The ‘beautiful’ beach an hour from Manchester to take the kids this

Many schools across the region have broken up for February half term this week, which means finding ways to keep the kids busy while they’re on holiday.

A day out is a great way to get them out of the house and provides the whole family with a much-needed change of scenery. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune either with miles upon miles of countryside and coastline free to access.

Even during the winter months, a trip to the beach can be a delight for kids of all ages and evokes a playful spirit in adults, too.

There’s several amazing beaches within easy reach of Greater Manchester, but one is particularly atmospheric to visit at this time of year.

Crosby Beach is a vast stretch of sand north of Liverpool with views across the Wirral and on a clear day you can even see as far as the mountains of North Wales.

The beach is separated from an area of parkland with sloping sand dunes, while in the distance you can see off-shore wind turbines and watch container ships passing by.

What makes Crosby Beach a bit different are the life-sized statues of people dotted along the sand. There are 100 figures in total spread out along three kilometres of the foreshore, and the furthest is positioned nearly a kilometre out to sea.

Entitled ‘Another Place’, the installation was created by the artist Antony Gormley, the sculptor behind the Angel of the North.

One of the life-size statues on Crosby Beach -Credit:Liverpool Echo

Another intriguing feature of Crosby is if you head north, you’ll come across ‘Blitz Beach’ where the remnants of houses bombed by the German Luftwaffe in 1941 are strewn across the beach. You can see fragments of houses, old bricks and ceramic tiles scattered along the sand.

An important thing to know if you do visit Crosby Beach is there are areas of soft sand and mud so you’re warned not to go out to the furthest statues. Visitors are advised to stay within 50 metres of the promenade at all times and Crosby is a non-bathing beach.

But even when the tide is in you can still enjoy a stroll along the promenade and watch as the statues become immersed in the water.

It may not be a beach with donkey rides and arcades, yet Crosby has an atmosphere which perfectly suits a winter’s day. One visitor, Craig M, wrote on Tripadvisor in January: “Crosby Beach at its best…Well worth a visit any time of the day to blow away the cobwebs and take in some views and fresh air.”

Another wrote: “Beautiful beach with lovely views of Liverpool. Dog friendly. Very interesting to explore with all the statues dotted around. Would recommend visiting.”

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