Welcome to Halton

Halton sits astride the River Mersey to the east of Liverpool. It can provide you with something special, be it sporting activity or a leisurely meal in picturesque settings. Halton has so much to offer and so many ways to spend your quality leisure time.

With Runcorn and Widnes as the major towns of Halton Borough, there are also many parishes and villages which make up the Borough. The Village of Daresbury, where Lewis Carroll was born is a quiet countryside village with a typical village Church with stained Glass windows depicting Carroll's Life.

Hale Village was home to allegedly the tallest man in England at 9ft 3 inches!, John Middleton, known as the Childe of Hale was well known both in the area and to the then King James I .

Whether its walking on the hills or weaving your way down a canal, Halton District has something to offer everyone.

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