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Beaches in Sefton

3 named beaches. Wildest: Formby Beach. Easiest beach day: Ainsdale Beach.

Wild beaches: Top 3

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
Formby Beach
Formby Beach. Photo Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. Formby Beachabout 1505 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  2. Crosby Beachabout 374 hectares
  3. Ainsdale Beachabout 1177 hectares · Sufficient water (2025)

Easy beach days: Top 3

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
Crosby Beach
Crosby Beach. Photo Chris Howells (= Chowells), CC BY-SA 3.0
  1. Ainsdale BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Sufficient water (2025)
  2. Crosby BeachToilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m, Station 600 m
  3. Formby BeachParking, Lifeguards, Bus 200 m, Station 400 m · Excellent water (2025)

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