North West Travel Guides

Fell Foot Park

This Victorian park, restored to its former glory, offers substantial access to the lakeshore of Windermere, where there are leisure facilities in...

Ferries

With no port within the Carlisle & Cumbrian region, the closest ports are Heysham, for ferries to Ireland and the Isle of Man, and at...

Speke Hall, Garden & Estate

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Speke Hall is one of the most famous Tudor manors in Britain and provides an ideal afternoons' escape from Liverpool. The atmospheric interior...

Astbury Mere Country Park

Relax and admire the view from Astbury Mere Country Park to Congleton Edge and Mow Cop, or call in at the Visitor Centre for local information on...

Ullswater and Aira Force

Dramatic walks around Aira Force waterfall, renowned in Victorian times as a beauty spot, provide one of the highlights of the Trust's...

Flights BLK

Blackpool offers limited UK scheduled flights and charters to holiday destinations around Europe. Day trips are also on offer, 2004 trips include...

Flights

Manchester International Airport and Liverpool's John Lennon Airport are close to the Cheshire area with a great choice of flights and easy...

Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens

Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens are located on the outskirts of Manchester in Didsbury providing the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of...

Ferries

On the south shore of Morecombe Bay, within Heysham Habour.

Ferries sail to Larne, Northern Ireland and Douglas, Isle of Man The port is...

St. James Park

Transport Travel Guide

Mainland Lancashire and coast is easy to travel from all directions by road, rail, air and sea. Public transport on the Isle of Man is overseen by...

Shropshire Buses

Regular buses serve all the major towns and many of the visitor attractions around Shropshire are accessible by bus: including Shrewsbury Castle...

Drive to BLK

The airport is easily reached by road, lying approximately 15 miles from the UK's longest motorway, the M6. The M6 connects with the regions...

Lake District Scenic Drive

Explore the stunning scenery of England's Lake District by taking the 35 mile drive from Buttermere to Hawkshead. The drive winds through...

Wirral Country Park

For over 70 years, from the height of the Victorian era onwards, a busy railway linked Hooton, on the main Chester-to-Birkenhead line, to West...

Buses

The area is served by two main bus companies:

Arriva Buses Cheshire Busline

Extensive routes with regular buses week days.

Train Stations

Brampton Station, Brampton Less than a mile from the centre of Brampton, on the Carlisle to Newcastle Trans-Pennine mainline.

Regular...

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon

In Wasdale the Trust owns England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, and deepest lake, Wastwater, which has impressive scree slopes. Almost the...

Walton Hall Gardens

Buses

Night buses Friday and Saturday to Crosby, Kirkby, Croxteth, Huyton, Garston, New Brighton and Birkenhead AirportXpress 500 bus from 11 Liverpool...