Neston is a former mining village of 15,000 people (2011) on the Wirral peninsula in Cheshire.
Understand
Get in
- Turn off the A540 at the B5134 and B5136 junctions. The A540 road links Neston to Heswall and West Kirby to the north, and Cheshire, Chester and North Wales to the south. Neston is also close to the M53 and M56 motorways, giving it access to Liverpool, Manchester, and the larger M6 motorway.
- Neston railway station, Ladies Walk, Neston, Cheshire. CH64 9SR, 53.292°, -3.064°. Daily 24 hours. Neston railway station is situated on the Borderlands Line, providing direct services southbound to Flintshire and Wrexham, and northbound to Bidston, with connecting services to the Merseyrail network between West Kirby and Liverpool.
Get around
See
- Hadlow Road railway station, Hadlow Road, Willaston (on the Wirral Way, about three kilometres east of Neston), 53.2884°, -3.005°. A preserved railway station on the former Hooton to West Kirby line
- Ness Botanic Gardens, Ness (about an hour's walk from Neston Station), 53.273350°, -3.042687°.
- St Mary's and St Helen's Church, 53.2892°, -3.0643°. Church ddating from 1170s rebuilt by J. Francis Doyle in 1874–75. 2020-11-30
Do
Buy
Neston hosts a weekly market every Friday, offering local produce including fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, cheese and baked goods.
Eat
- Nicholls Ice Cream, The Parade, Parkgate, 53.29418°, -3.08195°, +44 151 336-1274.
- Mr. Chow's Chinese restaurant, The Parade, Parkgate, 53.294064°, -3.081765°, +44 151 336-2385. An up-market Chinese restaurant, with fantastic food and excellent service. Views of North Wales across the Dee Estuary. Book early.
- The Village Chef, 32 Town Lane, Little Neston, +44 151 336-1229. 11:30AM - 1:30PM, 4:30PM to 10PM. With over 26 years experience, The Village Chef offers exceptional service and delicious takeaway food. The menu is one of the largest in the area, ranging from traditional fish and chips to a great range of Greek dishes. Meals from £5.20
Drink
- Harp Inn, 19 Quayside, Little Neston. CH64 0TB, 53.27710°, -3.06638°, +44 151 336-6980.
- Hinderton Arms, Chester High Road, 53.293665°, -3.040584°, +44 151 336-1085.
- The Boathouse, 1 The Parade, Parkgate, 53.30063°, -3.08888°, +44 151 336-4187.
- The Old Quay, The Parade, Parkgate, CH64 6SB, 53.29267°, -3.08042°, +44 151 336-4343.
- The Wheatsheaf, Neston Road, CH64 4AP, +44 151 336-6336. Not to be confused with the Wheatsheaf Inn which is within a couple of miles
Sleep
- The Ship Hotel, The Parade, Parkgate (35 minutes walk from Neston station), 53.293787°, -3.081845°, +44 151 336-3931.
- Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa, Liverpool Rd, 53.300895°, -3.055809°, +44 151 336-3938. £90+
Connect
Neston and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Oct 2022, 5G has not reached town.
Go next
- Heswall also provides a quiet, attractive view along the River Dee. Ten minutes by car.
- Central Wirral is the rural interior of the peninsula. Ten 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. Twenty minutes by car.
- Ellesmere Port is twenty minutes by car.
- Wrexham is thirty minutes by train.
- Head to the North Wales coast, through Deeside and Flint, to Prestatyn and Rhyl.