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The Ship

“Traditional riverside inn with smart, modern bedrooms” - VisitEngland Assessor

LOCATION

Wirral, Merseyside

Official Rating

★★★★

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Our Inspector's view

Dating from the 18th century, The Ship overlooks the Dee Estuary and offers a range of modern, well-equipped bedrooms, some of which enjoy estuary views. Local ales and menus of perennial pub classics are served in a buzzy traditional bar/restaurant with an open fire. There’s also a heated terrace with scenic estuary views.

Facilities – at a glance

Family rooms

Outdoor parking

Wi-Fi

The Ship

The Parade, Parkgate, WIRRAL, Cheshire, CH64 6SA

Phone: 0151 336 3931

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Features

Rooms

Rooms 23
Family bedrooms: 1

Children

Children welcome
High chairs
Children's portions or menu

Facilities

Free TV
Wifi
Open parking

Opening times

Open all year

Food

Dinner Served

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About the area

Discover Merseyside

A metropolitan county on the River Mersey, with Liverpool as its administrative centre, Merseyside incorporates the towns of Bootle, Birkenhead, St Helena, Wallasey, and Southport. In the 19th century, Liverpool was England’s second greatest port, and the area has been affected by urban deprivation and unemployment.

When the port of Chester silted up in medieval times, Liverpool took up the slack. The first dock was built in 1715 and the port came to prominence with the slave trade. Following abolition, the port grew to a seven-mile stretch of docks, busy with cargoes of cotton, tobacco and sugar and the huge wave of emigration from Europe to the New World in the 19th and 20th centuries. In its turn, immigration brought an influx of people to Merseyside to join its expanding population, including many from Ireland fleeing the potato famines. In the second half of the 20th century, accessible air travel brought an end to the era of the ocean-going liners. Meanwhile, trade with Europe was picked up by the southeastern ports. Merseyside’s population dwindled, but it remains one of Britain’s most vibrant and interesting areas.