Widnes falls under postcode WA8 and sits around 8–9 miles from our Huyton base, usually a 15–20 minute drive. It's part of the Borough of Halton, a unitary authority that pairs Widnes with Runcorn across the river. Both are well within reach of our team.
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The town is best known for its two Mersey crossings to Runcorn: the Silver Jubilee Bridge, which opened in 1961, and the newer Mersey Gateway Bridge, which opened in 2017. Widnes also has a strong industrial heritage in chemical manufacturing, which the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, the UK's only museum of the chemical industry, tells the story of today.
Widnes is a generally high-density residential town, with pockets of green space such as Victoria Park breaking up the streets. That density means parking and access need planning, so our crew sorts both before every Widnes booking.