Is parking free at Formby Beach?
If you’re a National Trust member, you can park for free. For non-members a daily rate of £7.50 applies, and both car parks have pay and display machines in operation. Once the car parks are full it’s a one out, one in system, which can often result in queues and delays to access the beach.
What area is Formby Beach?
roughly 7 sq miles
Formby is a coastal town, with an area of roughly 7 sq miles (17 km2), located in the borough of Sefton. The town is built upon the west of a large flat area of land called the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. Formby’s highest point is within the sand dunes that separate the Irish Sea from Formby.
Can you park your car on Formby Beach?
We have limited car parking available at Formby with just 270 spaces at Lifeboat Road and 300 at Victoria Road. Both car parks have pay and display machines in operation – find out more information here. Once the car parks are full it’s a one out, one in system.
Which car park is best for Formby Beach?
Best place to park your car is Ward Avenue it is at the bottom of train station towards the beach. Every one can rest assured this is the best place to park.
Can you go on Formby beach at night?
over a year ago. You can use the car park after 6pm. There are lots of other places that you can enter the nature reserve from surrounding roads in the formby and freshfield area. over a year ago.
Can you go on Formby beach at high tide?
Formby Beaches do not close for high tides and are accessible for FREE if you walk in so please try and take advantage of the trains and busses to the area as by 12noon the National Trust car parks on Bank Holiday weekends are usually full to the brim and they operate a one car in and one car out system with traffic …
Is Formby beach accessible?
The boardwalk path is fully accessible with a hard standing path and a wooden boardwalk path that leads onto the beach. We have volunteers who come in to clear the boardwalk of sand once a month and we have extended the boardwalk over the soft sand to make access to the beach easier.
Are there still red squirrels at Formby?
Formby is within the North Merseyside and West Lancashire Red Squirrel Stronghold, one of a few refuges left for red squirrels across the UK. We are very proud of our red squirrel population at Formby, and want to do what’s best for them. Anytime you visit the woodland areas here you are likely to see a red squirrel.
Can dogs go on Formby beach?
Yes, dogs can go on this beach all year round. It might get busy and crowded where the paths join the beach (although it wasn’t when we were there) but the beach itself is a huge space and it’s quite easy to walk to a quieter part. It’s a great beach for dogs.
Are the toilets open at Formby beach?
Lifeboat Road car park and toilets are open.
What is Formby beach like to visit?
Formby Beach is ideal for families, with a large car park, picnic areas and waymarked paths to the beach, dunes and woods. The high dunes afford excellent views across the Irish Sea and on clear days after rain, even the mountains of Cumbria can be seen. The coast here is undergoing erosion and the tides often reveal prehistoric mud layers,…
Where is Formby beach Sefton?
Formby Beach Postcode Map. Formby Beach is located in the L37 postcode (Sefton, geo coordinates 53.56522, -3.09716).
How far is Formby beach from the railway station?
The town of Formby itself lies around 2 miles east of the beach. The nearest railway station to the Lifeboat Road part of the beach is Formby, about one mile away.
Is the parking charge at Formby beach excessive?
I’ve been a fairly regular visitor to Formby Beach for several years. As an NT member I enjoy free parking so I am not disturbed by the £7.50 parking charge. However, I do feel that this charge is excessive for the facilities provided and is even more egregious given that they have replaced the person at the entrance with pay and display machines.