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Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn Street Atlas.
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Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 0HQ. Tel: 01942
402624. Haydock Park is the North West's premier dual purpose
racecourse located half way between Liverpool and Manchester,
just off junction 23 of the M6 motorway. With around 30 events
a year, we offer an excellent choice of top-class fixtures over
the jumps and flat. www.haydock-park.co.uk. About 6 miles north
of Warrington.
Knowsley Safari Park,
Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AN. Tel: 0151 430 9009. Knowsley Safari
Park is one of Merseyside's premier leisure attractions with
around 30 species of mammal roaming 200 hectares of land, plus
a few birds, reptiles and invertebrates. www.knowsley.com. About
9 miles west of Warrington.
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Cultural Quarter, Palmyra Square, Warrington.
Tel: 01925 442345. Pyramid is a multi-purpose arts venue, with
eight spaces. It is Warrington's first dedicated arts venue.
The conversion of the former courthouse sets old and new side-by-side.
It plays host to a wide variety of professional performances
and exhibitions, alongside local artists’ work, classes
and community activity. www.pyramid.org.uk. Location: In the
centre of Warrington.
Warrington Museum and
Art Gallery, Bold Street, Warrington WA1 1JG. Tel: 01925 - 442733.
The building houses a collection of around 1,000 paintings, (oils,
watercolours and prints) from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Also ethnology, egyptology, geology, Roman Britain, pottery/ceramics,
botany, fish, amphibians, reptiles, the Civil War, local industries,
birds and mammals, and glass. Location: In the centre of Warrington.
Gulliver's World, Old Hall, Warrington WA5 9YZ. Tel: 01925 444888.
Gulliver’s Warrington is nestled within a beautiful park
setting, where much of the fantasy is created by wonderful towering
trees, and a beautiful lake forms the centrepiece of the park.
From the tumbling and juggling fun of Circus World, mosey on
down to High Noon in Western World, walk with dinosaurs in the
prehistoric Lost World, feel your knees tremble in Count’s
Castle and shiver your timbers in Smugglers Wharf. www.gulliversfun.co.uk.
Location: On the outskirts of Warrington.
Dunham Massey, Altrincham,
Cheshire WA14 4SJ. Tel: 0161 941 1025. Country estate including
mansion with important collections and 'below stairs' areas,
impressive garden and deer park. Ancient herd of fallow deer
in a stunning 250 acre parkNational Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 8 miles east of Warrington.
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