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Originally Posted by Gremlin
I have have just returned from a ten day free holiday in Southport, courtesy of the British Legion. Full board and as good a hotel as you could wish for, a hundred yards from the pier, right on the promenade overlooking the gardens.
The pictures are really "today in pictures a week late"
1 The Hotel
2 Staircase which I never used because I used the lift.
3 View from the rear window of the bay in my room. The other window looked out over the gardens and lake.
4 Another hotel further down the promenade. The British Legion used part of it when they refurbished their own hotel four years ago.
5 Boats on the lake.
6 Something on a pole.
7 Bridge over lake.
8 Pier.
9 Lamp over pier.
10 a pretend paddle boat.
Plenty more photos to follow day by day.
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Some lovely photos there -the hotel looks very plush. Like DiG I also know Southport very well -we used to go for days out when I was little. A picnic in the park, a trip out on the boating lake and a game of mini-golf, it was heaven. As you say a bit more up-market than Blackpool - some lovely shops, especially on Lord Street -I remember one which sold hand-made chocolates which were heavenly. They also had a very nice Victorian Arcade but I think Accy's is better architecturally -just in need of some TLC!
Later when I was a student in L'pool Southport was a nice day out away from the city sometimes -just a quick train journey. It is still looking very well!