Staying in Warrington

A practical guide for our guests: how to get around, what to do in town, where to walk and eat, and the best day trips from the town centre.

Getting here and around

Warrington Central: Trains on the line between Liverpool and Manchester.
Warrington Bank Quay: On the West Coast Main Line, with direct trains to London Euston and to Scotland.
By car: Warrington sits where the M6, M62 and M56 meet.
By air: Manchester Airport is about 25 minutes by car, Liverpool John Lennon about 30.

Everything here is a short walk from the centre, so you can leave the car where it is.

Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Town centre
One of the oldest public museums in the country, open since 1848, with local history, natural history and art. Entry is free.
Deryck Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Parr Hall and the Pyramid
Town centre
Concerts, comedy and theatre in the Cultural Quarter. Parr Hall is home to a rare Cavaillé-Coll organ.
Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Golden Square
Town centre
The main shopping centre, with high-street shops and cafés under one roof.
Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0
Warrington Market and Time Square
Town centre
The new indoor market, with around fifty stalls and the Cookhouse food hall, on a square shared with a 13-screen Cineworld, restaurants and bars.
Luke Addison, CC BY 2.0
Halliwell Jones Stadium
About 20 min on foot
Home of Warrington Wolves, one of rugby league’s best-known clubs.

From our journal

Warrington has more green space than people expect, from formal gardens to canal paths and lakes.

Walton Hall and Gardens
About 10 min by car
A Victorian hall in parkland south of town, with formal gardens, a children’s zoo and a café.
Benjamin Shaw, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lymm Dam
About 15 min by car
A wooded walk around a lake on the edge of Lymm, a village with pubs and cafés around its centre.
Daniel Bagshaw, CC BY 3.0
Sankey Valley Park
About 10 min by car
A long green corridor along the old Sankey Canal, good for walking, running and cycling.
Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0
Risley Moss
About 15 min by car
A woodland and mossland nature reserve near Birchwood, with marked trails.
Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden
About 10 min by car
A restored Victorian walled garden on the south side of town.

From our journal

Easy days out if you’re visiting family or bringing the children along.

PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gulliver’s World
About 10 min by car
A theme park built for younger children, roughly ages 2 to 13.
Helena (helena.40proof), CC BY-SA 2.0
Walton Hall children’s zoo
About 10 min by car
A small zoo inside Walton Hall and Gardens, with plenty of space around it for a picnic.
Chester Zoo
About 40 min by car
One of the UK’s biggest zoos. Plan a full day.

From our journal

For a meal out, most guests head to one of these.

Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0
Stockton Heath
About 5 min by car
A village just south of the river, with independent cafés, restaurants and bars along London Road.
John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lymm village
About 15 min by car
Old pubs and cafés around the village cross, a short walk from Lymm Dam.

From our journal

If you’re here for work, these are the places most of our guests travel to.

Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0
Birchwood Park
About 15 min by car
One of the largest business parks in the North West, on the east side of town.
Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0
Omega
About 15 min by car
A large business and logistics park to the west of town, beside the M62.
Sci-Tech Daresbury
About 15 min by car
A science and innovation campus to the south of Warrington.
Joe Blundell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Warrington Hospital
About 10 min by car
The town’s main hospital. Halton Hospital in Runcorn is about 20 minutes by car.

From our journal

Warrington is a good base for the wider North West: two big cities and some of Cheshire’s best days out are all close.

Liverpool
About 30 min by train
The waterfront, the museums around the Royal Albert Dock, and the city’s two football clubs.
Manchester
About 25 min by train
Shopping, galleries, live music and football, with trains from Warrington Central.
Chester
About 40 min by car
Roman city walls, the medieval Rows and the cathedral.
Tatton Park
About 25 min by car
A mansion, formal gardens and a large deer park near Knutsford.
Dunham Massey
About 25 min by car
A National Trust house, gardens and deer park near Altrincham.