Right! That’s the intro outa the way – if you missed it click here. Time to get down to business! Seems to me that those chaps stuck in the sand deserve a little more attention online than they’ve received so far. And, particularly for folk who haven’t yet been to ‘Another Place’, perhaps a little more information might not come amiss.  Although it’s now a huge attraction to visitors, from near and far, there is not too much on the Web to let folks know quite what to expect when they get to ‘Another Place’. This post, if anybody ever finds it, may help a little. Along with the best times (and the worst times!) to visit, and hints on where else to go in the area, it may also eventually get around to telling you where to get a decent cup of coffee!
So, just for starters, here are a couple of links that do provide some useful info. Firstly, how to get to ‘Another Place’ – and this page on Sefton Council’s website is helpful on that score. If you look hard enough!
Next, and rather importantly – the tides! Go down to the beach on a day when there’s a particularly high tide ( say 9 metres or more) and you might think you’ve come to ‘The Wrong Place’. The National Oceanography Centre’s tide table shows the times and heights of both low and high tides through the year – note that the times given are GMT so you need to add an hour during British Summer Time. An hour or two either side of all but the highest tides should at least guarantee that you will see more than just an odd head or two breaking through the waves…and won’t have too long to wait to see just what it is that makes ‘Another Place’ so fascinating.
Incidentally, you may or may not be interested to know that the calculations for those tables and for locations across the world!! are done right here by the River Mersey and have been since 1845. 
What else then? Well, that had better wait for a day or two while I gather my thoughts. In the meantime, here are one or two recent pics to serve as an introduction to The Iron Men of the Mersey – and, when you’ve taken a peek at them, just follow the link at the foot of the page…