Miller Homes - Rookery Place

Rookery Place is just three minutes’ drive from the A570, around ten minutes from St Helens, and Liverpool and Manchester can be reached within around 50 minutes. Direct trains from Rainford Junction, half an hour’s walk from the development, run to Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria, and Liverpool can be reached by changing at Headbolt Lane. Buses stopping beside the development run to Rainford Junction, Ormsirk, St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Skelmersdale. Rainford Linear Park, a seven-mile long green corridor, provides pleasant walking or cycling routes into the village centre and Rainford Junction station.

The village shops, half a mile from the development, include a large Co-op, a post office, bakery, off-licence, florist, pharmacies, cafés, food takeaways and other services. There is also a convenience store and post office, and a pub, beside the station at Rainford Junction. The nearest of Rainford’s bars is the family-run Star Inn, less than ten minutes’ walk away, which has a beer garden, a variety of real ales and a restaurant. A local landmark for over 190 years, The Bottle & Glass Inn exudes charm and welcomes guests with open arms. The area is popular for walks with a Linear park and Siding Lane Nature reserve. Renowned for its lavender fields, Inglenook Farm in Rainford offers shops, tearooms, and scenic dog walks.

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