Sefton Park & Festival Garden jaunt

Walk preview

1. Step 1: This walk begins & ends at St Michael’s railway station. There are regular Merseyrail trains coming in & out throughout the day, so easy for getting to. Now, let’s go through the hamlet to the park!

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   Step 2: Leave the station through the main doors, coming out towards some trees.

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   Step 3: Take the winding path through the small wood. This is taking you through to the hamlet of St Michael’s.

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   Step 4: Once you get to the opening on the other side, turn left to head into the street of houses.

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   Step 5: Look up as you wander down the road to spot old St Michael’s Church peeping between the rooftops.

6. Step 6: The church is also known as St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church. Built between 1813-1815, it is Grade I listed because of the amount of cast iron in its structure.