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Model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
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Port Sunlight is on the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside. Port Sunlight is a model village with 900 Grade II listed buildings, the Sunlight Soap Museum and Lady Lever Art Gallery.
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The art gallery shows Lady Lever's collection and modern-day artwork. The collection includes a range of furniture, paintings, sculptures and ceramics.
Displays of vintage soap packaging, and Ringo Starr’s first performance with the Beatles in the village in 1962. Through film shows, interactives, models and artefacts, you can discover the history of the village. Next door, you can step inside a worker’s cottage and experience everyday life in Edwardian times. Daily guided walking tours of the village are available W–Su at 11:30AM (90 minutes, adult £7, student/60+, child £4) — reservations recommended.
Grade II listed community centre hosting occassional public events.
Grade II listed stone footbridge built in 1894.
Art Gallery
Opposite Port Sunlight railway station.
Located in nearby Bebington village.
By bus
Buses 38 (Bromborough–West Kirby), 410 (Clatterbridge–New Brighton), 418 (Beechwood–New Ferry) and 464 (Liverpool–New Ferry) stop near Bebington station on the Bebington Road or Old Chester Road.
By car
Port Sunlight is about 2 mi from the M53 motorway, junction 4. From Liverpool, use the Queensway Tunnel and then follow the A41 till you pick up brown signs.
Port Sunlight is best explored on foot, as the distances are short. A self-guided walk of the main landmarks can be obtained from the museum shop.
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