Widnes is a Town in the county of Cheshire.
Widnes postcode: WA8 6
There are great places to visit near Widnes including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, nature reserves, sssis, museums, parks, cities, castles, roman sites, ruins, lakes, woodlands, hills, hiking areas, old mines and canals.
The area around Widnes features a number of interesting towns including Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Widnes, Knutsford, Blacon, Saltney, and Macclesfield.
The area around Widnes features a number of interesting villages including Styal, Daresbury, Thelwall, Saughall, Lache, Marton, and Prestbury.
Don't miss Quarry Bank, Warrington Parish Church Of St Elphin, The Ruskin Rooms, Tatton Park, Chester Racecourse, Chester City Walls, and Bonewaldesthorne Tower's historic buildings if visiting the area around Widnes.
The area around Widnes features a number of interesting country parks including Quarry Bank, Tatton Park, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
Woolston Eyes, and Tatton Park are some of Widnes best nature reserves to visit near Widnes.
SSSIs to visit near Widnes include Woolston Eyes.
The area around Widnes's best museums can be found at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
Don't miss Victoria Park - Widnes, Tatton Park, Water Tower Gardens, Westminster Park, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area's parks if visiting the area around Widnes.
Chester is a great place to visit close to Widnes if you like cities.
Chester Castle is a great place to visit close to Widnes if you like castles.
The area around Widnes's best roman sites can be found at Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls.
Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls is one of Widnes's best, nearby ruins to visit in Widnes.
There are a number of lakes near Widnes including Trentabank Reservoir, and Redes Mere.
Widnes's best nearby woodlands can be found at Trentabank Reservoir, and Macclesfield Forest.
Widnes has some unmissable hills nearby like Shutlingsloe, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
Don't miss Teggs Nose Country Park, and Alderley Edge National Trust's hiking areas if visiting the area around Widnes.
Places near Widnes feature a number of interesting old mines including Engine Vein.
There are a several good canals in the area around Widnes like Anderton Boat Lift.
Widnes History
There are some historic monuments around Widnes:
Places to see near Widnes
History of Widnes
There is little evidence of any early human occupation of the area although a flint arrowhead was discovered at Pex Hill, suggesting there was some human presence in the Stone Age. Pex Hill is a disused quarry, located to the north of the town.Roman roads by-passed the area but some Roman coins were found where the Ditton railway station stands today. In the 9th century Vikings had invaded the country and Widnes was at the extreme south of the Danelaw. The River Mersey derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon maeres ea, which means boundary river, the boundary being that between the Danelaw and the Saxon kingdom of Mercia. At the beginning of the 20th century it was believed that some earthworks on Cuerdley Marsh had been constructed by the Vikings but an archaeological investigation in the 1930s found nothing to confirm this.
