Wirral

Properties and events in Wirral

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AudaTours Birkenhead Audio Tour: Hammers, Hulls and the Means Test

Birkenhead Priory, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 6AY
Online & In person
Book on day

A self-guided audio tour of Birkenhead, exploring the shipbuilders, dockers and ferry workers of the Mersey.

Bebington Cemetery

Town Lane, Bebington, Bebington, Merseyside, CH63 5JF
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Bebington Cemetery was opened in 1868 and was developed to create a tranquil oasis.

Bidston Community Archaeology

Tam O Shanter Urban Farm, 25 Boundary Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH43 7PD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Excavation of the Pig Field Site commenced in 2011 to learn about the people who lived and worked on this land. This is an on-going excavation. Members work on site each Sunday April to October. Visit consists of tour of site and explanation.

Bidston Hall Estate – Medieval Manor, Victorian Plans and subsequent history

Bidston Hall, Eleanor Road, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 7QT
In person
Pre-booking required

A short walk exploring the landscape and history of the northern part of Bidston Hill.

Bidston Windmill

Bidston Hill, Vyner Road North, Bidston, Merseyside, CH43 7PD
In person
Pre-booking not required

A brick-built tower mill used for grinding corn from 1800 until 1875.

Birkenhead Central Library

Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2XB
In person
Pre-booking required

A 45 minute guided tour of the building will take place starting in the entrance foyer and ending in the reference library (first floor).

Birkenhead Park Heritage Exhibition

Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre, Birkenhead Park Pavilion, Park Drive, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 4HY
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover the rich history of Birkenhead Park through our special Heritage Open Days exhibition.

Birkenhead Park Heritage Walks

Birkenhead Park Pavilion, Park Drive, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 4HY
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us for a special guided walk through the historic Birkenhead Park as part of Heritage Open Days.

Brimstage Heritage Orchard Apple, Pear & Plum Day

The Orchard, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 6JA
In person
Pre-booking not required

A delightful orchard of olden-days fruits to visit, see, pick and taste next to one of the oldest buildings in Wirral. It is open to visitors just a few days each year, but welcomes helpers and supporters for special events, workdays and courses.

Bromborough Pool Village during the Second World War

Bromborough Pool Cafe & Shop, 3-4 The Green, Bromborough Pool, New Ferry, Merseyside, CH62 4TT
In person
Pre-booking required

History talk held in our café and hosted by William Meredith from Wirral Archives.

Buildings of Bromborough Pool Village

Bromborough Pool Cafe & Shop, 3-4 The Green, Bromborough Pool, New Ferry, Merseyside, CH62 4TT
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the hidden history of Bromborough Pool Village during National Heritage Week with free guided walking tours.

Byrne Avenue Baths Heritage Tours

Byrne Avenue Baths, Byrne Avenue, Rock Ferry, Merseyside, CH42 4PQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us for a guided tour of the unique, Grade II listed Byrne Avenue Baths.

Caldy Church

Caldy Church, Caldy Road, Caldy, Merseyside, CH48 2HZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Edwardian village church, converted from a Victorian school, with fittings and some windows by Charles Kempe brought from the chapel of Caldy Manor next door.

Callister Garden

34A Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH43 4UG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Owned by a 100 year old Birkenhead charity and located behind a Victorian stone wall on Slatey Road this ‘secret garden’ has been used by the community in different ways over the last ten decades.

Central Lodge, Birkenhead Park

27 Ashville Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 8AU
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover Central Lodge, one of the 8 gatehouses built in the early 1840s.

Christ Church United Reformed Church, Port Sunlight

Christ Church, Church Drive, Port Sunlight, Merseyside, CH62 5EF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Picturesque garden village of Port Sunlight built end of 19th century, originally constructed by Lord Lever as a home for workers at his soap factory, Lever Brothers, which eventually became Unilever.

Christ Church, Willaston - churchyard tour

Christ Church, Neston Road, Willaston, Neston, Merseyside, CH64 2TL
In person
Pre-booking required

A tour of Willaston Churchyard, looking at the graves of some of the people who are buried there and their history.

Clifton Hall

Clifton Hall, 27 Clifton Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2SF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Built in 1845, Clifton Hall began as a private residence before later serving as a tabernacle and, for the past century, a Masonic Hall. Grade II listed since the 1970s.

Eastham Victorian Pleasure Gardens

Eastham Country Park, Ferry Road, Eastham, Merseyside, CH62 0BH
In person
Pre-booking required

Eastham woods was the location of an extensive Victorian Pleasure Gardens, from the 1840s to 1920s. On this walk you will learn the history of the Eastham Ferry and of the Pleasure Gardens’ attractions that captivated day trippers from Liverpool.

English Martyrs' Church

English Martyrs Church, St. Georges Road, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 6TU
In person
Pre-booking not required

English Martyrs’ Church was designed by architect Francis Xavier Velarde and opened in August 1953.