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简体中文Liverpool · Linear (one way)
Crosby promenade and Another Place
A flat promenade walk beside Antony Gormley's 100 iron figures, with tide and soft-sand rules.
- Distance 2.6 km · 1.6 miles Route length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry
- Typical time Not stated The official page gives no time, so we show none.
- Ascent Not stated No official ascent figure
- Grade Easy Our rule, see below
- Route typeLinear (one way) Waterloo end of the Crosby promenade to Northern end of this section, Crosby coast path
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Near the start, along the way and at the finish
Photos of named places from our guides closest to each point of the walk, with the straight-line distance. They show the area, not the path itself: follow the waymarks and the official page.
The route
The promenade at Crosby runs beside the beach where Antony Gormley's Another Place figures stand. Sefton Council says it is generally safe to walk the beach if you stay close to the promenade, and asks you not to walk out to the furthest statues. Check tide times before you set off, because high tides cover the figures and the beach.
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Along the way
- Start: Waterloo end of the Crosby promenade
- Finish: Northern end of this section, Crosby coast path
The line is drawn from OpenStreetMap data and simplified to 75 points. It can differ from what is on the ground: waymarks and the official page take priority.
Route and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), saved 2026-10-25. Spotted a mistake? Fix the map.
The GPX file holds the route as a track and the start, finish and waypoints, for use in a walking or hiking app. It is a planning aid, not a navigation guarantee.
Before you go
Safety and access notes come from official pages. Conditions change, so read the linked page for the day you walk.
Getting there
- Nearest station or stop to the start in our dataBootle New Strand (rail, Merseyrail), about 3.9 km in a straight line.
- Nearest to the finishBootle New Strand (rail, Merseyrail), about 6.4 km in a straight line.
- Waterloo station is a short stroll from Crosby Coastal Park, and Crosby station is the closest stop to the Iron Men beach entrance. Source (opens in new tab)
Straight-line distances from our station list, not walking distances. Check timetables and the route to the start before you travel. Getting between regions
Step-free and pushchair access
The official page does not say whether this route is step-free or suitable for pushchairs, so we do not either. Check the official page (opens in new tab) or ask the site.
Safety
- Crosby is not a bathing beach: it has soft sand, mud and changing tides. Stay out of the sea and within 50 metres of the promenade at all tides. The beach is permanently red flagged. Sefton Council: Crosby Beach (opens in new tab)
- Do not walk out to the furthest statues, where the council says there are areas of very soft sand and mud. Follow warning signs and instructions from lifeguards, coastguards and rangers. Sefton Council: Another Place general information (opens in new tab)
Seasonal access
- At a tide of around 9 to 10 metres the figures are submerged for about an hour either side of high tide and beach access is not possible; at 4.0 metres or lower all are visible. Check tide times before you go. Sefton Council: Another Place general information (opens in new tab)
- RNLI lifeguards patrol Crosby all year, 365 days, but there is no patrolled bathing area; they give advice and assistance. Sefton Council: Crosby Beach (opens in new tab)
How these figures were worked out
- Distance: route length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. The official page gives no distance. It is a straight-segment sum along mapped paths, so it can differ from a waymarked figure.
- Grade: our rule, because the official page gives no grade. Easy: up to 8 km and up to 150 m of ascent. Hard: over 16 km or over 600 m of ascent. Moderate: everything else. No ascent figure is available for this walk, so the rule used distance only and the real grade may be higher.
- Time: only shown when an official page states it.
Sources
- Sefton Council: Crosby Beach (opens in new tab). not a bathing beach, 50 metre rule, red flag, lifeguards all year, stations; no promenade length given. Checked on 2026-10-25.
- Sefton Council: Another Place general information (opens in new tab). 100 figures over about 3 km of beach, tide heights, do not walk to furthest statues, promenade flat and well surfaced, steps and ramps to beach. Checked on 2026-10-25.
- OpenStreetMap relation 17245344 (England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool), clipped (opens in new tab). route geometry (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; measured 2.61 km, shorter than the roughly 3 km of beach holding the figures. Checked on 2026-10-25.
- OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab) (ODbL). Route geometry. Saved 2026-10-25.
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