Bidston Hill Spring Clean – Friday 4 April 2025
Meet at Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm at 10am to receive instruction and to collect litter pickers and refuse sacks. Part of the Great British Spring Clean.
Windmill open days 2025
Bidston Windmill will open to the public on the second Saturday of each month from April to September, from 10am until 12 noon each day. Last entry 11:45am.
The Friday Group will also open the windmill most Fridays from May, repairs and weather permitting.
If you’d like to help with opening the windmill this year, please contact us!
There is a minimum height restriction for access to the higher floors (1.06m). Children under 11 years old must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Admission is free, but donations to the Friends of Bidston Hill are welcome. The Windmill is closed during the winter, when hibernating bats are in residence.
Lighthouse and Observatory
The Lighthouse and Observatory will also open on the second Saturday of each month from April until August. The Lighthouse is offering guided tours at 1, 2 and 3pm (please see the Bidston Lighthouse website before planning your visit). The Observatory will open their “HECS” exhibition space from 11am until 1pm on the same days.
Mayday sun-upping
The Mersey Morris and the Mockbeggar Morris dance the sun up on Bidston Hill every Mayday. They’ll be back again this year, on Thursday 1st May, 2025. Assemble at the view point on Bidston Hill. If all goes to plan, the sun will rise at 5:35am.
AGM. Our Annual General Meeting is provisionally scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 at Bidston Observatory. Hold the date.
History Walks, Bat Walks
Watch this space.