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British Musical Fireworks Championship 04-10 October 2013

Lighting up Kings Gardens, over three nights, seven competitors all battle it out with their firework displays set to music to amaze the audience and the judges and be crowned the champion of the competition. Find out more here.

Southport Airshow 14-15 September 2013

The Southport Air Show is two days of packed entertainment for the entire family. Each year the flying programme showcases fast jets, military and historical aircraft, daring aerobatics much more. This year the Red Arrows will appear on Saturday 14th September – wowing the audience each year the Red Arrows fly overhead and complete a [...]

Woodvale Rally 22-23 June 2013

This long established rally returns in it’s new venue: Southport’s Victoria Park. Exibitions of classic Motorcycles and Vehicles, model trains, cars, boats and airplanes along with stationary engines. With lots of entertainment, a great family weekend. See more details here.

Southport and Ainsdale Golf Course

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, known as S&A, was founded in 1906 and is a championship links course designed by James Braid. Set amongst the dunes on the North West coastline to the south of Southport, S&A is a typical links course. It is covered in heather and gorse, which provides splashes of colour in [...]

2013 Events

3-5 February: Jazz on a Winter’s Weekend 4- 6 April: John Smith’s Grand National 10-12 May: Southport International Jazz Festival 31 May-2 June: Southport Food and Drink Festival (TBC) 22 June-23 June: Woodvale Rally at Victoria Park 25-28 July: 2013 British Senior Open Golf Championship 3-4 August: Woodvale Rally (TBC) 15-18 August: Southport Flower Show [...]

Southport

Visit the British seaside at family friendly Southport. Whether strolling along the historic pier, visiting the Splash-World water park, the New Pleasureland or shopping on the famous Lord Street there’s plenty to do here for all the family. Southport has a miniature railway running around the public Marine Lake, and also boasts a Model Railway [...]

Another Place by Anthony Gormley

Famous for “the Angel of the North”, Anthony Gormley is well known for his stunning sculptures on a grand scale. We are lucky to have one of his masterpieces only a few miles away, easily accessible by road, bus and train. The piece “Another Place” on nearby Crosby beach consists of around one hundred cast-iron [...]

Formby Beach and Red Squirrel Reserve

Why not visit Formby Sand Dunes, on the North west coast between Liverpool and Southport, and explore the stunning coastline. With so much to see and do, make the most of what is on offer. Stroll through the pine woods and look out for the red squirrels. Formby is well known as a special place [...]

Birkdale Village

OK, so everyone knows about Royal Birkdale Golf Club, but what about Birkdale Village itself? Did you know that our traditional village centre shops include a dedicated cheese centre, an award winning butchers, fresh fishmongers, a hairdresser and a day spa. We also have several cafes and bars so after a little shopping you can [...]

British Open Golf Championship 19-22 July 2012

This year’s British Open Golf Championship will be held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire between 19th-22nd July 2012. An expected 250,000 spectators will heading for the Lancashire coast for the duration of this the 141st British Open Championship, so book your room now! Find out more here.