Why go
- Town in Wirral, Merseyside, England.
- Served by Bryngwyn Bach Airfield.
History
Birkenhead is an industrial port town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Merseyside in 1974. At the 2021 census, the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 109,835.
Where to stay
4-star hotel · step-free access · 6 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, L1 6BR · hilton.com
4-star hotel · wi-fi · 3 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool, L1 8LW · hilton.com
4-star hotel · wi-fi · Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9RE · liverpoolatlantictowerhotel.booksundays.com
4-star hotel · 2 Park Lane, Liverpool, L1 8AW · maldronhotels.com
3-star hotel · wi-fi · 7 Hurst Street, Liverpool, L1 8DA · hilton.com
hotel · thorntonmanor.co.uk
hotel · non-smoking · North John Street, Liverpool, L2 6RR · harddaysnighthotel.com
hotel · 60 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6JD · shanklyhotel.com
hotel · wi-fi · Neston Road, Wirral, CH63 1JF · thorntonhallhotel.com
hotel · Lime Street, Liverpool
hotel · 62 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 7LQ
hotel · Liverpool
hotel · step-free access
hotel · wi-fi · 27 Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LY · all.accor.com
hotel · wi-fi · 3 Paddington Village, Liverpool, L7 3FA · novotelliverpoolpaddingtonvillage.co.uk
hotel · 123 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JR · ihg.com
hotel · 25-27 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4AU · epicliverpool.co.uk
hotel
hotel · breakfast · Britannia Pavilion, Liverpool, L3 4AD · ihg.com
hotel · wi-fi · 40 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4LN · novotel.accor.com
hotel · wi-fi · Britannia Pavilion, Liverpool, L3 4AD · premierinn.com
hotel · 62 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4AF
hotel · wi-fi · 3 Vernon Street, Liverpool, L2 2AY · premierinn.com
hotel · wi-fi · 25 Old Haymarket, Liverpool, L1 6ER · travelodge.co.uk
hotel · wi-fi · Marine Point, Wallasey, CH45 2PB · travelodge.co.uk
hotel · wi-fi · 502 Queens Drive, Liverpool, L13 0AS · travelodge.co.uk
hotel · wi-fi · 2A North John Street, Liverpool, L2 4SA · thezhotels.com
hotel · 47 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 9UB · easyhotel.com
hotel · wi-fi · royalchambersliverpool.co.uk
hotel · 16-20 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4AA
hotel · Thornton Common Road, Wirral, CH63 0LU · merebrookhouse.co.uk
hotel · 46 & 48 Foley Street, Liverpool, L4 4BN · phoenixhotelsliverpool.co.uk
hotel · cpliverpool.com
Indoor
hotel · step-free access · 31 Keel Wharf, Liverpool, L3 4FN
Conway St., Birkenhead CH41 5AP, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Pool Ln, Bromborough, Birkenhead, Wirral CH62 4UE, United Kingdom · village-hotels.co.uk
hotel · 20 Breck Road, Liverpool, L4 2RB · cabbagehallhotel.co.uk
hotel · Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TF
hotel · Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG · racquetclub.org.uk
hotel · wi-fi · 21 Keel Wharf, Liverpool, L3 4FN
hotel · wi-fi · High Street, Wirral, CH62 7EZ
Dibbinsdale Rd, Birkenhead, Wirral CH63 0HJ, United Kingdom · pestorestaurants.co.uk
hotel · step-free access
hotel · wi-fi
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Restaurants & places to go
Latin American, Cafe · Ruppys is Birkenhead's go-to spot for Coffee and Smoothies and Latin-American food crafted with passion, such as Arepas, Pandebonos and… · ruppys.com
International, Eclectic, Food Court · Street food market with multiple independent shops selling unusual cooked food, and a bar. Opening hours: Th… · balticmarket.co.uk
Regional, International, Restaurant · One of Liverpool’s best kept secrets. Visit us and leave blown away by the breath-taking food created by our budding… · l20restaurant.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · 81 Strand Road, Liverpool, L20 4BB · storelocator.asda.com
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 · 27a Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP · thelounges.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · Welton Road, Wirral, CH62 3PN · mcdonalds.com
Steak, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · Atlantic Pavilion, Liverpool, L3 4AF · millerandcarter.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-21:30 Features: vegan options · 69 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4EZ · mowglistreetfood.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 52 Wallasey Road, Wallasey, CH45 4NW · papajohns.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 7 Britannia Pavilion, L3 4AD · rosasthai.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · 39 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, L1 1JP · bellaitalia.co.uk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 85-89 Lord Street, Liverpool, L2 6PG · chick-fil-a.co.uk
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00 · 2 Montrose Way, Liverpool, L13 1FA · frankieandbennys.com
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 09:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · 64 Lord Street, L2 1TD · greggs.co.uk
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-20:30 · iguanas.co.uk
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · tortilla.co.uk
Bistro, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-We Off; Th-Sa 18:00-22:00; Su 13:00-17:30 · 550 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L19 3QG · 5-fifty-bistro.ueniweb.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: 08:30-23:00 · 1 Town Lane · blindcow.co.uk
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 15:00-23:00; Su 15:00-22:00 · 544-548 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L19 3QG · christakisliverpool.co.uk
Brazilian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Su 17:00-21:00 Features: step-free access · Exchange Flags, Liverpool,… · fazenda.co.uk
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 10:30-21:00 · 5 Prescot Street, L7 8UE · liangji.co.uk
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-21:30; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00 · 55 Hanover Street · lunya.co.uk
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 Features: step-free access · 88-90 Lark Lane, Liverpool, L17 8UU · thelounges.co.uk
Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: 16:00-23:45; Fr,Sa 16:00-00:45 · 595 Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HD · wirralkebabpizzahouse.com
Pretzel, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · 8-10 Wall Street, Liverpool, L1 8JQ
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-22:00; Su 10:30-20:00 Features: takeaway
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · 3A Wall Street, Liverpool, L1 8JQ
Asian, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · wagamama.com
Grill, Pasta, Pizza, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Clayton Square, Liverpool, L1 1QR · wildwoodrestaurants.co.uk
Donut, Fast Food · Donut fast food · shops.krispykreme.co.uk
Caribbean, Restaurant · Caribbean restaurant · turtlebay.co.uk
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant · yosushi.com
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:45-19:00 · 69 Stuart Road, Liverpool, L4 5QT · byrneschippy.co.uk
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu,We,Th,Su 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00 · Parliament Street, Liverpool, L1 0BS · levietsocial.co.uk
Traditional, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-16:30; Sa 09:30-15:30; Su 10:00-15:30 · beatlesstory.com
Cafe, Italian Pizza, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00, Sa-Su 09:00-18:00 · themess.club
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-17:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su off Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 8A Hackins Hey, Liverpool, L2 2AW · castroscafeteria.com
Cafe · Opening hours: We-Mo 10:00-18:00 · 10 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4DS · catcafe.co.uk
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su 09:00-23:45; Mo 09:00-19:30; Tu-Sa 09:00-23:30 Features: vegetarian options, halal
Tapas, Restaurant · Tapas restaurant · 47 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 9UB · salthousebacaro.co.uk
Mediterranean, Italian, Restaurant · Mediterranean/Italian restaurant · 19 Princes Parade, Liverpool, L3 1BD · cargoseafoodrestaurant.co.uk
Argentinian, Restaurant · Argentinian restaurant · 50 Brunswick Street, Liverpool, L2 0PL · meetrestaurant.co.uk
Pie, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · 31 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4DN
Wings, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Dessert, Cafe · Dessert cafe
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Airports
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) 8 mi to the centre
Liverpool, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 4 airlines (Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, Flybe) · direct flights to 48 destinations incl. Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Faro, Fuerteventura… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Manchester (27 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 48 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 33 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergerac, Bratislava, Carcassonne, Connaught, Cork, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kos, Krakow, Limoges, Londonderry, Malaga, Malta, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Poznan, Reus, Rhodos, Sandefjord, Shannon, Szczecin, Tenerife, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 22 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Faro, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Krakow, Larnaca, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rhodos
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 2 routes: Gdansk, Warsaw
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Isle Of Man
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Hawarden Airport (CEG) 15 mi to the centre
Broughton, WLS, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 1 airline (Germania) · direct flights to 2 destinations incl. Bristol, Toulouse (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 2 direct destinations
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Rhedyn Coch Farm Airstrip 16 mi to the centre
WLS, GB
Bryngwyn Bach Airfield 16 mi to the centre
St Asaph, Denbighshire, WLS, GB
Getting there by ferry
Woodside (Mersey Ferry)
Ferry terminal · 0.8 mi from the centre
12 Quays Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.1 mi from the centre
Liverpool Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.6 mi from the centre
Seacombe Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.6 mi from the centre
Mersey Ferries
Ferry terminal · 1.6 mi from the centre
Liverpool Cruise Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.7 mi from the centre
Mersey Ferry
Ferry route
Isle of Man - Liverpool
Ferry route · Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Dublin - Liverpool
Ferry route · Seatruck Ferries Limited
Belfast - Liverpool (Birkenhead)
Ferry route · Stena Line Ltd
Belfast - Liverpool (Stena Line)
Ferry route · Stena Line Ltd
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bryngwyn Bach Airfield; 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Woodside (Mersey Ferry), 0.8 mi); routes include Mersey Ferry, Isle of Man - Liverpool, Dublin - Liverpool.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Birkenhead, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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