Dog walks with a pub

Dog walks with a pub near Formby

460 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Formby are walks that pass a pub: 29% of the 1,580 or more we measured, against 42% across Merseyside.

The walk passes a pub on the way. We do not know whether the pub lets dogs in, so ask before you go in.

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Formby and the 8 km around it, on Merseyside. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Formby

  • 15% of the walks that pass a pub near Formby are under 3 km, against 40% of every walk near Formby.
  • 45% of the walks that pass a pub near Formby pass a dog-waste bin, against 21% of every walk near Formby.
  • 49% of the walks that pass a pub near Formby are never beside a busy road, against 73% of every walk near Formby.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the walks that pass a pub are like

Each bar is the share of the walks that pass a pub near Formby that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near Formby.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Formby
Under 3 km
15%
40%
3 to 5 km
24%
23%
5 to 8 km
27%
19%
8 to 12 km
18%
10%
Over 12 km
14%
5%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Formby
A loop
40%
27%
There and back the same way
33%
46%
One way, ending somewhere else
25%
26%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Formby
Under trees for a third or more of the way
27%
33%
Beside water for a tenth or more
43%
43%
On open access land for a third or more
1%
5%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
9%
14%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
81%
84%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
35%
45%
No farm grassland at all
10%
11%
Off road for four fifths or more
<1%
12%
On roads or lanes for half or more
95%
71%
Through built-up streets for half or more
22%
13%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Formby
Never beside a fast road
84%
90%
Never beside a busy road
49%
73%
No busy road to cross
51%
75%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
96%
98%
No steps
62%
84%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Formby
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
84%
Pass a dog-waste bin
45%
21%
Pass a public toilet
43%
20%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
27%
22%
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Walks that pass a pub near Formby, chosen for your dog

If you live in Merseyside, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds walks that pass a pub near Formby checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with a pub near Formby?
Yes. 460 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Formby are walks that pass a pub, 29% of the 1,580 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a walk with a pub?
One that passes a pub the map shows. It does not mean the pub is open when you pass, or that it lets dogs in.
Will the pub let my dog in?
We do not know. We know a walk passes a pub from the map, not what the pub allows, so ask before you go in.

Everything we measured near Formby

Dog walks with a pub in the towns nearest Formby