Crosby Beach
A hundred cast-iron men stare out to sea along two miles of sand - Antony Gormley's Another Place, and the strangest, most memorable free afternoon on this coast. Sand, statues, ships from the port gliding past.
Victoria Park, Waterloo
Crosby, Merseyside
Victoria Park is the largest park in Waterloo itself, a district-grade site on College Road that Sefton describe as a multi-use facility with sport and play facilities as well as some good features. It is a proper Victorian town park in shape, with a hill, mature trees and paths, and it sits a few minutes from Waterloo station.
The dependable attraction is the skate park in the north-west corner, down by the railway line, with ramps and rails that take boards, scooters and bikes. On the play side the picture is murkier. Sefton's own listing says play facilities; the local park action group's page describes older play equipment having been taken out and a campaign to fund an accessible playground next to the skate park. Both cannot be current, and neither carries a date, so go on the assumption of skate park plus green space and treat anything else as a bonus.
Know before you go
- The skate park sits at the bottom of the hill in the north-west corner near the railway line, with a mix of ramps and rails. It takes scooters and bikes as well as boards.
- Sefton's listing mentions play facilities, but the local park action group describes play equipment having been removed some years back and is campaigning for an accessible playground. Look before you build a trip around swings.
Worth knowing: Sources disagree on what play equipment is currently standing. The skate park is the reliable draw and it suits older children.
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Also in Crosby
Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre
Sefton's watersports centre on Crosby Marine Lake, with pay and play paddle sessions in season and the Gormley iron men on the beach over the road. More of a booked-session place than a turn-up attraction, so plan before you drive.
Crosby Leisure Centre
Two pools a hundred yards from the beach, the smaller one shallow enough for a child who is still learning. On Tuesdays the main pool gets Atlantis Splash, a full length inflatable obstacle course.
Coronation Park
One of Sefton's seven Green Flag parks, in the middle of Crosby, with a play area, tennis courts and a model boating lake. Small, well kept, free, and about as low effort as a Saturday morning gets.
Rimrose Valley Country Park
A long country park running south from Crosby between the Leeds and Liverpool canal and the railway: paths, meadows, reedbeds and the Brookvale nature reserve with its boardwalks. Free, open, no charge to park.