Central North Wirral

Central North Wirral covers Greasby, Frankby, Irby, Upton, Moreton, Woodchurch and Leasowe, a group of large villages on the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside. Landican and Saughall Massie are also part of the area.

Understand
Originally a collection of farming villages in the central part of North Wirral, of which Frankby and Landican are the best surviving examples, now a near-contiguous suburban area to the west of the M53 motorway between junctions 1 and 3.

By road

 * M53 motorway, junctions 1, 2a and 3, from Liverpool, Ellesmere Port and Chester
 * A552 from Birkenhead
 * A553 from Birkenhead and West Kirby
 * B5139 and/or B5192 from West Kirby
 * B5138 and/or A551 from Heswall

By bus

 * Arriva's 437 bus provides a direct service from Liverpool, Birkenhead and West Kirby. The service passes Upton railway station and travels through Upton, Greasby and Frankby. Alternatively, the 420 bus can be used through Greasby and the 407 bus can be used through Moreton, from West Kirby and Liverpool.
 * Stagecoach's 22 bus provides a direct service from West Kirby, Heswall and Chester. This service travels along Mill Lane in Greasby.

By bike

 * National Cycle Route 56 passes through the area, allowing access to Chester, Neston, Central Wirral, New Brighton and Liverpool.

Get around
There is an extensive bus network. Saveaway tickets are valid on all public transport in the area. These can be purchased at any staffed railway or bus stations in Merseyside. An "all areas" ticket is best, if intending to also travel to Liverpool, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Formby, Southport or Newton-le-Willows. The ticket costs about £5 per day, for off-peak use. Alternatively, a slightly cheaper "area B" ticket will cover most of Wirral.

Buy
Greasby, Upton and Moreton each have supermarkets, catering for daily needs: Slightly further away, a 24-hour Tesco is also available in Bidston. It is closed over Sunday night-Monday morning.

24-hour petrol:

Visiting cyclists might like to use:

Go next

 * Central Wirral is the rural interior of the peninsula. Fifteen minutes by car.
 * Heswall, Neston and Parkgate each provide a quiet, attractive view along the River Dee. 15-20 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. 15 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. 15 minutes by car.