Greasby
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Greasby, Frankby, Irby, Upton and Moreton are a group of large villages on the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside.
Understand
Originally a collection of farming villages in the central part of North Wirral, of which Frankby is the best surviving example, now a near-contiguous suburban area.
Get in
By road
- M53 motorway, junction 2a
- Arriva's 437 bus provides a direct service from Liverpool and Birkenhead.
By rail
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address: Noctorum Avenue, Upton, Merseyside. CH43 9RYSituated on the Borderlands line, operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Change at Bidston, the previous stop, for services from Liverpool. Although, it may be quicker to walk than wait; it's usually an hour between trains, and only 30 minutes on foot. In the opposite direction, services arrive from Wrexham. Change at Shotton, for Arriva Trains Wales or Virgin Trains services from Chester or the North Wales coast.
Get around
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See
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address: Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch, Wirral. CH49 5LW
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address: Moreton Common, Wirral, CH46 4TASee also the gigantic view along the entire northern coast of North Wales, from the sea wall near Leasowe Lighthouse. This sight is, perhaps, even more impressive than Birkenhead's view of Liverpool. The view extends from Moel Famau, 20 miles to the south, across to Anglesey which is 70 miles to the west, and includes the Great Orme headland and Snowdonia. In the opposite direction, if the weather is clear and the mountains are snow-capped, Black Combe can be seen in Cumbria; also about 70 miles away.
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The Thomas Brassey Bridge
address: Saughall Massie Road, Saughall Massie, WirralThe first bridge built by the well-known engineer.
Do
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phone: +44 151 677-7594address: Hillbark Road, Frankby. CH48 1NPWalled Garden, Cafe, Gallery, Miniature railways
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phone: +44 151 677-7594address: Hillbark Road, Frankby. CH48 1NPMiniature railways
Buy
Greasby, Upton and Moreton each have supermarkets, catering for daily needs:
24-hour petrol:
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Sainsbury's Local
phone: +44 151 552-1200address: 101 Greasby Road. CH49 3AT -
Sainsbury's
phone: +44 151 604-1211address: Upton By Pass, Upton. CH49 6QGThe biggest of the supermarkets, in the immediate area. -
Tesco Express
address: Hoylake Rd, Moreton. CH46 6DG
24-hour petrol:
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Shell
address: Arrowepark Road, Upton. CH49 0UEProvides petrol around the clock, and staffed at all times. This is the nearest 24-hour garage for about five miles.
Eat
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phone: +44 151 625-2400address: Royden Park Frankby, CH48 1NP
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phone: +44 151 678-0104address: 126 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NQ
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phone: +44 151 625-2400address: Royden Park, Frankby, CH48 1NP
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phone: +44 151 648-2746address: 3a School Lane, Thurstaston. CH61 0HH
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Zinga Restaurant & Takeaway
phone: +44 151 606 1040-678 9792address: 137 Saughall Massie Road, Upton, CH49 4LA
Drink
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The Arrowe Park Hotel
phone: +44 151 677-5031address: Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch. CH49 5LN -
phone: +44 151 604-1241address: Arrowe Park Road, Arrowe Park, Upton, CH49 5LW
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phone: +44 151 677-1717address: 167–169 Hillbark Road, Frankby. CH48 1NJ
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phone: +44 151 606-1061address: 73 Greasby Road, Greasby. CH49 3NF
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phone: +44 151 604 0194address: Mill Lane, Greasby. CH49 3NTA small traditional country pub, with a thatched roof. Serves a good selection of real ales.
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phone: +44 151 677-7034address: 91 Greasby Road, Greasby. CH49 3NF
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The Twelfth Man
phone: +44 151 677-5445address: Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral CH49 2PP
Sleep
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phone: +44 151 625-2400address: Royden Park Frankby, CH48 1NPGrade II listed hotel provides the finest luxury coupled with discreet yet friendly service from the resident owners and their team.
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phone: +44 151 606-9191address: Leasowe Road, Moreton, Moreton, CH46 3RF
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phone: +44 151 677-9077address: Frankby Road, Frankby, Wirral. CH48 1PP
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phone: +44 870 990 6588address: 1 Greasby Road, Wirral, CH49 2PP
Connect
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phone: +44 151 606-2665address: Greasby Road. CH49 3ATFree wifi.
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phone: +44 151 677-5677address: Ford Road, Upton. CH49 0TBFree wifi.
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phone: +44 151 606-2665address: Pasture Road, Moreton. CH46 8SAFree wifi.
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phone: +44 151 648-1348address: Thurstaston Road, Irby. CH61 0HEFree wifi.
Go next
- Heswall, Neston and Parkgate each provide a quiet, attractive view along the River Dee. Fifteen to twenty minutes by car.
- New Brighton has an expansive beach with the 19th century Fort Perch Rock and lighthouse, and views across to Liverpool. There are also some seaside amusements and the Marine Point leisure development, alongside the marine lake. Fifteen minutes by car.
- West Kirby and Hoylake each have excellent stretches of beach, with views across to North Wales. There is also a 52 acre marine lake at West Kirby, which has sailing and windsurfing. Fifteen minutes by car.