19/11 – Thurstaston Beach and Red Rocks

As a child one of our regular family outings was to a place we called Red Rocks, it turns out this was Thurstaston on the Wirral. A few people with Viking heritage have also asked about doing a walk which takes in the sea, so putting these two together I’ve created a nice loop from the beach to the rocks. Depending on the tides, we’ll either start off walking down the beach or stay in the Wirral Country Park. Heading north east we’ll pass through a forest called The Dungeon and onto the village of Thurstaston. A brief walk along the pavement will be required to make it to Thurstaston Hill and a visit to Thor’s Stone, which will be an opportunity for an early lunch. After lunch we’ll carry on across Thurstaston Common and through Royden Country Park. Then we start to make the return, weaving through some fields and into the woodland up and over Caldy Hill. To finish we’ll pop onto the Wirral Way, a disused railway line, and depending on tides back along the beach to the car park.