Oxton Guided History Walk - Arno
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, 342A Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 8PQ
A walk involving early agricultural practices, brickmaking, cast iron manufacture and a landmark pub; a Neolithic axe and a hoard of Roman coins. We also visit a much loved rose garden and discuss the lives of a sugar manufacturer and his art collection and a racecourse owner and local benefactor.
A circular walk starting and finishing at the notice board next to Sainsburys petrol station, Woodchurch Road, Wirral CH42 8PQ.
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, 342A Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 8PQ
Limited Disabled Access - most of the walk is on pavements some of which are very narrow and uneven with roads and kerbs to negotiate. There is also a steep hill at one point.
Refreshments locally Similar walks are held throughout the summer. Please see the Oxton Society website www.theoxtonsociety.co.uk