The hidden village with a beach an hour from Manchester 'unlike anywhere else'

An hour’s drive from Greater Manchester is a secluded village, where countryside and the coast collide. Located in the Wirral, Thurstaston feels a world away from nearby Liverpool.

READ MORE: The village near Manchester with a famous bakery, stunning views and one of the UK’s best pubs Manager Kumara Pickering told the ECHO: "I think the area is very unique compared to everywhere else. It's a lot smaller than, say New Brighton, but you've got the Wirral Way and the caravan park. When it's summer we have our hatch open of a night time, so the café is closed but we sell chips, drinks, ice-cream, so people at the end of the day can still get their ice-cream fix.

Head chef Mark Mclean, who previously worked at Queens bistro on Castle Street, serves a selection of small plates at the Nest, alongside mains, from a homemade pie of the day to a pulled pork and white bean cassoulet. Fresh cakes are also made by Les Bell, who used to own Chantilly's in Hoylake. Angela said: "The food is all cooked from scratch and it's all bought local. We're employing a lot of local people from the area.

Geologists now think that the rock is a natural formation, which was later 'exploited by quarrymen' in the 18th and 19th centuries. Benty Farm Tearoom overlooks Thurstaston Common and can be accessed on foot from School Lane.

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