Something a little different this Friday, not one but over 20 photos of Hoylake …I hope this post loads okay for everyone!
I’ve completed this walk lots of times and it’s probably one of my favourites as it takes in the coast and for the most part keeps you away from traffic. I snapped these photos at the end of February on a cold, bright morning.
So, start off at the model boating lake (above) and then have a look at the Lifeboat Station take a look at the 1810 sculpture (below).
Heading up the beach now, so along the prom and past the flower boat (above).
The Grace Darling has survived the winter storms once again. Look back to the Lifeboat Station:
Along the shore and you’ll come to Hoylake Sailing Club:
Look out for the name plaque in the sea wall (see this and this).
And here’s the old lifeboat station. And now, an old lifeboat museum too. What’s going to happen with this now-empty building?
A look over to Hilbre Island with the snow-capped hills of north Wales behind:
Only me on the shore, looking back toward Meols:
At King’s Gap, less than a mile from our starting point:
Walk up the road and you’ll meet The Green Lodge and the King’s Gap Hotel:
Looking up toward Market Street and the roundabout:
Take a right down Stanley Road, but not for long:
Because the public footpath down the side of St Hildeburgh’s takes us onto the golf course:
This sign isn’t totally accurate as you need to follow the blue line that’s sprayed on the grass:
The view of Meols Drive properties backing on to the course:
I like this garden gate (below). The adjacent property is the one that was struck by lightning.
This is the view of properties over on Stanley Road (below). You’d never know that the course was previously used for WW2 training.
And here’s the Royal Liverpool club house. Walk right past (unless you’re a member) and on to the path:
Heading off the public footpath now and on to Meols Drive:
On Meols Drive and back to the roundabout. The pillar box outside the club house is lovely, though spoilt by that ugly box on the side:
At the roundabout:
With the borders at The Quadrant packed with daffodils:
Choose your route now, along Market Street or back down King’s Gap and along the prom to the start.
An hour’s walk or thereabouts with plenty to see …you should try it one day!
Lovely that John , easy to take for granted
Thank you for this post, you have succeeded in making me feel very nostalgic for the town I grew up in and around. Hoylake really is a little jewel.
Leo Simmons you need to check out my Hoylake 365 FaceBook group, I started a few years ago, bhy taking a photo every day for a year, the 1st year I succeeded, but still take photos occasionally and post regularly. Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1405489569686427/
Thanks Ian, I’ll look it up 🙂
Nice photos Ruth, I often walk that Meols and Hoylake alonng the prom, all that coasta walk is very soothing.l
I should have checked that before I posted it. ooops.
Frank Baker of the Hoylake Film Makers has made a wonderful DVD of Hoylake ,Then and Now, which takes photos from Barry Banks’s Collection on a walk from Kings Gap, along the Promenade back up and Market Street as it was and then zooms the picture to Now.
Hoylake still looks good despite the comments from those who left long ago and have not tried, like we who stayed have, to keep it Wonderful.
Change has to happen unfortunately in a modern world but people still come to live here and love it.
The film will be shown on Monday July 18th at Melrose Hall 7-30pm for the Festival of Firsts. Entry Free.
This is one of my favourite walks with my dog Jake. You are so right Jackie Hall, as you know I was born in Hoylake and stayed, cause I love it. I think it still looks good too.
Did I, as someone who left Hoylake ‘long ago’ offend somehow by saying that Hoylake is a little jewel, and that I feel nostalgic about it?
Thanks John, lovely post of sunny pictures that we can all identify with.
Hoylake prom also means, to me at least, looking out on days when it’s so grey you can’t judge where the horizon meets the sky, and other days where the skies are awesome.
Thanks muchly for this fab walk. Australia seems closer with every photo – nice weather as well
Nice idea to illustrate a walk around Hoylake. There’s probably quite a few more hidden gems that’s worthwhile illustrating; maybe even with some aerial drone puctures? Thanks for posting and I look forward to future excursions.
A lovely walk displayed with superb photograph’s
love the photos, somethings have changed since I was last there. No daffodils flowering here in Canada yet !!! am jealous.