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.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

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