Birkenhead Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Birkenhead

The town grew around the huge Cammell Laird's shipbuilding works, its population peaking in the 1921 census when it was the 20th most populated town in England. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was so impressed by Birkenhead's public municipal park after a visit in 1850, he incorporated many of its features into his work on New York's Central Park. In 2011, it was home to 89,000 people.

Top Attractions in Birkenhead

Explore the best things to see and do in Birkenhead:

• ★Bidston Lighthouse
• ★Bidston Observatory
• ★Bidston Windmill
• ★Birkenhead Park
• ★Birkenhead Priory
• ★Cammell Laird's shipyard
• ★Cheshire Lines Building
• ★Duke Street Bridge

Where to Eat in Birkenhead

Must-try local food and restaurants:

• 🍴Buffet 88
• 🍴Capitol Restaurant
• 🍴Fraiche
• 🍴Home
• 🍴Mr. Yummie
• 🍴Oxton Bar & Kitchen

Where to Stay in Birkenhead

• 🏨The RiverHill Hotel and Bay Tree Restaurant
• 🏨Yew Tree Hotel

Birkenhead Travel Guide Sections

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