-Merseyside Historic Houses

At the heart of what was once a great country estate stretching hundreds of square miles and was the ancestral home of the Earls of Sefton. It is now one of the major heritage centres of the North West. The estate has three main pay-in attractions - The Historic Hall, Croxteth Home Farm and The Victorian Walled Garden. The 500 acre country park is free.

The Hall has undergone extensive restoration to return the State Rooms to their former glory. The works also included the remodelling of the first floor to provide beautiful bedrooms all with private bathrooms, finished to the highest standard. Some of the Rooms to view are The Stucco Room, The State Dining Room, Lord Derby's Bedroom Lady Derby's Bedroom . The Safari Park was opened to the public in July 1971

The Estate Office Prescot Knowsley L34 4AG Tel: 0151 489 4827 Email

Meols Hall

Meols Hall is Southport's historical manor house dating back to the early 12th Century. Set in one hundred acres of private park land close to the picturesque village of Churchtown, this is one of the oldest settlements on the Lancashire coast

Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7LZ Tel: 01704 228326 Email

Speke Hall

One of the most famous half timbered houses in Britain, now owned by the National Trust. Dates from the period 1490 to 1612. The known history of the manor of Speke goes back to the Doomesday survey of 1086.

A Liverpool Victorian merchant's house where the art collection is displayed in its original setting. George Holt began collecting paintings in the late 1860s specialising in british art. Highlights of the collection include paintings by Millais, Landseer, Turner, Gainsborough and Romney