Cosy pub on an island in the Mersey has its own Glastonbury festival

It's officially spring, and with warmer nights on the way it will soon be beer garden weather.

If you fancy taking a trip to a different area at the weekend, the Ferry Tavern is less than 40 minutes away from Liverpool by car, in Penketh, Warrington. But it's the pub's location that really makes it stand out.

The Ferry Tavern is situated on its own island between the River Mersey and the Sankey to St Helens' canal. This means punters can enjoy a pint while looking out on incredible views of the river.

It also sits on the Trans Pennine Trail, making it a popular stop off for walkers, cyclists and even horse riders. Each year, the pub also hosts its own version of Glastonbury called "Glastonferry". This year's line up for the pub's festival includes tribute acts including the likes of "Appy Mundays", "Sam Offender" and "Iam Gallagher".

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Dating back to 1762, the historic pub had welcomed generations of customers for over 250 years as one of the oldest pubs in the area. Today, it's run by Jade and Andy Mulholland - the 22nd licensees of The Ferry Tavern - who live on site with their sons Charlie and Jack.

Jade grew up in the pub after her parents, Pat and Terry, first took on the building in 1992. In a previous interview with the ECHO, Jade, 40, said: "I'm from the Wirral and my mum and dad had a pub in Birkenhead.

"They got the opportunity to come over to this side of the water and they had a couple of pubs before here so I went from Birkenhead to Runcorn to Warrington to Penketh which is in Warrington.

"I was 10 when I moved here and my