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Wirral Cafes and Coffee Shops: Where to Go
Caffe Cream, Benty Farm, Claremont Farm and Port Sunlight's Tudor Rose lead 12 Wirral cafes, with hours, dog rules and hygiene ratings checked October 2026.
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Family
Soft Play and Rainy-Day Places on the Wirral
Bubbles in New Brighton £8.50 off-peak, Bidston's soft play £4 on weekdays, Jumpin Josephs £5 tots: Wirral soft play and five rainy-day trips, with hours.
Food & Drink
Sunday Roast in Wirral: Where to Book, Checked October 2026
Sunday roast on the Wirral from £14.99 at the Magazine to £60 a head at Hillbark: 10 menus with prices, serving times and dog rules, checked October 2026.
New Brighton
Wirral Tourism Awards 2026: 8 Shortlisted, Winners in February
Eight Wirral names are on the 2026 Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards shortlist, from the Floral Pavilion to the Red Fox. The full Wirral list and when winners are named.
New Brighton
New Brighton Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
New Brighton weather today: light drizzle, 15°C by day and 10°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 9 mph.
Food & Drink
Wirral Restaurants: The Best Places to Eat
Daise in Oxton is the Wirral's one Michelin Guide restaurant: 12 Wirral restaurants with prices, opening hours, booking rules and hygiene ratings checked.
Food & Drink
Wirral Pubs: The Best Pubs and Where to Drink
The West Kirby Tap is CAMRA's 2026 Wirral Pub of the Year: 15 Wirral pubs with opening hours, beers, dog rules and hygiene ratings, checked October 2026.
New Brighton
Framing New Brighton: Q&A Screening at The Light 2 Nov
Framing New Brighton returns to The Light on Monday 2 November at 7.45pm, with director Dylan Cubbin and photographers Ken Grant and Alex Hurst on stage after.
Wirral
Wirral Santa's Grotto: Gordale £8.50, Floral Pavilion £22
Gordale's charity grotto opens 28 Nov at £8.50 a child; Floral Pavilion's Storytime with Santa is £22, 11 to 24 Dec. Church Farm's Santa has ended for good.
New Brighton
New Brighton Panto: Aladdin 5 Dec, Full Cast and 36 Shows
Aladdin runs at the Floral Pavilion 5 December to 3 January with Scott Gallagher as Dame: full cast, all 36 public shows, £15 seats and two access dates.
New Brighton
Wirral 10K: Held Sunday 11 October in New Brighton
The 2026 Wirral 10K was held on Sunday 11 October, starting at 9.30am in New Brighton. The route, road closures and travel notes from race day are below.
New Brighton
New Brighton Parkrun: Vale Park Route Set, No Start Date
Wirral Council has funded a parkrun through Vale Park and New Brighton Promenade and is asking for volunteers. Birkenhead's event needed 52 last Saturday.