Walking Boot Repairs - Formby Shoe Repairs | Quality Repairs, Key Cutting, Watch Repairs

Don’t replace your favourite walking boots—restore them with our professional walking boot repair service. We specialise in bringing worn-out hiking and walking boots back to life with high-quality repairs designed for durability, comfort, and performance on the trails.

One of the most common issues with walking boots is worn or damaged rubber rands. We carefully remove the old rand and replace it with a new protective rand, restoring the strength and structure of the boot while protecting it from rocks, water, and rough terrain.

We also offer premium resoling using high-performance Vibram® sole units, trusted worldwide for their exceptional grip, durability, and stability on challenging ground. Each sole is professionally fitted using industry-grade adhesives and techniques to ensure a long-lasting repair.

Our walking boot repair service includes:

Rubber rand replacement to restore protection and structure
Vibram® sole replacement for superior grip and durability
Professional bonding using high-strength adhesives
Repairs suitable for hiking, trekking, and mountaineering boots
Careful finishing to extend the life of your boots

Give your trusted boots a new lease of life and get them ready for many more miles on the trail.

Brian Spencer

14:18 31 Oct 25

BRILLIANT! A true craftsman
Took a pair of Red Wing boot where the outer sole has split making them unwearable. Gary explained the options for repair clearly and was really knowledgeable. Boots were repaired in under a week and soles looked like new
Really impressed with the service, knowledge, price and friendly attitude
Highly recommended
Well be back for other sir and not repairs

Alex Davies

14:41 30 Oct 25

Great local service. Timpson quoted me £30 for a basic motorbike key. I ordered a blank off eBay and was going to have a go a replicating myself. A quick search to see if there was anyone close and I remember this place. Popped in, nice friendly service and a key cut for £4 while I waited. It would have only been £10 if I hadn't had a blank key. Will definitely be back and the shoe repairs look good too.

Kenneth Charles Pickard

08:33 08 May 25

Lovely guy and marvellous cobbler.
All good. Great communication re. completion time etc. 👍

cg corder

22:55 14 Feb 25

robert burwood

16:01 12 Feb 25

Very helpful and competitive

Robert Burwood

15:32 12 Feb 25

Car keys replace shell and cut a key
Brilliant really helpful and very competitive
Highly recommended him

Matthew childs

16:33 17 Oct 24

David Holroyd

16:33 12 Sep 24

Helpful - as ever; always with a smile. Three watches sorted - batteries and advice about misted face. Also recently excellent re-soling/healing special shoes. He called them dance shoes - they’re actually for playing the organ, but same principle. And … had numerous keys cut there. Always got the necessary blank and makes a good smooth working key. Many thanks

Mike Braid

15:13 10 Aug 24

Gary is very helpful with fantastic value

Stella Owen

14:58 05 Aug 24

Always friendly and helpful. Very competitive prices. Strongly recommended.

Alan Williamson

21:35 01 Aug 24

I have been using Formby Shoe Repairs for many years for key cutting, leather repairs and shoe repairs - they can produce miracles on difficult jobs - superb - so helpful.

Justine Carr

11:23 14 Jul 24

Very tidy resoling of Camper and Birkenstocks and repair to soles of Timberland boots!

lol brookfield

19:13 13 Jul 24

Andrew Boundy

22:15 02 Jul 24

Repaired my 25yo boots and repaired the worn-out leather too, giving them a new life. Excellent work - thanks!

Sigmund Anschutz

16:21 17 Jun 24

Repaired my beloved Zamberlan hiking boots with Vibram heels....brilliant repair. Excellent service. Honest advice. I travelled from the Wirral and it was worth the trip! The best in shoe repair.

Laura E

08:11 14 May 24

Excellent work and friendly service. Gary is knowledgeable and really knows his trade. It's 100% worth investing in quality repairs from here. Will use again.

shirley O'brien

17:04 07 Feb 24

Just had a replacement battery fitted for my watch . Received fantastic customer service , very reasonable price . Will definitely use this place again and recommend .

John Hodgkinson

12:49 25 Dec 23

Very fast and responsible priced thanks you

Roy O'Grady

11:29 22 Aug 23

Called at Timpsons at Tesco Formby to get keys cut. Told £9 each. Thought it was a ripoff. Went to Formby shoe repairs £6
Got four keys cut saving £12 and what an absolute nice friendly guy to deal with.
I hope that he's still there in the future as I know how difficult it is to run a small business. I'm sure that he could increase his price for keys by a pound and still be very competitive. Well done.

Jon Ormrod

21:50 21 Aug 23

I took my work Shoes in as the soles were ruined from walking 10 miles a day. The guy who served me was an absolute top pro. He listened to my requests and gave me all the options. And found me my ideal shoe fix. I told him when im next working and he fixed the shoes to a very high standard. I am very happy and will recommend the store to friends. Thank you so much

sarah rule

19:28 01 Aug 23

Great service!

Jennifer Savage

10:12 31 Jul 23

Mike

17:05 30 Jun 23

I come here all the time for shoe repairs and to get keys cut. I attended yesterday with 2 jobs required. A new battery for my watch and a new battery for my car key. Both done within 10 minutes. The car key was a bit tricky but was sorted out. Thanks. Total cost £15 result. I was quoted £21 from Timpsons just for the car key.
Thanks again for a great service.

Parade Gems

14:46 26 Jun 23

What a great shop. I needed a well worn but much loved pair of sandals repaired as the stitching was starting to come loose on one side. Within a matter of minutes the sandal was back on my foot, glued, stapled and ready for another summer of wear. The service was excellent and so reasonably priced. They saved me from having to buy a new pair too which was a relief!
Highly,.highly recommended.

Clive Giles

06:48 14 Jun 23

Eddie, he’s Boss, Brilliant at stitched leather soles. He’s the Man 👍👞🥾👟🥿👠👡👢Also does key cutting for your locks House,Shop,virtually anything 🔑🗝️even your CAR keys and programmes them outside your door🚗🚙🏎️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Carly Doyle

12:17 10 Jun 23

I went in to see about having some stilettos reheeled- I expected to get them back in a day or so. 2 mins later they were done! Fabulous job, lovely quality and super fast!

Geoff Wood

18:45 07 Jun 23

Disappointed not able to get my key cut, called in a few times but he was unable to get my blank.

Jon Green

22:26 27 Mar 23

Great service, very reasonable prices.
Really great experience

Phil Walker

18:44 23 Mar 23

I had a pair of really good Solomon walking boots where the sole had worn out. Formby shoe repairs said they could replace the sole and have them as good as new.
Just got the boots back now. Still super comfortable and the soles are spot on.
Great service and workmanship 👍🏻

It seems I can’t leave another review so I’m adding to my last one. I had a customers e-bike in the workshop which had a very bent battery key. Popped into Formby Shoe Repairs who were able to copy the key that was about to snap. Great to have this service locally 👍🏻

J. Jagne

00:25 02 Feb 23

My first visit today was more than worth the effort.

I couldn't find anyone elsewhere more local prepared to fine stitch repair the torn lacing support on one of a pair of near brand new shoes so I emailed the repair shop and took the train all the way to Formby (from Liverpool). A member of the team had emailed back, after receiving my brief description of the repair needed and photos, to reassure me not only that the job would be done but also there and then on the spot "to save the trouble of going back and forth to Liverpool".

Not only was the repair completed immediately, as promised, inbetween visiting customers, it was done very quickly, most efficiently and to my enormous satisfaction. On top of that, the shop owner was so friendly and chatty and charged me at such a low price I felt embarrassed and chose to actually add a little more to what he charged.

Formby Shoe Repairs is a special shop. It is, unlike your average Timpsons, obviously equipped specifically to attend to most any type of shoe repair that more standard shoe repair shops will not even attempt. The damage to my shoe was minor but would have meant my not being able to wear the still near new pair in relative comfort and also at the risk of damaging them further. I'm not aware of another repair shop like it on this side of the river and I won't hesitate to go back next time I find myself in need of any type of shoe service.

Formby Shoe Repairs is highly, highly recommended!

Jimi Jagne
Liverpool

Loren Jayne Westmoreland-airey

08:25 21 Nov 22

What an amazing little gem of a shop , unbelievable quality repairs , highly recommended

ian sheen

18:35 13 Sep 22

Have been using this shoe repair shop for many years,nothing is to much of a problem to him and he2 goes out of his way to help customers.
Great service and so much cheaper than Timpsons.

Jane Anderton

11:59 21 Jul 22

Brilliant service and a fantastic price too!

David Gerwitz

05:49 17 Jul 22

I’m new to the area, the gentleman was really friendly and I was really impressed with how he rescued my boots! Highly recommended

Joseph Taylor (Taz)

08:40 10 Jun 22

Shop looks good service good wood recommend

C O’Rourke

21:22 17 Jun 21

Excellent, would recommend to anyone!

Joni

18:15 19 Apr 21

Very nice owner, fast and quality service.

Mark Christian

16:13 21 Feb 21

Fantastic customer service and superb quality workmanship. I’d heard lots of really positive reports about the owner before taking my shoes to get new soles. He was incredibly helpful and really went out of his way to make sure that all my needs were met. I would highly recommend this shop to everyone.
Many thanks👍

James Dearing

12:02 24 Oct 20

Great repair shop, owner really cares about quality of work. I've had quite a few shoe/boots resoled and a watch battery changed over the years with really good long lasting results. Managing to replace the molded soles on my hiking boots was particularly impressive!