Hoole a Top UK Trendy Spot Near Liverpool Cool Shops and Great Food

Hoole is now a very cool UK spot. People compare it to London’s Notting Hill. It has cool shops, bars, and nice old houses. These houses were for railway workers. Now, many people want to live there.

Chester train station is just ten minutes away. Liverpool is about forty minutes by car. Hoole won an award in 2016. It was Great British High Street of the Year. Seven years later, it is still popular.

The Times says it’s a top eleven coolest place. This area has the CH2 postcode. The newspaper liked its cool, independent spirit and the many cafes.

Chef Gary Usher helps make it great. You can eat at Sticky Walnut restaurant. Okells sells bread and coffee, and Little Yellow Pig has good brunches.
The Faulkner is a popular pub in Hoole.

Hoole Food Market sells local vegetable boxes. Many cool people live here, including Oliver Hooson, a creative from London. He is fixing up a house.

Young families moved from London; they wanted more space and good schools. The community centre has classes for moms and babies, and Barre Esthetique also has baby classes.

Leann Shaw owns Hoole Food Market and believes shopping there is fun and social. Customers can chat with the people working there. Kevin Bartlett owns Hoptons Butchers, where business is doing well. People like the good food, service, and ability to buy small amounts of food.

Sophie works at the community centre and loves Hoole’s community. But she can’t afford to live there because rent and house prices are too high.