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.
Don't miss Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Widnes, Knutsford, Blacon, Saltney, and Macclesfield's towns if visiting the area around Widnes.
Widnes's best nearby villages can be found at 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.
Country Parks to visit near Widnes include Quarry Bank, Tatton Park, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
Widnes has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Woolston Eyes, and Tatton Park.
The area close to Widnes boasts some of the best sssis including Woolston Eyes.
The area close to Widnes boasts some of the best museums including Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
There are a several good parks in the Widnes area like Victoria Park - Widnes, Tatton Park, Water Tower Gardens, Westminster Park, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area.
There are a number of cities near to Widnes including Chester.
There are a several good castles in the area around Widnes like Chester Castle.
Don't miss Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls's roman sites if visiting the area around Widnes.
Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls is a great place to visit close to Widnes if you like ruins.
The area around Widnes boasts some of the best lakes including Trentabank Reservoir, and Redes Mere.
Trentabank Reservoir, and Macclesfield Forest are great places to visit near Widnes if you like woodlands.
Don't miss Shutlingsloe, and Teggs Nose Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Widnes.
Hiking Areas to visit near Widnes include Teggs Nose Country Park, and Alderley Edge National Trust.
The area close to Widnes boasts some of the best old mines including Engine Vein.
The area around Widnes's best ancient sites can be found at Goldenstone.
Canals to visit near Widnes include 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.
