Neston - Neston

Neston is on the Wirral peninsula in Cheshire.

Understand

Get in

• Turn off the A540 at the B5134 and B5136 junctions
• 53.292-3.0641 Neston railway station, Ladies Walk, Neston, Cheshire. CH64 9SR. Monday-Sunday: 24 hours.  

Get around

See

• 53.2884-3.0051 Hadlow Road railway station, Hadlow Road, Willaston (on the Wirral Way, about three kilometres east of Neston). A preserved railway station on the former Hooton to West Kirby line  
• 53.27335-3.0426872 Ness Botanic Gardens, Ness (about an hour's walk from Neston Station).  
• 53.2892-3.06433 St Mary's and St Helen's Church. Church ddating from 1170s rebuilt by J. Francis Doyle in 1874–75. (updated Nov 2020)

Do

Buy

Eat

• 53.29418-3.081951 Nicholls Ice Cream, The Parade, Parkgate, ☏ 44 151 336-1274. 
• 53.294064-3.0817652 Mr. Chow's Chinese restaurant, The Parade, Parkgate, ☏ 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

• 53.2771-3.066381 Harp Inn, 19 Quayside, Little Neston. CH64 0TB, ☏ 44 151 336-6980. 
• 53.293665-3.0405842 Hinderton Arms, Chester High Road, ☏ 44 151 336-1085. 
• 53.30063-3.088883 The Boathouse, 1 The Parade, Parkgate, ☏ 44 151 336-4187. 
• 53.29267-3.080424 The Old Quay, The Parade, Parkgate, CH64 6SB, ☏ 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

• 53.293787-3.0818451 The Ship Hotel, The Parade, Parkgate (35 minutes walk from Neston station), ☏ 44 151 336-3931. 
• 53.300895-3.0558092 Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa, Liverpool Rd, ☏ 44 151 336-3938. £90 . 

Connect

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.