Case study

£19.6 million funding for Birkenhead Waterfront

£19.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Wirral Council to transform the waterfront at Woodside.

Plans for the funding will:

  • improve transport infrastructure
  • bring new visitors to the Wirral

Woodside ferry terminal improvements

Plans for the funding will enhance Woodside’s waterfront as an attraction for visitors and residents.

This will be achieved by:

  • upgrading the U-boat Story attraction
  • transforming outdoor public spaces
  • replacing the ferry landing stage

Woodside Gyratory to become a new public space

To create a new public space:

  • the bus interchange outside the ferry terminal will be relocated
  • the Woodside Gyratory will be removed

This will create better links between Hamilton Square and the waterfront for:

  • people with mobility challenges
  • pedestrians
  • cyclists

Find out more about levelling up.

Published 17 January 2023