WALLACE and Gromit creator Nick Park has announced the location for the intrepid duo’s latest adventure – Wallasey.

The Academy Award-winning animator has helped create an exclusive exhibition for Wirral-based attraction Spaceport.

Opening on Thursday, March 25, it will feature a collection of wacky inventions alongside factual information about the moon, our solar system and the history of space exploration.

It includes frequent references to the pair’s first short film, A Grand Day Out, which saw the pair journey to the Moon in a homemade rocket in search of cheese.

Mr Park said: “It’s been 20 years since we first sent Wallace and Gromit into space, and it’s great to see them back out there again, delving more deeply into the mysteries of the universe.

“Hopefully their efforts will help educate others about some of the amazing facts surrounding space exploration and recent advances in technology.”

Visitors to Wallace and Gromit in Space will see the famous orange rocket from the film as well as Wallace’s Moon Base Exploration Station, where the inventor harvests cheese, collects space junk, keeps an eye on the planets and checks for lunar life.

The exhibition will take visitors on a journey through the history of man’s fascination with the Moon. Sets from the Wallace & Gromit films will also be on display.

Neil Scales, chief executive of Merseytravel, which owns Spaceport as part of the Mersey Ferries operation at Seacombe, said: “This is a tremendous coup for us and a unique first for Merseyside.

“The Mersey Ferries are already the most popular paid-for tourism attraction in the region. Spaceport and our other attractions are helping us maintain that position.”