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Places to stay in Prescot
Prescot is a town and civil parish, within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It is 8 miles to the east of Liverpool city centre and lies within the historic boundaries of Lancashire. The main shopping street is Eccleston Street. Leading off this is Stone Street, which may well be the narrowest street in Britain. Easily mistaken for a mere alleyway, its cobbled path occupies a tiny gap between two shops. Look up and you'll see remarkably well-preserved timbers from the Elizabethan period. Prescot Museum's home is an impressive Grade II listed Georgian house. The permanent exhibition documents Prescot's clock- and watch-making industry, a vital part of the town's economy in the 18th and 19th centuries. On the edge of the town is Lord Derby's Knowsley estate, with one of the UK's top wildlife attractions, Knowsley Safari Park. The enclosure, most famous for its unpredictably playful baboons, has its origins in a menagerie of animals kept by Lord Stanley, the 13th Earl of Derby, in the 19th century.
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