Discover hotels in Wirral

Wirral has 22 miles of coastline and offers a range of themes for your trip: wildlife watching, routes for different ways of getting around, and history and architecture. If you’re looking for a hotel in Wirral, these themes can help you tailor your stay to your interests.

Coast, landscape and wildlife watching

Wirral has more than 50 miles of walking trails, cycling routes and street art trails. The coastline itself stretches for 22 miles. Migratory birds and colonies of grey seals can be found on the Hilbre Islands. From Wirral Country Park, you can watch migratory birds over the River Dee. These two places offer different settings for wildlife watching: the islands’ wildlife and the view of the river from the country park.

Wirral Country Park was the first designated country park in Great Britain. For a different kind of landscape, visit Heswall Dales, considered one of the best-preserved examples of lowland heath in Merseyside. These landscape highlights complement the coastline and give you specific themes to guide your trip planning.

Routes and historic places

The Wirral Conservation Areas and Heritage Trail includes 40 historic heritage assets. You can explore the trail on foot, by bike or by car. The Wirral Way, by contrast, is a 12-mile combined walking and cycling route, with a separate horse-riding route alongside it. This distinction is useful when comparing options: the Heritage Trail focuses on historic heritage assets and three possible ways of getting around, while the Wirral Way offers a set route length and separate routes for walking and cycling, and for horse riding.

Wirral brings together a range of interests without requiring you to combine them into a single outing: landscape, wildlife watching and heritage are each distinct themes. When planning, you can therefore first consider whether you’d rather focus on a route, a natural area or a historic place.

Architecture and history in Port Sunlight

Port Sunlight offers a distinct focus on architecture and designed landscapes. More than 900 listed Arts and Crafts-style houses and public buildings are spread across 130 acres of parkland and gardens. Almost every building in Port Sunlight is Grade II listed. Two areas of the landscape are also listed in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

The origins of the place are also part of its historic character. In 1888, William Lever began building his soap factory on the banks of the River Mersey, along with the community for workers known as Port Sunlight. The Port Sunlight Museum tells the story of Lever and his vision of creating a village for the employees of his Sunlight soap factory. Guided tours of the village are available; as dates may change, it’s best to check them before your visit.

If you’re looking for a hotel in Wirral, first choose the focus you want your trip to have: the coast and wildlife watching, routes, or the history and architecture of Port Sunlight. This gives you a specific starting point for your search, based on what you’d like to experience in Wirral.

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