Beaches in North West England

Merseyside

Sandy

A National Trust red squirrel reserve — one of Britain's last strongholds — with real prehistoric human and animal footprints preserved in the sand.

Merseyside

Sandy

Home to Antony Gormley's Another Place — 100 real, life-size cast-iron figures standing along the sand, all facing out to sea.

Merseyside

Sandy

A Victorian resort on the Wirral with real views across the water to Liverpool's skyline, and Fort Perch Rock standing nearby.

Merseyside

Sandy

One of the UK's premier kite-sports beaches — buggying, land boarding, kite surfing — sharing Formby's protected dune system but built for speed, not squirrels.

Lancashire

SandyShingle

A sculpture trail called the Mythic Coast Artwork Trail runs the length of the promenade, inspired by the children's book "The Sea Swallow.”

Lancashire

Sandy

Sand runs north from Rossall Beach to the mouth of the River Wyre, a working fishing port with its own tram terminus from Blackpool.

Cumbria

Sandy

Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk starts here, beneath red sandstone cliffs that lead north to the RSPB reserve at St Bees Head.

Cumbria

Sandy

The King's Guide to the Sands, a genuine, centuries-old royal appointment, leads guided walks from here across Morecambe Bay's tidal sands.