50 Years of the Wirral Country Park

A special exhibition on the birth of Britain's first designated Country Park, built along a disused railway line.

50 Years of the Wirral Country Park
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A special exhibition on the development of the 12 miles of disused Great Western & London North Western Railway line from West Kirby to Hooton into the Wirral Country Park — Britain's first ever designated Country Park.

The old line, and the West Kirby railway station building it once ran from, are part of the same story of West Kirby's railway age told in the museum's From Farming Village to Victorian Resort research page. Today the trackbed forms the Wirral Way footpath, still walkable from West Kirby.

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Bringing a group, or tracing local history?

Group visits

Bring a group to the museum

Clubs, schools, historical societies and social groups are welcome by arrangement — £2 per head, up to 20 people, with two weeks' notice.

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Research Group

Researching West Kirby's past?

Our Research Group holds decades of local material — including records of who lived and worked in individual houses and shops across the village. Genuine enquiries are welcome.

Contact the Research Group