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Greasby Road Shops.
Greasby pump, Wirral, Merseyside, England.
You wouldn't think it, but this is the newest pub in Greasby, opened c. 1980 but obviously a conversion of older buildings. Old maps show a row of houses.
Photo by David Quinn
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Greasby

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Greasby

Greasby is worth a stop: 10 minutes from West Kirby, 42km from Llyn Brenig.

Greasby is in England, United Kingdom, with about 9,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is West Kirby, about 4 km away.

Greasby (locally ) is a large village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. A predominantly residential area, it is contiguous with Upton to the east and Saughall Massie to the north. The small village of Frankby is to the immediate west. Historically within the county of Cheshire, it is part of the Greasby,

Read more Frankby and Irby Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 census, Greasby had 9,830 inhabitants, with the total population of the ward at 14,667. In the 2011 census the population of Greasby was not measured. However the total population of Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward was 13,991.

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What is there to see near Greasby?

Within an hour or so of Greasby: Aintree Motor Racing Circuit (17 km), Chester Zoo (23 km), Ponderosa Cafe (39 km), Oulton Park (40 km).

Are there any good drives near Greasby?

The nearest famous roads are Horseshoe Pass, Evo Triangle and Great Orme Marine Drive.

Where is Greasby?

Greasby is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from West Kirby.

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Quick Information

Population
9,830
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
53.3730, -3.1233

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Greasby

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Historic circuit inside Aintree Racecourse that hosted five British Grands Prix in the 1950s-60s, where Stirling Moss took his first home GP win. Club sprints still run on the old track.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Chester Zoo

The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.

23 km · about 25 min drive

cafe

Ponderosa Cafe

A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.

39 km · about 45 min drive

racetrack

Oulton Park

A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.

40 km · about 45 min drive

mountain pass

Horseshoe Pass

Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.

40 km · about 45 min drive

mountain pass

Horseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)

A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.

40 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Llyn Brenig

A large reservoir on the Denbigh Moors beside the Evo Triangle roads, with a 10-mile shore trail, Bronze Age sites and big open skies.

42 km · about 50 min drive

famous road

Evo Triangle

Legendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.

45 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Greasby

  • 40 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
  • 40 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
  • 45 kmEvo TriangleLegendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
  • 49 kmGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
  • 61 kmCarnedd LlewelynAt 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
  • 62 kmB4391 Milltir GerrigA high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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