Port Sunlight - model village and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England

Port Sunlight is on the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside.

Understand

It is a model village build at the end of the 19th century for the workers of Lever soap factory (now Unilever).

Get in

By train

Two stations on the Merseyrail [wirral] line between Liverpool and Chester/Ellesmere Port serve Port Sunlight. The journey time from Liverpool City Centre is approximately 15 minutes.

• Bebington station, Old Chester Road, CH63 7LA, 53.3571°, -3.0030°. The first station from Liverpool and Birkenhead, and the closest to the museum and art gallery. 2022-11-29
• Port Sunlight station, Greendale Road, CH62 4XB, 53.3491395°, -2.9980631°. The first station from Chester and Ellesmere Port, and the closest to the Soapworks and Gladstone Theatre. 2022-11-29

By bus

Buses 38 (Bromborough–West Kirby), 410 (Clatterbridge–New Brighton), 418 (Beechwood–New Ferry) and 464 (Liverpool–New Ferry) stop near Bebington station on the Bebington Road or Old Chester Road.

By car

Port Sunlight is about from the M53 motorway, junction 4. From Liverpool, use the Queensway Tunnel and then follow the A41 till you pick up brown signs. Parking on the south side of the Lady Lever Gallery is free but very limited, so use public transport if you can.

Get around

Port Sunlight is best explored on foot, as the distances are short. A self-guided walk of the main landmarks can be obtained from the museum shop.

See

There are over 900 Grade II listed buildings.

• Lady Lever Art Gallery, Lower Road, CH62 5EQ, 53.356196°, -2.999218°, +44 151 478-4136. Visit Port Sunlight, a model village with 900 Grade II listed buildings (Port Sunlight Station) with Sunlight Soap Museum and Lady Lever Art Gallery. free
• Sunlight Soap Museum, 23 King George's Drive, CH62 5DX, 53.354188°, -2.997634°, +44 151 644-6466.

Do

• Gladstone Theatre, Gladstone Hall Rd, Wirral, CH62 4YA, 53.348599°, -2.997456°.
• Go swimming at The Oval Sports Centre The Lodge Old Chester Road Bebington CH63 7LH.

Buy

• Sunlight Soap from Port Sunlight Village museum.
• Wirral Farmers Market is on Grove St in New Ferry Village, second Saturday of the month.

Eat

• Lady Lever Dining Rooms (Art Gallery), Port Sunlight Village, CH62 5EQ, 53.354827°, -2.998092°, +44 151 478-4136. 10:00 to 16:30.
• Gorge 'Us, 7 Church Road, Bebington, CH63 7PG, 53.349679°, -3.002606°, +44 151 644-8133. 10:00 to 16:30.

Drink

Sleep

• Leverhulme Hotel and Spa, Port Sunlight Village, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 5EZ (15 minutes walk from Bebington station), 53.354827°, -2.998092°, +44 151 644-6655. £140+
• The Bridge Inn, Bolton Road, Port Sunlight, CH62 4UQ, 53.352774°, -2.995129°, +44 151 645-8441. 2021-01-31

Connect

As of Aug 2022, Port Sunlight has 4G from EE and O2, and 5G wth Three and Vodafone.

Go next

• Birkenhead
• Liverpool
• Central Wirral