So, this is the 2nd part of our tour of Wirral. The big
difference was we were now joined by our dog, which made where we could go a
bit more challenging.
The weather also changed with the bright but cool weather
turning to rain and cold.
So where to go on a wet and windy day which is also dog
friendly? The answer was Ellesmere port canal museum.
The museum itself is situated on the old canal dock next to
the Manchester ship canal. In its heyday the port was a major industrial hub,
bustling with canal traffic taking goods to and from the industrial centre’s.
The museum itself is a nice little slice of those times with
a combination of buildings, boats and museum. The weather not being great meant
I was limited as to what to take, but I tried to take images’ that showed its
history
Port Sunlight
However, it does have a great lighthouse and good views over
the Mersey Estuary. Also to give credit, they have tried to resurrect the town
by banishing arcades and fast foods joints and instead encouraging quirky shops
with great street art in the Victorian Quarter. If we had more time, or
was on my own I would have liked to explore more, but unfortunately, we had
neither
The next day, the weather had vastly improved so on the
basis of nominative determinism we went to Port Sunlight.
Port Sunlight is part town, part museum. A model town built
in the 1880s around the Sunlight soap factory and built to house the workers,
it is an example that not all capitalists are only concerned about profit.
The town itself is actually not that interesting. Think Victorian
Milton Keynes. However nearby is a Port Sunlight nature park which gives great
views over Liverpool and the Mersey estuary. It was also very quiet through the
cunning ploy of closing the car park
New Brighton
For our final day I wanted a trip up the Wirral coast. For some reason the Wirral is a bit of a Bermuda triangle when it comes to Sat Navs, sending us up at one point a unpaved road, and into a resident only lane.
My plan was to head for New Brighton, where there was a Beach, Lighthouse and also it was suggested some street art. However, the journey took longer than it should so we decided to walk along the sea walk 1st.
New Brighton itself is a typical British seaside resort. i.e Past its best and catering for those that cannot go anywhere else.
However, it does have a great lighthouse and good views over
the Mersey Estuary. Also to give credit, they have tried to resurrect the town
by banishing arcades and fast foods joints and instead encouraging quirky shops
with great street art in the Victorian Quarter. If we had more time, or
was on my own I would of liked to explore more, but unfortunately, we had
neither
