End of the Wirral
This memorable day trip started with a train from Manchester to Liverpool and then my first ride on the ‘Scouse Metro’ which takes you beneath the Mersey to Birkenhead and deeper into the Wirral peninsula. At the end of the line is the town of West Kirby.
It sits on the estuary of the River Dee as it flows into the Irish Sea, with the north Wales coast across the water. But for much of the day there’s little water as the tide is out, creating a vast expanse of open sand. This was a day of rain and leaden skies, making the sense of space even greater.
West Kirby also has a marine lake circled by a road – a natural place for walks. It adds to the sense of place in this distant part of a great northern peninsula.
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Happy days….reminds me of time spent with a girlfriend from my college days who lived in West Kirby….
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Sounds like good times, Andy :) I’m very happy when photographs of a place have power to evoke memories.
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Yes indeed, and I am enjoying your reportage of the North very much, hailing as I do from close to the land of the Wildlings!
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Indeed! I’m glad to hear it. It’s a fairly large patch to cover – plenty yet to see.
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Hope you enjoyed your trip to the People’s Republic of Wirral…….it’s where I live
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Ah! I didn’t know that, Mark. I didn’t realise that such a small peninsula could deliver so much. I’m sure I’ll be back.
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What a fascinating place, it looks like you can walk to Wales! I never knew this side of England had its sand flats too. Thanks for the education Mike. Love your images and the places you get too in your travels whether home or overseas.
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Hello Lee and thank you very much. It was all new to me as well and I didn’t think it would be quite so impactful. There are some little islands which I believe are officially Welsh which are quite easy to walk to :)
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Your photography has taken another giant leap – those wide angle landscapes have a shockingly sharp intake of breath impact.
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Wow, thank you so much, Laura. It was a great place to capture with expanses both up above and further down. Very memorable.
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There’s a lovely starkness to these images. The beaches around New Brighton are endless at low tide, and has harsh and desolate in winter as you can find. Loving that you’re loving your new northern surroundings, Mike! :)
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Thank you Richard! This was pretty much found at random and exceeded all expectations. There’s an awful lot to see here in the north!
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Haha! You seem surprised at how much there is! Hoylake (at the other end of the Wirral) is also worth a visit for its beaches. :)
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Well it looks such a wee slither on maps. Quite obviously there’s more to it and a return trip is justified :)
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Bucket and spade (and camera) at the ready! :)
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Great photos, Mike. I love the first one (‘Skies over Wales’), if you had said this one was taken in Texas, USA, I would believe you too. And, I’m wondering why there’s a ‘Love box’ in the middle of nowhere…
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Thanks Koos, it was a lovely place to visit. Doesn’t everyone need a good Love Box? ;-)
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I agree!
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