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Photo of Another Place, Crosby, a landmark near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Another Place, CrosbyPhoto Brett Jordan / Pexels

Places to explore near Blundellsands & Crosby StationBlundellsands

22 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Another Place, Crosby, a landmark near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.Iconic

Another Place, Crosby

Landmark near Liverpool

A hundred cast-iron Antony Gormley figures planted along two miles of Crosby beach, all facing the sea and drowning twice a day.

1.8 km S

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.

2.4 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.

8 km NW · Merseyside

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

9.1 km NW

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.

0.7 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Rimrose Valley Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Rimrose Valley Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

1.9 km SE

Photo of North Wirral Coastal Country Park, a country park near West Kirby, Merseyside, north west England.

North Wirral Coastal Country Park

Country park near West Kirby

A country park in Merseyside.

6.5 km S

Photo of Anfield Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Anfield Cemetery

House & garden near Liverpool

A Victorian cemetery by Edward Kemp, with a Gothic catacomb and three chapels.

7.7 km SE

Photo of Stanley Park, Liverpool, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Merseyside, north west England.

Stanley Park, Liverpool

House & garden near Liverpool

Edward Kemp's park of 1870, with sweeping terraces and the domed Isla Gladstone Conservatory.

7.8 km SE

Photo of Bidston Hill Country Park, a country park near Liverpool, Merseyside, north west England.

Bidston Hill Country Park

Country park near Liverpool

A country park in Merseyside.

9.5 km S

Everything else within 10 km (12) — 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.