Crosby Beach, Liverpool Bay

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After looking for ships along the dock road, we drove out to the Crosby Leisure Centre (where there is a free car park) for a walk on the beach and to take some photos of the Antony Gormley Statues there.

Just as we arrived at the beach, I saw a ship just off the coast, heading into the Mersey. I took several photos of it, four have made it to this page.

While at Stanley Dock, John told me about an app he uses, which gives the location of ships around the word. Looking at the Liverpool Bay area, there was a ship clearly marked. At that point all I knew was that the app was telling me there was a ship in the Liverpool Bay. I didn’t know much else, such as a name and destination.

While writing this post, I sussed the app out. It’s extremely useful for seeing what ships are in a given area (even on a mobile phone, but it’s much better on a large monitor), giving details of the ship and where it is going. The app is called Marine Tracking: Global Ship Tracking. I’m pretty sure the ship I saw when John showed me the app, is the one in these photos.

Some of Antony Gormley’s statues were watching the ship pass.

In the distance you could see the Seaforth Dock.

More statues.

Just as we were leaving an RNLI truck drove past, hope no one was in trouble.

Nearby, on the way back to town, there’s a micro pub named COOP. We didn’t get to have a drink there; it was closed and not due to open for hours. I mention the pub because it won the Camra Liverpool’s Pub of the Year award in 2025.

After the beach I drove back to the sisters, parked the car and then we got the bus to the Black Cat Rose Lane micropub. It’s a new entry in the 2026 Good Beer Guide. It’s well worth a visit. They had three real ales on Handpump, I chose the stout (whose name I’ve forgotten). They had some beers from the Munich Octoberfest, which please John no end. I’m sure this pub will become a regular.

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