Drink

The Halfway House

Community pub with Premier League football, a large beer garden and live music at weekends.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Runcorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Wigg Island
Wigg Island is a large park and nature reserve in the north of the town on the banks of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal. It covers 23 hectares of a former industrial site and includes several bird watching hides. During the Second World War, this was the site of the top secret Wigg and Randle Works which manufactured mustard gas to be used in case of Nazi invasion.
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Runcorn Town Hall
Completed in 1856 as a mansion for Thomas Johnson, a local industrialist, Runcorn Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Italianate style set in a small parkland. It is modelled after Osborne House, Queen Victoria's residence on the Isle of White. As a working office, the building is only open to members of the public at certain times of year, usually at Christmas time, but the park is open year round.
Drink
The Red Admiral
Premier League football and live music.
Eat
Norton Arms
Traditional, friendly and lively little pub in Halton Village. Serves a good range of beers and home cooked food.