I used to live in Southport, I can tell you about the real Southport. You will not find a lot of sand on Southport's beach the reason why is there is a sandworks situated in Marshside, this sandworks takes all the sand off the beach. You can park on the beach for a couple of quid, the reason why is it's not very often you see the tide come in. The beach is completely disgusting; it's full of rubbish in my opinion it's a health hazard it's not unusual to see used syringes, condoms and sanitary towels. Southport has a pier with a train running along it, there is a pub at the end. Southport has a fair it's a bit run down, some of the rides could do with a lick of paint. You would be lucky to see a souvenir shop, although there are plenty of pubs and take away establishments.
But Lord Street the main shopping area is fantastic, it has loads of shops with plenty of specialist shops, for bargain hunters there is a big discount store called B+M bargains. Southport boasts the smallest pub in Britain, I've been in, and it's really tiny. Southport is fine for a day trip, but I definitely wouldn't recommend staying for much longer.
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