Heritage Tour
Whether it be hearing about life as a Benedictine monk; visiting the Wirral Museum in the former Town Hall, a Grade 2 listed Victorian building, set in charming Hamilton Square; a ride on a traditional tram around the heritage attractions, or catching a show at Pacific Road Arts Centre - Birkenhead has a great deal to offer.

Port Sunlight is a picturesque 19th century village which is rich in history and offers the visitor magnificent gardens to admire. Worth special mention, is the Lady Lever Art Gallery, which can be found in the heart of the village.

Historic Warships: The collection of 20th century warships, originally berthed at the East Float in Birkenhead, are now to form part of a new exhibition based at Woodside Ferry Terminal, due to open in 2008.

Art Galleries:
Williamson Art Gallery, tucked away in the leafy conservation village of Oxton On permanent display are Victorian oil paintings, tapestries, watercolours and a series of historical and maritime heritage exhibitions

Lady Lever Art Gallery which was originally provided for the workers of the "Sunlight Soap" factory. You'll find a remarkable collection of elegant furniture, fine porcelain, English 18th Century and pre-Raphaelite paintings, sculpture and other riches

Cajobah - This interesting and intriguing little gallery and tea rooms is housed within a renovated Grade 1 listed building on the corner of Hamilton Square in Birkenhead.

Ness Botanic Gardens
Rock and water gardens blend in with spectacular collections of azaleas and rhododendrons on a site giving remarkable views over the Dee Estuary. A drop into the University of Liverpool Botanic Gardens also provides visitors with a tea-room, a kiddies' adventure playground and a shop to purchase those small but essential gifts.

Birkenhead Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum
Birkenhead is the historic home of the first street tramway in Europe. It was here, on August 29 1860, that Europe's first tramway was established, running from Woodside to Birkenhead Park.

Take the tramway from Woodside Visitor Centre to The Old Colonial pub at the Taylor Street terminus. From the tram you may take a guided tour of the Heritage Centre housing a collection of restored and part-restored local buses and trams, and vehicles working for Wirral Museums. Now also showing items from the Baxter Collection of cars, motorbikes and motor accessories, formerly on show at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, and a model railway layout. Displays are constantly changing and developing.
For a return journey, climb aboard a genuine Hong Kong tram or, if you are lucky, one of the fleet of restored trams, including the open-topped 1901 Birkenhead tram 20, the 1920 Wallasey tram 78 or the 1931 Liverpool tram 762.

Wirral is also known as the Leisure peninsular and there are many places to walk, cycle, fish, sail, play golf, bird watch and simply enjoy the scenery and Spectacular sunsets.

Walking the Wirral Way along the spectacular Dee Estuary,
Wirral Country Park,
Hilbre Islands where you can watch the seals or bird watch,
Raby Mere and Ashton Park in West Kirby where you can feed the ducks, Arrowe Park and Thurstaston are just a few of the many more open spaces.

Eating Out: There are also many restaurants and bars to suit all tastes

Come and and spend a few days exploring the treasures of Wirral

Further information about Wirral attractions & events: www.visitwirral.com