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The industrial
town of Ellesmere Port developed at the canal basin
formed where the Ellesmere Canal (now part of the Shropshire
Union Canal) joined the Manchester Ship Canal.
Here
goods were transferred from narrowboats to sea-going vessels.
Some of the remaining port buildings house a popular attraction
- the Boat Museum.
Today
Ellesmere Port is dominated by the Shell refinery at Stanlow,
one of the largest oil refineries in the UK. Ellesmere Port's
largest employer however is Vauxhall Motors, which has been
producing cars in the town since the 1960's.
The traffic-free
town centre has a shopping mall, known as the Port Arcades,
and a busy market. The McArther Glen Cheshire Oaks shopping
outlet village is also located here.
Ellesmere
Port has good transport links, lying at the interchange of
the M56 and M53 motorways, and has a frequent railway service
to Liverpool.
A highlight
of Ellesmere Port is the Boat Museum, which opened in 1976
in the town's historic port complex, part of the National
Waterways Museum.
Another
popular tourist attraction, especially with children, is the
award-winning Blue Planet Aquarium.
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Ellesmere Port
Boat Museum South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 4FW
