George Orwell writing in the 1930s created a mythical Wigan Pier but today there is a real one on the banks of the Leeds &...

There are contemporary crafts, farm animals and a funky playground at Cedar Farm Galleries, which include nine working craft retail studios, where the hard working...

The Drumcroon Gallery is one of the main art facilities in Wigan and has for some time been providing a first class gallery in which...

St. Helens Central Library is located at the heart of this community and carries an extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction texts. The library...

This Grade II listed stone building is one of the oldest in St Helens and is located at the heart of the town centre. It...

Showcasing St Helens' main industry, the World of Glass guides you through the history of the world-famous Pilkington Company and reveals the secrets of the...

There is little debate; this is one of Lancashire’s most impressive historic buildings, dating from the 16th Century. The Great Hall features some beautiful...

This gallery carries an impressive collection of fine art and is well known as one of the best in the area. The collection is...

Hindley Museum explores the rich and fascinating area in which it stands, and has quickly become one of the first places that people go if...

Knowsley Safari Park, 5-mile safaris drive with lions, tigers, baboons (safe route available), rhino, zebra and lots more. Elephants and giraffe are walk round exhibits...

One of the most important and celebrated collections in this small museum is that of clocks and watches that has been built up over several...

This beautiful residence was once the ancestral home of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. Haigh Hall was built in the mid 19th Century...

The Magical Kingdom of Camelot is filled with wondrous rides, spectacular shows and spellbinding attractions! There’s everything from a spinning roller coaster to a friendly...

Croxteth Hall and Country Park is one of the most beautiful, historic and well loved features of this area of the country. The magnificent...

The Huyton Gallery is located on Merseyside and has a good tradition of developing artists and celebrating the rich history of creative potential that exists...

Bank Hall is a beautiful building which is flanked by Yew trees. Unfortunately in recent times this outstanding structure has fallen into the state...

Often wildflowers are a part of nature that are overlooked, and it is quite uncommon to find a centre that has taken such care and...

The Turnpike Gallery opened in 1971 and offers a large and modern multi-purpose space in which visitors can enjoy a range of contemporary art shows....

The Lee Valley Millennium Centre offers a multi-purpose environment designed to educate and offer a cultural forum for local people and visitors to the area....

This museum is located in a small timber-framed Tudor building in the heart of the community. The museum contains many interesting exhibitions that are...

Astley Hall dates back to Elizabethan times and much of the timber framing of this period survives. As you move around the furnished rooms you...

This heritage centre focuses on the lives of the people and social institutions that have made up this area of Bolton for many centuries, and...

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum celebrates a long and illustrious history of building commercial vehicles in this country. The large museum is filled with...

Everton FC - nicknamed 'The Toffees' - was founded in 1878. Here you can discover what goes on at first hand behind the scenes at...

Catalyst focuses on chemistry and its history. There is a glass lift fo the observatory overlooking the Mersey and Spike Island waterside park, and a...

Crosby Beach is a picturesque, non-bathing beach with areas of soft sand and mud, and a risk of changing tides. For safety reasons, it is...

Meols Hall, Southport’s Historical Manor House has been in the Hesketh family for 27 generations, and is still a privately owned home. Meols Hall offers...

This museum carries a large collection that has been built up over a long period of time, and tries to relate to the history of...

The Brindley Theatre offers a first-class entertainment venue at the heart of Runcorn. The main auditorium is a 420-seat theatre where a range of...

Located in Southport, this museum is one of the stranger in the region, dedicated to an unlikely subject, the lawnmower. Although to you or...

This ordinary terraced house doesn’t look like much, and in fact as a piece of architecture it’s not. However, it was the family home...

Located in the suburbs of Liverpool, Mendips was the childhood home of John Lennon, who lived there throughout the 1940s and 1950s with his Aunt...

The Scottish Regiment have been based in and around the city of Liverpool for many years and have a long and interesting association with the...

This small museum is located close to the heart of this Lancashire town and is dedicated to the history of steam, and the effects that...

This elegant Arts Centre retains many of its 1930's features but boasts a theatre, studio, conference room, visual arts gallery, café and bar. The 472...

Lord Street, a wide and impressive Victorian street which runs through the centre of Southport, as well as incorporating important civic buildings, is now also...

Opened in 1878 and through a series of donations and bequests the gallery now houses a wonderful collection of paintings, sculpture and contemporary art. As...

The School of Dentistry was started in 1880 and has continued to the present day, remaining one of the most prestigious elements of the University...

The Heywood family donated this large collection to the town of Bolton in 1948, the main part of the exhibitions are dominated by the Bowyer...

A good sized regional museum, the exhibitions are housed in a fine looking building close to the heart of the important Lancashire town of Bolton....