Back to work for Craig in Liverpool, with a couple last sites to see on the weekend.
A short train ride up the Mersey estuary to where it turns into actual coast is Crosby Beach. When the tide is out, the mud flats stretch literally for mile(s) out to sea, but are pretty treacherous - Craig sank down almost to his knee at one point (still close to shore). Most notable is the art installation on the beach. Dozens of human-sized iron sculptures have been erected across the 3 miles of beach, facing out to sea (or to the wind farm offshore). Called "Another Place", it is the brainchild of artist Antony Gormley and was originally meant to be temporary, but proved popular enough to made permanent. Incidentally, if you are taking the train there, a convenient method is to go from Liverpool Central up the Northern line to Crosby (actually Blundellsands and Crosby). Head north up the beach (water on your left) to the northern end, where you'll find ice cream and porta-potties (if necessary) and Hall Road station, which will take you back to Central. Don't expect to be able to swim - the signs strongly advise against it (and, if it's low tide, there's no water anyway!).
More traditional art can be found at the Walker Art Gallery, with various rooms dedicated to various periods (impressionists, pre-Raphaelite, etc.) there are pieces by Rodin, Matisse, Pissaro, Turner, etc. Craig spent a few hours going through the manageably-sized collection of mostly paintings and classical-style sculptures.
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