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Photo of the coast at Formby, Merseyside, north west England.

FormbyPhoto Marian Florinel Condruz / Pexels

Places to explore near Ainsdale StationAinsdale

Ainsdale Station sits inside the Sefton Coast SSSI. 14 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Photo of the coast at Formby, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Formby

Coastline near Freshfield

Pinewoods, tall dunes and a wide beach on the coast north of Liverpool, home to red squirrels and ancient footprints uncovered by the tide

5.9 km SW

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

6.5 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Formby, a swimming spot in Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Formby

Designated bathing water

Dunes and pinewoods with red squirrels.

7.3 km SW · Merseyside

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1.3 km NW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Hesketh Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Lytham, Merseyside, north west England.

Hesketh Park

House & garden near Lytham

An 1868 Edward Kemp park with a Victorian observatory still standing on its mound.

7.1 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (9) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.