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Bala Lake Railway |
Bala |
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Birkenhead Tramway & Wirral Transport Museum |
Birkenhead |
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Bollin Valley Aviation Viewing Park |
Chapel Lane, Wilmslow |
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| Botanic Gardens |
Southport Children's train-rides in the Botanic Gardens. Also park with gardens, play area, aviary, mini golf, boating lake, café. www.seftonarts.co.uk |
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Brookside Miniature Railway |
Poynton |
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| ChesterBoat |
Chester Showboat cruises from the Groves along Dee. Combined open-top bus/boat tickets available. Rowing and pedal boat hire. 01244 325394 www.chesterboat.co.uk |
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Chester Open Top Bus Tours |
Chester |
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Circuit Raceway |
Sandycroft |
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Crewe Heritage Centre |
Crewe |
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| Duchess Countess Trust |
Llanymynech Wharf Visitor Centre Half hour boat trips along the Montgomery canal every Sunday and Bank holiday and Saturdays in July and August until 31 October. 01691 839130 secduchessc@btconnect.com www.cjm.f2s.com www.llanymynech.org.uk |
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| East Lancs Railway |
Bury
Steam train rides at weekends and holidays. Some special family events and Santa Specials. 0161 764 7790 www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk |
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Great Orme Tramway |
Llandudno |
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Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway |
Chester |
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Hills Miniature Railway |
Allostock |
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| Hollingworth Lake |
Littleborough near Rochdale Lady Alice boat trips plus rowing boats for hire. Also watersports including sailing, windsurfing, kayak/canoeing, improvised raft building. RYA watersports courses. Visitor centre with cafe. http://www.link4life.org |
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Wigan Pier |
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Llangollen Railway |
Llangollen |
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Llangollen Wharf |
Llangollen |
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| Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park |
Manchester Airport Great place to watch planes take off and land. Concorde tours (pre-booking advised) Shop and restaurant. www.manchesterairport.co.uk |
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Manchester Ship Canal Cruises |
Liverpool to Salford |
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Mersey Ferries |
Seacombe, Woodside, Pierhead |
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| Museum of Transport Greater Manchester |
Manchester Nearly ninety historical vehicles, of which a large proportion are buses and also the prototype for Metrolink trams. 0161 205 2122 www.gmts.co.uk |
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| National Waterways Museum |
Ellesmere Port Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 5017 |
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Oulton Park Race Circuit |
Little
Budworth |
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| Packetboat 'Duchess Countess' Trust |
Llanymynech Wharf Visitor Centre, nr Oswestry Boat trips on the Montgomery canal, Sundays Easter - October, Saturdays in July & August, 2pm - 4.30pm 01691 839130 joanzorn@tiscali.co.uk www.cjm.f2s.com |
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| Papa Joe's Model Railway |
Croxteth Hall and
Country Park Miniature railway for young children. 0151 233 6910 croxtethcountrypark@liverpool.gov.uk www.croxteth.co.uk |
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| Portland Basin Museum |
Ashton under Lyne Restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse. Trails and activities for children. Picnic tables. Canal boat trips. Open Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. Free admission 0161 343 2878 www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/portlandbasin.htm |
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The Railway Age |
Crewe |
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| Ribble Steam Railway |
Preston Docklands, Lancashire Steam train rides for all the family. 1½ mile dock and riverside line. Interactive museum and workshop. Seasonal family events. 01772 728 800 ribblesteamrailway@gmail.com www.ribblesteam.org.uk |
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Royal Air Force Museum |
Cosford,
Shropshire |
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| Rudyard Lake Steam Railway |
Macclesfield Steam steam train trip by scenic lake and birthday party packages. 01538 306704 info@rlsr.org www.rlsr.org |
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Runcorn Miniature Railway Halton |
Town Park, Runcorn |
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Snowdon Railway |
Llanberis |
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| Southport Belle & Southport Marine Lake |
Southport Mississippi style paddle steamer on Southport Marine Lake. |
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| Southport Model Railway Village |
Southport Model village with miniature landscape and model trains. Buggy friendly paths. teashop, picnic spaces. Rides. 01704 538001 www.southportmodelrailwayvillage.co.uk |
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| Southport Pier Tram |
Southport Pier The pier tram goes one mile along the pier to the Pier pavilion. |
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| Springfield Park |
Rochdale Model railway in park with children's play area. Space for games and picnics. Lake/pond with geese/ducks. Football and cricket pitches plus tennis courts. |
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| U-Boat Story |
Woodchurch Cross-sectioned German submarine, interactive exhibits. 0151 330 1000 www.uboatstory.co.uk |
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| Walton Hall Park |
Liverpool Model boat lake. www.liverpool.gov.uk |
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West Kirby Marine Lake |
West Kirby |
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West Lancs Light Railway |
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire |
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