PORT Sunlight is the only Wirral location featured on a list of the UK's 50 'most beautiful places'.

The list, compiled by Global travel site Big 7 Travel features destinations ranked 'on their overall beauty, editorial opinions and reader suggestions from the previous year's list'.

A statement on Big 7 Travel's website read: "Port Sunlight was originally built by the Lever brothers to house workers in the Lever's Sunlight Soap factory (now Unilever) and is now a place to take in beautiful architecture, history, art, and nature.

"The village is just a short train ride from Liverpool, although the wide boulevards lined with cottages and tea rooms feel a world away from the city.

"To conserve the character of the village, residents are given guidelines to ensure that the buildings are kept in excellent condition and look a certain way.

"They are Grade II listed buildings, after all."

The list of the UK's top Most Beautiful Places, according to Big Seven Travel is, in reverse order:

50. Port Sunlight, the Wirral – England

49. The Dark Hedges – Northern Ireland

48. Cheddar Gorge – England

47. Belfast – Northern Ireland

46. Isle of Muck – Scotland

45. Dolgellau, Snowdonia National Park – Wales

44. Eilean Donan – Scotland

43. Oxford – England

42. Glen Nevis – Scotland

41. St. Michael’s Mount – England

40. The Orkney Islands – Scotland

39. Isle of Mull and Iona – Scotland

37. The Isles of Scilly – England

36. Brighton – England

35. Stratford upon Avon – England

34. Loch Ness – Scotland

33. Isle of Staffa – Scotland

32. The Shambles, York – England

31. Bamburgh Castle – England

30. Shaftesbury – England

29. Tintern Abbey – Wales

28. Chalcot Crescent, London – England

27. Kynance Cove – England

26. Clovelly Village, Devon – England

25. Eoligarry Beach, Isle of Barra – Scotland

24. Dunnottar Castle – Scotland

23. High Force Waterfalls – England

22. Kinbane Castle – Northern Ireland

21. Glenfinnan Viaduct – Scotland

20. Tollymore Forest Park – Northern Ireland

19. Gower Peninsula – Wales

18. The Shetland Islands – Scotland

17. Dean Village – Scotland

16. White Cliffs of Dover – England

15. Giant’s Causeway – Northern Ireland

14. Conwy Castle – Wales

13. Durdle Door, Dorset

12. Loch Lomond & The Trossachs – Scotland

11. Minack Theatre, Cornwall

10. Devil’s Pulpit, Finnich Glen – Scotland

9. Three Cliffs Bay – Wales

8. Castle Combe, the Cotswolds – England

7. Edinburgh – Scotland

6. Cambridge – England

5. Pembrokeshire Coast – Wales

4. Bath – England

3. The Lake District – England

2. Snowdonia National Park – Wales

1. Isle of Skye – Scotland

The Big Seven Travel statement continued: "The United Kingdom is loaded with beautiful places from the rugged Scottish highlands to the honey-coloured cottages of The Cotswolds.

"Whether you live in the United Kingdom and seeking stay-cation inspiration or are searching for some Britain wanderlust, there’s no shortage of breathtaking sites to see.

"England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all boast their own unique culture making the region all the more exciting to visit."