Maghull, Melling, Lydiate, Sefton and Aintree

The Church of St Helen in Sefton village is the only Grade 1 listed building in the borough of Sefton and the nearby meadows and woodlands have been restored and maintained by the Forestry Commission, with trails and walks in abundance.

Maghull's most famous citizen was Frank Hornby of Meccano, Hornby Trains and Dinky Toys fame, whilst the grounds of the nearby 15th century St Catherine's Chapel in Lydiate, now play host to mid-summer Shakespeare plays.

The local Scotch Piper Inn is reputed to be haunted and is also claimed to be the oldest pub in Lancashire. The Anglo-Saxon village of Melling dates back to the 6thcentury and a poignant feature of the modern church, is the Hillsborough Window, a large stained glass tribute by a young widow to her husband, who died in that terrible tragedy.

The Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath trail, runs alongside the Aintree race course, where the world famous Grand national steeplechase is run every year in March/ April.