Liverpool Lime Street station is the main railway terminus.
Trains from here travel to London,
Birmingham,
Newcastle, Manchester, Scotland
and all 'long distance' destinatons. For more local destinations
(Chester,
Wirral, Ormskirk, and so on) use Central Station.
Walk, use the bus, the Mersey ferry or the local railway
system. Most of Liverpool's attractions are in the city centre
proper and so are within walking distance. You'll need to
take a bus to get to Anfield or Goodison.
Liverpool is a ferry port for journeys to Dublin in Eire,
Belfast in Northern island and to The Isle of Man. There is
now a superfast ferry service operating to Dublin that takes
only 3 3/4 hours to do the trip. The standard ferries to Belfast
& Dublin take over 7 hours. There is also a seacat service
to The Isle Of Man that takes about 2 1/2 hours.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is conveniently situated 6
miles from the city centre and has flights from many European
cities. Fast ferries from Dublin, Ireland. Inter-city trains
fom all major locations.
There is a good local bus service and Merseyrail is cheap
and efficient, with lines running from the city centre out
to Southport, Ormskirk, Chester
and a link to the main line station at Lime Street.
You can still take a ferry 'cross the Mersey to visit Wallasey
and Birkenhead, or to visit the model village of Port Sunlight
and its Lady Lever Art Gallery, housing one of the best collections
of applied art in Britain.
All transport in Merseyside is regulated by Merseytravel.
Liverpool is ideally located for access to the countryside,
and to the seaside. Close by are the popular resorts of Southport,
Blackpool and
the North Welsh coast, with Rhyl and Llandudno.
To the north, it is only an hour and a half's drive to the
Lake
District, described by many as the most beautiful corner
of England, and home to
both Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth.
To the east there is Manchester, for more shops and especially
the New Trafford Centre (there is a bus - the X1 - which runs
from Liverpool) Further east are the Pennines and the Peak
District, which are a walkers' paradise.
To the south there are the Potteries, and Alton
Towers, which is Britain's biggest theme park. The Oblivion
is Alton Towers' newest major roller coaster, and is the world's
first vertical drop coaster.
If you don't wish to stray too far from the city, there are
country parks along the Dee estuary on the Wirral, which is
a haven for sea birds.
There is also a safari park at Knowsley, ten miles from the
city centre, where you drive in with your car. Chester
is only 35 minutes away from the city centre by Merseyrail,
and is an interesting day out, with its Roman history and
quaint shops. 7 miles north of Chester
is Chester
Zoo.
While in the city centre, your feet are the best way to get
around, and of course the black taxi cab - just flag them
down in the street and the prices are reasonable too!!
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