire, WN4 8DD. Tel: 0800 234 6034. About 4 miles northeast
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St Helens
- Shopping - Marks & Spencer, 51 Church
Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1AX. Tel: 01744 737137.
British Home Store St
Helens - 11 Lagrange Arcade, Church Sq,
Shopping Centre, WA10 1BN. Tel: 0845 8410269. Burton Menswear St Helens -
Tel: 0174422852. 2/8 Church St. St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1BD.
Burton Menswear St Helens
- Tel: 01744730288. c/o Dorothy Perkins,
Unit 10 Ravenhead Park, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1JF. |
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St
Helens - Entertainment and attractions -
Glass is still a major employer, the large Pilkington Brothers
works dominating the town. The main tourist attraction is St
Helens' World of Glass, a museum dedicated to the glass industry.
The World of Glass, Chalon Way East, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10
1BX. Tel: 08700 11 44 66. Cineworld
Cinema, Chalon Way West, St Helens WA10 1BF. Tel: 0871 200 2000.
North West Museum of Road Transport, The
Old Bus Depot, Hall Street, St.Helens WA10 1DU. |
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Helens - Other information - THREE SISTERS
RECREATION AREA, Three Sisters Road, Bryn, Ashton-in-Makerfield,
WN4 8DD. Tel: 01942 720453. About 4 miles northeast of St Helens.
Knowsley Safari Park,
Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AN. Tel: 0151 430 9009. About 2 miles
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Ferry indicated is Liverpool.
Airports indicated are Liverpool John Lennon
and Manchester. St Helens is about 5 miles west of Junction 23 of
the M6 Motorway. |
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
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- Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 4LA. Tel: 01625 527468.
- Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN. Tel: 01625 534400.
nationaltrust.org.uk.
- Wirral Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum, 1 Taylor Street,
Birkenhead, CH41 1BG. Tel: 0151 647 2128
- Wigan Pier, Wallgate, Wigan, WN3 4EU. Tel: 01942 323666. Situated
on the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
- East Lancashire Light Railway, Bolton Street Station, Bolton
Street, Bury BL9 0EY - Tel : 0161-764 7790
- Samlesbury Hall, Preston New Rd, Samlesbury, Preston PR5 OUP.
Tel: 01254 812010