FabSwingers.com forum: Has anyone been to southport

By *erekp OP Man
33 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Me and my best friend planning going to souhtport she been some years ago with her nan now she going with me but I not been so just wondering what is it like please

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By *ex HolesMan
33 weeks ago

Up North

Have you seen the film ‘I am legend’?

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By *erekp OP Man
33 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

"Have you seen the film ‘I am legend’? "
no

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
33 weeks ago

Durham

My dad told me about a time he went drinking in Southport with his mates in the 70s.

One of his mates sneezed and farted at the same time, and for years afterwards a sneeze-fart became known as a Southport Sneeze.

Sadly, this is the only thing I know about Southport

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By *sleWightCoupleCouple
33 weeks ago

Ryde

I was there about 20 years ago to visit a 26 year old woman who was really into spanking and ageplay. Meeting me from the train at about 7pm and promptly hurrying me into a waiting car, she said that it "wasn't wise to hang around Southport at that time of night".

Not sure if it's changed that much since, but it was as rough as arseholes back then.

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By *erekp OP Man
33 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

"My dad told me about a time he went drinking in Southport with his mates in the 70s.

One of his mates sneezed and farted at the same time, and for years afterwards a sneeze-fart became known as a Southport Sneeze. That made me laugh

Sadly, this is the only thing I know about Southport "

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Was a shop fitter for a while so worked most places in Uk Southport isn’t a place a ever fancied going back too.

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By *red333Man
33 weeks ago

Dorchester

I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

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By *alcon77Man
33 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

Went to school very near there.

Returned to visit briefly after not going for years, about 6 months ago. It's really run down now..used to be sorted of the opposite and be somewhat up market back in the day though.

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By *amantha_JadeWoman
33 weeks ago

Newcastle

It’s just like a bit of a run down seaside town, really. I’ve been a few times, several years ago but it was pretty rough in certain parts.

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By *exxyyDy11Man
33 weeks ago

North West

"It’s just like a bit of a run down seaside town, really. I’ve been a few times, several years ago but it was pretty rough in certain parts."

Seems a common occurrence with seaside towns. Blackpool is another example

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By *lue RascalMan
33 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

"Have you seen the film ‘I am legend’? "

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By *erekp OP Man
33 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Thank you everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Yep, been going since I was a kid

Normally go there for the airshow these days

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

"I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

Buxton to Southport not what I’d call close wouldn’t want to walk between the two lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

"I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

Yeah, like Blackpool is close to Leeds

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By *red333Man
32 weeks ago

Dorchester

"I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

Yeah, like Blackpool is close to Leeds

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not far and both awful

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Southport isn't as bad as some are making out.

Lord Street for shopping snd restaurants, sea front / Marine Drive for the pier, fairground, eating, parks.

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By *orksRockerMan
32 weeks ago

Bradford

Am here now and I love this place.

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

"Am here now and I love this place.

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By *erekp OP Man
32 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Thanks eberyone

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By *ustriaMan
32 weeks ago

halsall

Nothing wrong with Southport, apart from limited swinging

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By *rHotNottsMan
32 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I’ve been to Crosby beach to photo naked statues at sunset with a forumite it was awesome & memorable

I’ve also be to Southwold and various places along the south coast all were easily forgettable.

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By *hyone300Man
32 weeks ago

Preston

As for the pier, it's been closed for the past 15 months

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By *ora the explorerWoman
32 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

Why am I singing the tinie tempah song now! It wasn’t even Southport he’d never been to!

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By *ex HolesMan
32 weeks ago

Up North

It’s a shithole

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
32 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

"It’s a shithole "

My friend calls it the 'arse end of nowhere' ... she's lived there for years so I let her off.

It's a shit hole.

Houses are nice. Shopping areas run down. Town centre is disability scooters, homeless, Greggs and pound shop..... Wetherspoons etc

I am about 6 miles outside of southport

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
32 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

"Thanks eberyone"

You can have a nice time there Derek .... it's just run down now like everywhere else..

There are some things to do

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By *lue RascalMan
32 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

"Why am I singing the tinie tempah song now! It wasn’t even Southport he’d never been to!

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By *octor ProdMan
32 weeks ago

working Overseas

Its nice enough; boring and full of well off eldery people or people with money who work in Liverpool and dont want to move to Wirral

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By *ensuallover1000Man
32 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I went on a beach there and got absolutely sandblasted by the wind.

I swear, I must have lost three layers of skin!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
32 weeks ago

Central

"Thanks eberyone

You can have a nice time there Derek .... it's just run down now like everywhere else..

There are some things to do"

Crazy golf?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
32 weeks ago

little house on the praire

Made up with your best friend now? That's good

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By *ife NinjaMan
32 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Once. The sea was out. It's famous for how far it goes out.

With facts like that, you wonder why I'm single?

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

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Houses are nice. Shopping areas run down. Town centre is disability scooters, homeless, Greggs and pound shop..... Wetherspoons etc

Sounds a lot like a lot of places lately

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By *andDLiverpoolCouple
32 weeks ago

Liverpool

"It’s a shithole "

Correct, it is

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Grew up there

The last 20 years have not been kind the town's economy and the centre has become rundown

Lots of nice houses, but also a few rough areas

As with all seaside towns, it attracts it's fair share of weirdos

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

O o O oo

To the OP, it depends what you like, if you like a typical seaside town then you won't go far wrong. There are places to eat, drink, the beach ( not much water ) a fair ,botanical gardens, a few shops and tat shops , arcades , etc etc

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By *iaisonseekerMan
32 weeks ago

Liverpool

It's the coastal town they forgot to close down.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

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"To the OP, it depends what you like, if you like a typical seaside town then you won't go far wrong. There are places to eat, drink, the beach ( not much water ) a fair ,botanical gardens, a few shops and tat shops , arcades , etc etc"

Oh and a big swimming thingy

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Also, the pier is currently closed because it is structurally unsound

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

O o O oo

I would hope they would shut it if it needs repairing

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Used to go for the day with family when my dad used to live in liverpool.. not in a hurry to go back maybe just for old times sakes kind of thing

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By *ocksareoffMan
32 weeks ago

Out n About

Yes for all of ten minutes in between changing trains.

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By *eavilMan
32 weeks ago

Stalybridge

After dark the weirdoes come out in force. Its like a Walking Dead theme park.

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By *oerichMan
32 weeks ago

Tameside

"I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

Buxton is at least 60 miles from Southport and they are as different as chalk and cheese.

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By *ornucopiaMan
32 weeks ago

Bexley

I'm sure I first read about Southport in an Enid Blyton book!

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By *orthernJayMan
32 weeks ago

LHR

Southport was “the” day out for us Liverpool estate kids back in the 80’ and mid 90’s.

It was spotlessly clean, flower beds, food stalls, arcades, the famous beach with no water, the fair and the pier; families everywhere.

It genuinely is the “coastal town they forgot to close down” nowadays, a really sad example of a lost era.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
32 weeks ago

Stockport

"I've been to Buxton which is close to Southport

Buxton is at least 60 miles from Southport and they are as different as chalk and cheese. "

He might have been thinking of Stockport... Mind you, from Stockport to the sea is only marginally further than the distance from Southport to the sea, when the tide is out

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

I remember about 30 years ago going out to sea on a hovercraft at Southport.

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By *red333Man
32 weeks ago

Dorchester

I've been on the train i don't remember it mind, I've been to many places in Britain just about everywhere really

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Yes. I remember two things - the weather, was nice and the average was about 65….

65 isn’t the temperature, it was the average age.

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By *enSiskoMan
32 weeks ago

Cestus 3

I have a mate there and was there last summer.

I found it ok on a clear day one can see Blackpool over the water, there's pubs and places to eat, live music by the pier.

Expensive for seaside items like ice cream.

But in all I enjoyed my time and will visit again this summer.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
32 weeks ago

Leeds

Yes, it was alright

The mr

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By *allySlinkyWoman
32 weeks ago

Leeds

"I'm sure I first read about Southport in an Enid Blyton book! "

Was it called Five Go Swinging in Southport ?

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By *illiamabc100Man
32 weeks ago

chester

Southport is best known for the nudist beach and the naughty goings on in the sand dunes, i have been there a few times

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By *heonixrising500Man
32 weeks ago

Barnsley

Its got a lawn mower mueseum

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By *allySlinkyWoman
32 weeks ago

Leeds

And a model railway village

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By *allySlinkyWoman
32 weeks ago

Leeds

Birthplace of Marc Almond

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Years ago, to Pontins. How I survived that hell hole I'll never know. Vile

Mrs C

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

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"Southport was “the” day out for us Liverpool estate kids back in the 80’ and mid 90’s.

It was spotlessly clean, flower beds, food stalls, arcades, the famous beach with no water, the fair and the pier; families everywhere.

It genuinely is the “coastal town they forgot to close down” nowadays, a really sad example of a lost era."

How long ago since you went back? All of what you say is still there, except they have shut the pier for repairs.

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By *hong80321967Man
32 weeks ago

Wakefield

Southport quite nice, good restaurant called chez moi

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By *ugby 123Couple
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32 weeks ago

O o O oo

We have been to many seaside towns over the years and I would say this one was one of the better ones , very tidy, had all the usual things plus a bit extra, so I would say the comments are so far removed from what we saw.

OK we just saw the main spots but that's all we saw of the other places too.

Most odd.

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

"Southport was “the” day out for us Liverpool estate kids back in the 80’ and mid 90’s.

It was spotlessly clean, flower beds, food stalls, arcades, the famous beach with no water, the fair and the pier; families everywhere.

It genuinely is the “coastal town they forgot to close down” nowadays, a really sad example of a lost era."

Yeah never seen the tide in in all the years a went there lol

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By *ohnSwingsSurreyMan
32 weeks ago

Horley

I’ve been to Southend, if that’s any help

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
32 weeks ago

Stockport

"I’ve been to Southend, if that’s any help "

Southport = Southend - end + port

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By (user no longer on site)
32 weeks ago

Ita a bit dead to be honest not much to see.

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By *im_1878Man
30 weeks ago

Formby

Plenty of good old man pubs if you know where to look. Average price of a pint is still £4 which is why I go Southport.

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By *eeman1Man
30 weeks ago

liverpool

Just been today. Tide was in.

It’s not too bad a place, full of old people who think they’re better than everyone else.

Nightlife mediocre.

Shopping is poor.

Some really nice places on the outskirts.

Not a place I’d go for a holiday or for a night out etc but somewhere to go and wander.

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By (user no longer on site)
30 weeks ago

I enjoyed chilling on the beach in Southport

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By *erekp OP Man
30 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Thanks

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By *lue RascalMan
30 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

On a cloud free night if you find a dark location with as little light pollution as possible you can often see the Northern Lights

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By *weelightMan
30 weeks ago

Southport

Lived there for 3 years. It's where Sefton ships the addicts for rehabilitation. I wouldn't bother. Itsy Bitsy Thai is a nice restaurant although that's technically Scarisbrick.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
30 weeks ago

Central

"On a cloud free night if you find a dark location with as little light pollution as possible you can often see the Northern Lights "

Would be wonderful

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