Widnes is a Town in the county of Cheshire.
Widnes postcode: WA8 6
There are great places to visit near Widnes including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, nature reserves, sssis, museums, parks, cities, castles, roman sites, ruins, lakes, woodlands, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites and canals.
There are a number of towns near Widnes including Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Widnes, Knutsford, Blacon, Saltney, and Macclesfield.
Villages to visit near Widnes include Styal, Daresbury, Thelwall, Saughall, Lache, Marton, and Prestbury.
Quarry Bank, Warrington Parish Church Of St Elphin, The Ruskin Rooms, Tatton Park, Chester Racecourse, Chester City Walls, and Bonewaldesthorne Tower are great places to visit near Widnes if you like historic buildings.
Quarry Bank, Tatton Park, and Teggs Nose Country Park are some of Widnes best country parks to visit near Widnes.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Widnes area like Woolston Eyes, and Tatton Park.
Places near Widnes feature a number of interesting sssis including Woolston Eyes.
There are a several good museums in the area around Widnes like Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
Widnes has some unmissable parks nearby like Victoria Park - Widnes, Tatton Park, Water Tower Gardens, Westminster Park, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area.
Cities to visit near Widnes include Chester.
Castles to visit near Widnes include Chester Castle.
Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls is a great place to visit close to Widnes if you like roman sites.
The area around Widnes's best ruins can be found at Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls.
Trentabank Reservoir, and Redes Mere are great places to visit near Widnes if you like lakes.
Woodlands to visit near Widnes include Trentabank Reservoir, and Macclesfield Forest.
Shutlingsloe, and Teggs Nose Country Park are some of Widnes best hills to visit near Widnes.
Teggs Nose Country Park, and Alderley Edge National Trust are some of Widnes best hiking areas to visit near Widnes.
There are a number of old mines near to Widnes including Engine Vein.
Goldenstone is one of Widnes's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Widnes.
There are a several good canals in the area around Widnes like Anderton Boat Lift.
Widnes History
There are some historic monuments around Widnes:
Places to see near Widnes
History of Widnes
There is little evidence of any early human occupation of the area although a flint arrowhead was discovered at Pex Hill, suggesting there was some human presence in the Stone Age. Pex Hill is a disused quarry, located to the north of the town.Roman roads by-passed the area but some Roman coins were found where the Ditton railway station stands today. In the 9th century Vikings had invaded the country and Widnes was at the extreme south of the Danelaw. The River Mersey derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon maeres ea, which means boundary river, the boundary being that between the Danelaw and the Saxon kingdom of Mercia. At the beginning of the 20th century it was believed that some earthworks on Cuerdley Marsh had been constructed by the Vikings but an archaeological investigation in the 1930s found nothing to confirm this.
