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Wirral Museum
Wirral Museum was formerly known as Birkenhead Town Hall and is situated in Hamilton Square, one of the finest Georgian Squares in the country.
This location also provides accommodation for the Registrars Office.
For further information contact the site reception on 0151 - 666 4010
Directions
Via Road
Before you travel to the Wirral Museum, please consider if you really need to use your car. Visitors may use the pay and display public car parks that are available adjacent to the buildings:
Via M53 from North Wales/ Chester/ Ellesmere Port
Leave the M53 at the Wallasey Docks exit after junction 1, and follow the signposted A5139. Follow the A5139 Dock Road for approximately 1¾ miles through the traffic lights, at the roundabout take the second exit for approximately 1 mile onto Four Bridges, taking the second exit at the next roundabout passing the Twelve Keys Ro-Ro terminal. Take the second exit at the next roundabout. At the third set of traffic lights turn right. The next set of lights is on the corner of Hamilton Square.
Via Wallasey (Kingsway) Tunnel
After leaving the tollbooth, take slip road immediately on left of motorway signposted to Birkenhead. At roundabout turn sharp left following signs to Birkenhead, go through the traffic lights at the junction of Dock Road/ Duke Street and proceed to the Cleveland Street junction approximately ½ mile. Turn left onto Cleveland Street and Hamilton Square is approximately 1 mile ahead.
Via Cycle
Accompanied cycles can be carried on all trains, subject to space being available (there may be restrictions at peak times), from Liverpool, Chester and Ellesmere Port to Hamilton Square Station. On leaving the station turn right onto Hamilton Street and the Museum is 100 metres on the left.
Via Rail
Trains operate from Liverpool Lime Street mainline station and other city centre stations (every 5 - 8 minutes), from Chester (every 30 minutes), from Ellesmere Port (every 30 minutes), from New Brighton (every 15 minutes), and from West Kirby (every 15 minutes) to Hamilton Square Station (providing a 5 – 8 minute service to Liverpool) on the Wirral Line. From Hamilton Square Station turn right into Hamilton Street and the Wirral Museum is 100 metres on the left facing the centre of Hamilton Square.
Via Bus
From Birkenhead Bus Station (serviced by 63 bus routes) you can catch over 30 bus services that pass and stop at bus stops on Hamilton Square. Alternatively you can walk by crossing Conway Street at the signalised junction turn right and proceed left into Argyle Street and the Wirral Museum Treasury Building is ¼ mile on the pedestrianised side of Hamilton Square.
Contact details
Merseytravel Line 0151 – 236 – 7676
Travelline 0870 - 6082608
National Rail Enquiries 08457 – 484950