Southport in general

Southport, is a coastal town in the North West of England, approximately 22 miles from Liverpool City Centre. Southport is an old seaside town and has a lovely shopping centre, particularly Lord Street which is a very long street with a victorian feel. Along one side of the road runs some unique shops, including art shops, household shops and some high street stores. Opposite, you can sit outside an open air cafe, near the Southport Arts Centre and sip on a cool drink whilst listening to a band or two. The shopping centre has an arcade hidden away off Lord Street, full of lovely curiosity shops and a cafe serving a variety of meals and desserts at a ...  Read the complete review

I was recently invited to a christening. The invitation was from my cousin, Catherine, and it was to be held in the beginning of July. I couldn’t wait. Not to meet the baby, I’m afraid, but because she lives in Liverpool, and I was looking forward to go there for a shopping spree! But, sadly, I was told I wouldn’t stay with Catherine at all, but here sister, my other cousin – Karen, in Southport. I’d been to Southport when I was very little, with my Uncle and Aunty, and I only remembered a beach in my memory. So, I thought the only shopping I’d be doing was in the corner shop, to buy some milk, well when I arrived I ...  Read the complete review

I was born and raised in Southport, then went away for 15 years or so, and now find myself back living in the old hometown. Having been away, I find I see the town in a different light. There are a lot of beauty spots that I never even noticed as a child, and so much wonderful architecture that I'd never really looked at until it was pointed out by my (Canadian) wife. So I'm seeing all kinds of things that I just never noticed before, because they were always there. Growing up in the town, I took Lord Street for granted. Looking at it now, I can see what a collection of great architecture it is. It's got everything from Georgian-style housing to ...  Read the complete review

My partner and I visited Southport in 2000 to stay for a weekend in The Prince of Wales Hotel at the top of Lord Street. It was a nice enough break and the hotel was lovely, but Southport isn’t a place to which I crave to return. The reason we chose Southport is that the hotel is part of the Paramount group and we have joined their Leisure Break club so we get discounts at the hotels in the chain. To be fair the hotel was lovely, although not quite as nice as The Imperial in Blackpool, which also belongs to Paramount. It was noisy during Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning as the clientele leaving the local nightclubs were very rowdy. ...  Read the complete review

Southport still has some good places worth a visit I live 40 minutes away from Southport and I have visited alot. As a child we used to spend summer holiday in the local Southport Pontins which is still going. The fair Idon't think it's as good as it could be, it looks run down especially when you compare it to Blackpool, though it is cheaper!. If you want to see some real nice parts of Southport then follow this advice. Shopping.......Only go to Lord street and the surrounding area to do your shopping, they have some great shops, some good designer ones too. Beach..........If you want to go to the beach here is a ...  Read the complete review