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St Helens

Merseyside, North West · population 183,248 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Nearby

West Park 1.1 milesThatto Heath 1.4 milesSutton Leach 1.6 milesEccleston 2.1 milesHaydock 2.4 milesClock Face 2.4 milesMoss Bank 2.5 milesCrank 2.9 miles

Neighbourhoods in St Helens

Cowley Hill 194Newtown 108Green Bank 101Fingerpost 84Ravenhead 66Gerard's Bridge 27Windle 22Gillar's Green 14Denton's Green 8Grange Park 7Eccleston Hill 3Pocket Nook 2Haresfinch 1Marshall's Cross 1Peasley Cross 1Pewfall 1AbbotsfieldBlackbrookBoldBroad OakBrown EdgeDerbyshire HillEccleston ParkLaffakLea GreenMicklehead GreenMoss NookNew BoldNutgroveParrParr StocksPorticoSherdleySuttonSutton HeathSutton ManorUnion BankWorsley Brow
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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in St Helens

Days out around St Helens – lakes, hills, nature reserves, museums and more, including 6 in St Helens itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏞️ Lakes & lochs12⛰️ Hills & peaks4🌿 Nature reserves2🏛️ Museums4🌳 Parks & gardens35🗿 Monuments & memorials4🏚️ Ruins1🏺 Archaeological sites2🖼️ Galleries1🛝 Playgrounds25

Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Grove's Dam

Sherdley · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Big Dam

West Park · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

The Dam

Sutton Leach · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Thatto Heath Dam

Thatto Heath · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

The Clegg

Nutgrove · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Top Dam

West Park · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Mill Dam

Eccleston · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Sutton Mill Dam

Marshall's Cross · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Eccleston Mere

Eccleston · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Carr Mill Dam

Carr Mill · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lake

№3 Reservoir

Eccleston Lane Ends · 2.5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

№4 Reservoir

Eccleston Lane Ends · 3.1 miles

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Days out

⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Windle Bleak Hill

Windle · 1.9 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Eccleston Hill

Gillar's Green · 2.5 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Crank Hill

Moss Bank · 2.5 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Dream

Union Bank · 2.5 miles

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Days out

🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Mill Brow Local Nature Reserve

Eccleston · 1.9 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Mill Brow Local Nature Reserve

Eccleston · 1.9 miles

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Days out

🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

World of Glass

St Helens · 0.1 miles

Chalon Way East, St Helens WA10 1BX

+44 1744 22766

We-Su 10:00-16:00

Free entry
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🏛️ Museum

North West Museum of Road Transport

St Helens · 0.1 miles

Hall Street 51, WA10 1DU

+44 1744 451681

Sa-Su 10:00-16:00

Admission charge
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🏛️ Museum

Smithy Heritage Centre

Windle · 1.9 miles

Kiln Lane, WA10 4RA

+441744730744

Sa-Su 13:00-16:00

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🏛️ Museum

Rainhill Railway Museum

Rainhill Stoops · 2.5 miles

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Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Platt's Field

Sutton Heath · 1.2 miles

Small field known to the council as Platt's Field. Commonly used by locals for dog walks and the local rugby club for practice.

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🌳 Park

Vera Page Park

St Helens · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Friends Garden

St Helens · 0.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Fosters Park

Gerard's Bridge · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Sunshine Park

Peasley Cross · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Queen's Park

Newtown · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Sutton Brook Greenway

Parr Stocks · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Eccleston Branchline Linear Park

West Park · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Victoria Park

Cowley Hill · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Bishop Road Playing Field

Cowley Hill · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Sutton Park

Sutton · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Thatto Heath Park

Thatto Heath · 1.2 miles

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Haresfinch Park
🌳 Park

Haresfinch Park

Haresfinch · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Gaskell Park

Broad Oak · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Sherdley Park

Sutton Leach · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Taylor Park

Grange Park · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

The Swale

Gerard's Bridge · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Chain Lane Park

Laffak · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Blackbrook Park

Laffak · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Breydon Park

Sutton Heath · 1.9 miles

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The Duckeries
🌳 Park

The Duckeries

Parr · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Broadway Park

Grange Park · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Percy Park

Moss Nook · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Sankey Valley Park

Laffak · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Kentmere Park

Carr Mill · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Amphitheatre

Derbyshire Hill · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Littlewood

Derbyshire Hill · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Brickfields Daisyfields

Marshall's Cross · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

King George V Playing Fields

Sutton Manor · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Prescot Cricket Club

Eccleston Lane Ends · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

The Back Field

Holt · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Clock Face Country Park

Abbotsfield · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Penny's Pit

Rainhill Stoops · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Sutton Manor Woodland

Union Bank · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Henley Park

Whiston · 3.1 miles

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Days out

🗿 Monuments & memorials

The Miner
🗿 Monument

The Miner

St Helens · 0.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

WW1 Memorial Stone

Newtown · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

Colliers Wheel Memorial

New Bold · 2.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

West Derby War Memorial

Eccleston Lane Ends · 2.5 miles

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Days out

🏚️ Ruins

🏚️ Ruins

Stanley Mill

Blackbrook · 1.9 miles

In the late Eighteenth Century Stanley Bank was an important centre of local industry and was the site of a now vanished iron slitting mill. Interpretive board and walkway access.

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Days out

🏺 Archaeological sites

🏺 Archaeological site

St Ann's Well

Micklehead Green · 2.5 miles

A medieval well that was once believed to heal eye diseases and wash away sins: excavation works by Historic England. On private land.

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🏺 Archaeological site

Windle Hall

Windle · 1.9 miles

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Days out

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Pigot Street Children's Play Area

Newtown · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Nanny Goat Park Playground

Pocket Nook · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Queens Park Children's Play Area

Newtown · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Victoria Park Children's Play Area

Cowley Hill · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Children's Playing Area Sutton Park

Sutton · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Children's Play Area Sherdley Park

Sutton Leach · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Thatto Heath Children's Play Area

Thatto Heath · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Haresfinch Play Area

Haresfinch · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Gaskell Park Children's Play Area

Broad Oak · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Ashurst Children's Play Area

Laffak · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

The Kids Play Area - Taylor Park

West Park · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Children's Play Area Taylor Park

West Park · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Dodd Avenue Children's Play Area

Denton's Green · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Chain Lane Playground

Laffak · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Blackbrook Park Children's Play Area

Laffak · 1.2 miles

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🛝 Playground

Broads Park Children's Playing Area

Sutton Heath · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

The Duckeries Children's Play Area

Parr · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Broadway Park Children's Play Area

Grange Park · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Percy Park Children's Play Area

Moss Nook · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Kentmere Park Children's Play Area

Carr Mill · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Lynton Way Play Area

Windle · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Fosters Road Children's Play Area

Blackbrook · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Children's Play Area The Spires

Gillar's Green · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Play Area

Gillar's Green · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

The Children's Play Area Henley Park

Whiston · 3.1 miles

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from St Helens.

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