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Location notes
Freshfield and Formby are two adjoining residential area popular with both commuters to Southport and Liverpool and in the case of Freshfield in particular with footballers (Jamie and Louise Redknapp used to live near here, amongst others). The area is also famous for its Pine Woods, home of the rare Red-Squirrel. The footbridge is in a quiet area.
Railway type and traffic
The line has a 15 minute frequency worked by class 507/508 EMUs.
Environment
The footbridge is located in a quiet residential area. The area is also famous for its Pine Woods, home of the rare Red-Squirrel.
Road directions
From Southport you pass RAF Woodavle on the right. Turn right at the next roundabout. Follow this road until you reach a mini-roundabout by a few shops and go straight on (Piercefield Road). Continue straight over the next Stop Junction (Old Town Lane) and at the next junction turn left (Freshfield Road) then first right (St. Georges Road). The footbridge is in front of you.
From Liverpool, turn left off the A565 at the traffic lights with Tesco’s on the right. Go straight on at the end of this road and straight away there is a roundabout with the Cross Keys pub on the right. Turn right and immediately first left into Duke Street. At the next roundabout (with Formby station bridge in front) turn right into Freshfield Road and take the 5th road on the right which should be St. Georges Road and the footbridge will be in front.
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Freshfield, Barkfield Lane map co-ordinates
From Liverpool, turn left off the A565 at the traffic lights with Tesco’s on the right. Go straight on at the end of this road and straight away there is a roundabout with the Cross Keys pub on the right. Turn right and immediately first left into Duke Street. At the next roundabout (with Formby station bridge in front) turn right into Freshfield Road and take the 5th road on the right which should be St. Georges Road and the footbridge will be in front.
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Freshfield, Barkfield Lane map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the road just before the bridge.
Public transport
There is a 15 minute rail service from Liverpool City Center.
From Freshfield station, turn left (shops on right) then immediately right into Freshfield Road. The road bends round then straightens up. St. Georges Road should be the 3rd road on the right.
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From Freshfield station, turn left (shops on right) then immediately right into Freshfield Road. The road bends round then straightens up. St. Georges Road should be the 3rd road on the right.
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Amenities
The nearest shops are outside Freshfield station. Formby Town Centre is the first right after the roundabout by Formby Station. To reach the nearest pub (which is a nice, popular one), turn left outside Freshfield Station (Victoria Road) and at the next major junction turn left into Gores Lane. The Pub is at the next corner.
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Freshfield, Barkfield Lane
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Freshfield, Barkfield Lane
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Freshfield, Barkfield Lane
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Photographic notes
Light is best for trains heading south towards Liverpool. There are a lot of trees alongside the line which may cause shadows in low-sun conditions.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
