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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 Hightown StationHightown

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

Formby

Designated bathing water

Dunes and pinewoods with red squirrels.

4.1 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

4.9 km NW

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.

5.8 km SE · spans 5 counties

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.

6 km S

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.

0.3 km N · 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.

5.2 km SE

Moor Hall

Restaurant · With rooms near Aughton

Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms in a restored Lancashire manor with lake and gardens.

9.4 km E

Everything else within 10 km (10) — 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.