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Southport » Tourism

Southport Tourism

Tourism sites for the UK, Europe and worldwide. The tourism selection is helpfully divided so you can find the ideal destination, accommodation, or tourism information to make your holiday a trip to remember. Our sites for UK holidays incorporate cheap B&B holiday accommodation, up to luxury romantic weekend breaks in the Scottish Highlands, in a full board hotel. Camping and caravanning has always been considered a great British holiday pastime, but through tourism sites you will find a whole new world opened up to you. The comprehensive list of holiday services also allows you to search travel agents, or by your favourite holiday destination abroad. With a specialist category for children’s holidays, the tourism directory selection provides a little something to suit everyone’s holiday destination and accommodation requirements.

About Southport - show infohide info

Southport is a seaside town in the county of Merseyside. The town was formerly part of Lancashire, however Southport council requested amalgamation with Bootle, placing Southport in the Sefton borough of Merseyside. The population of Southport is approximately 100,000 inhabitants. Southport was founded by William Sutton in 1798, however settlements has existed on the site for much longer - North Meols (now Churchtown) was mentioned in the Domesday book. Tourism plays a large part in Southport's economy. The town boasts the UK's longest overland pier, a theme park, a long sandy beach, a Victorian Pier, six golf courses and plenty of shops. The town is seen as an upmarket location, and attracts a number of wealthy footballers from nearby teams. the town holds a successful annual flower show. There are plenty of lodgings for tourists, including a number of caravan parks, hotels and a Pontin's holiday camp nearby. The town is well served by rail, with Merseyrail Electric services to Hunt's Cross (via Liverpool Central), and Northern Rail services to Manchester Airport (via Bolton and Manchester Piccadilly) as well as less frequent services to Manchester Victoria. Nearby towns to Southport include Ormskirk, Liverpool, Formby, Skelmersdale, Maghull, Lytham St Annes and Preston.

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