Location
Winter Opening Hours (October – April GMT)
Wednesday-Friday 12pm-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm
Address
Birkenhead Priory
Priory Street
Birkenhead
Wirral
Merseyside
CH41 5JH
Enquiries: 0151 666 3537
Site: 0151 666 1249
Directions
By car
From the A41 (New Ferry By-pass):
- Follow A41/New Ferry By-pass. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto A41/New Chester Road.
- At the roundabout take 3rd exit and stay on A41/New Chester Road. At the traffic lights turn rignt onto Ivy Street.
- Take 2nd right onto Church Street, follow to the end for our free Priory Car Park or on street pay parking.
From A554 (King Street):
- Follow to roundabout by Seacombe Ferry. At roundabout take 3rd exit onto A554/Birkenhead Road.
- At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto A554/Tower Road.
- At roundabout take 2nd exit and stay on A554/Tower Road.
- At the roundabout take 1st exit and stay on A554/Tower Road.
- At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto A41/Chester Street.
- At traffic lights turn left onto Ivy Street. Take 2nd right onto Church Street, follow to the end for Priory Car Park – which is free or on street pay parking.
From Liverpool City Centre (via Queensway Tunnel) Turn off Sat Nav!
- Toll fees apply
- On exit from the tunnel bear hard left to separate pay booth. At lights turn right in to Ivy Street, take second right onto Church Street. The free car park for the Priory is at the end of the road.
By train
About a 10 minute walk. The nearest train station is Hamilton Square on the Wirral Line. From the station entrance turn right towards Hamilton Square. Walk across the Square in front of the old Town Hall. At the other side of the Square turn left onto Duncan Street. At cross roads turn right onto Chester Street – cross the road when safe to do so. Turn left into Ivy Street and then first right onto Priory Street. The Priory is on your left.
More information can be found on Thetrainline.com
By ferry
About a 12 minute walk. From the Ferry terminal, turn left onto the promenade, follow the prom to Alabama Way. Turn right here and then left at the cross roads onto Church Street. Walk to the end of the road and through the car park to the Priory.
By bus
You can get the bus to Woodside and follow the directions from the Ferry.
Bus routes 464,487,423,437,1,2,407 stop on Chester Street. From Chester Street turn into Ivy Street and then first right onto Priory Street. The Priory is on your left.
By bike
From National Routes 56 and 71 – from New Chester Road:
- At the roundabout take 2nd exit and turn left onto Campbeltown Road.
- At the roundabout take 4th exit onto A41/New Chester Road. Turn right onto Ivy Street, then first right onto Priory Street.
- The Priory is on your left and the bike racks are on the wall opposite the toilets.
Guided Tours
Guided tours are available at the following times daily:
WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY: 1.30pm and 2.30pm
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 11.00am, 1.00pm and 2.30pm.
Tours are FREE, however donations are welcomed to support the continued work of Birkenhead Priory.
Groups of 8 or more must book in advance by emailing info@thebirkenheadpriory.org. We suggest a donation of £5 per person.
Facilities
Due to the nature and location of this site, there is uneven but level access around most of the grounds. Stairs render some parts of the site unavailable to all visitors.
There are:
- toilets
- accessible toilet
- bike racks
- cold drinks and snacks available for purchase. A list of local sites for hot drinks & meal options can be found here.
- feel free to bring your own picnic along
- dogs welcome if kept on lead
