North West England Attractions

Windermere / Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

England's largest natural lake, the centrepiece of the Lake District National Park, popular for boat cruises and lakeside walking.

Blackpool, Lancashire

A seafront amusement park dating from 1896, home to multiple roller coasters including the Big One.

Blackpool, Lancashire

A Victorian-era 158m observation tower on the seafront, also housing a circus, ballroom and dungeon.

Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire

A 130-acre zoo and conservation charity near Chester, home to more than 30,000 animals across 500+ species.

Manchester city centre

The UK's national museum dedicated to football history, holding the world's largest collection of football memorabilia.

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

An indoor family attraction recreating scenes from Beatrix Potter's stories, in the town where she lived and worked.

Liverpool waterfront, Merseyside

A restored 19th-century dock complex on Liverpool's waterfront, housing museums, shops and restaurants.

Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool

A museum on the Royal Albert Dock telling the history of The Beatles through memorabilia and recreated sets.

Knutsford, Cheshire

A historic estate with a Georgian mansion, gardens, a medieval old hall, farm and 2,000-acre deer park.

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

A marine and freshwater aquarium near Cheshire Oaks, known for its underwater tunnel through a shark tank.

Chester, Cheshire

A working Church of England cathedral dating to a Benedictine abbey founded in 1092, with cathedral status since 1541.

Prescot, Merseyside

A drive-through safari park and walking zoo on the Knowsley Estate.

Trafford, Greater Manchester

A branch of the Imperial War Museum in a Daniel Libeskind-designed building, examining the impact of modern conflict.

Liverpool Road, Manchester

A Science Museum Group site on the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station, covering Manchester's scientific and industrial history.

Old Trafford, Greater Manchester

The club museum plus a guided tour of Old Trafford stadium.

Salford Quays, Salford

A theatre and gallery complex housing L.S. Lowry's art collection alongside touring theatre and dance productions.

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

A museum of Windermere's boating heritage with a collection of around 40 historic boats.

Honister Pass, Borrowdale, near Keswick, Cumbria

England's last working slate mine, also offering mine tours, a Via Ferrata and zip wire.

Chester, Cheshire

The world's oldest racecourse still in operation, known as "the Roodee", hosting horse racing and events.

Formby, Sefton coast, Merseyside

A National Trust coastal site of pinewoods and sand dunes, known for its red squirrel population and beach.