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.
Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Widnes, Knutsford, Blacon, Saltney, and Macclesfield are some of Widnes best towns to visit near Widnes.
There are a number of villages near Widnes including 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 some of Widnes best historic buildings to visit near Widnes.
There are a number of country parks near Widnes including Quarry Bank, Tatton Park, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
Don't miss Woolston Eyes, and Tatton Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Widnes.
There are a number of sssis near to Widnes including Woolston Eyes.
Don't miss Warrington Museum and Art Gallery's museums if visiting the area around Widnes.
The area around Widnes boasts some of the best parks including Victoria Park - Widnes, Tatton Park, Water Tower Gardens, Westminster Park, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area.
Widnes is near some unmissable cities like Chester,
Castles to visit near Widnes include Chester Castle.
Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls is one of Widnes's best, nearby roman sites to visit in Widnes.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Widnes like Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls.
The area around Widnes boasts some of the best lakes including Trentabank Reservoir, and Redes Mere.
Woodlands to visit near Widnes include Trentabank Reservoir, and Macclesfield Forest.
The area around Widnes boasts some of the best hills including Shutlingsloe, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
Don't miss Teggs Nose Country Park, and Alderley Edge National Trust's hiking areas if visiting the area around Widnes.
Don't miss Engine Vein's old mines if visiting the area around Widnes.
Places near Widnes feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Goldenstone.
Widnes is near some unmissable canals 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.
