"Went as a spontaneous trip around 7/8 at night and the beach was still lively and amazing. Watched the sunset as we sat on the beach"

rachel Xo

"Pier was closed for repair on my visit
a restaurant with balcony bar fish and and chips ect eat in or take out lovely lake with boating swans and birds funfair
trains model
railway and kings gardens play area
water jets
amusements
lots to see and enjoy with family friends for day out or holidays"

Lynne -marie Peacock

"June 2025. Good news everybody! And yes, this time the news may not be premature, but as so often, it's worth erring on the sceptical side. It seems Southport will be granted a sum of money to repair the pier and restore Southport to somewhat of its former glory. How much and when remains to be seen but it's positive news, something which Labour rarely indulges us in except if you're a Mauritian. Anyway, hopefully the rotten boardwalk, rusted ironwork, peeling paint and saggy length will now see better days and preferably in my lifetime too so I can take my daily stroll once again and take in the view of the majestic mud plain and tufty outcrops of the marauding salt marsh grass that is the beach. Woo hoo.

March 2025. Good news everybody! Oh apologies, my mistake, that was for another topic. Truth is there is no good news for the Pier and I predict the tolling of the death knell has picked up intensity. It appears that Sefton Council has had two fingers from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and that a meagre £10 million grant is not forthcoming anytime soon. Hey, here's an idea, next year you're going to need more money to fix the pier because the bloody thing is being trashed by the elements and can be seen visibly rotting like a dead horse in a meadow. Southport is suffering: the streets are practically deserted during weekdays and weekends are hardly thronged. This is my personal opinion but the Pier is ultimately destined for a lingering death: this pier is no more, it has ceased to be, it's expired and gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff, bereft of life, it's kicked the bucket, shuffled off its mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir. Watch this space folks for more sad news about this once treasured splendour's untimely end.

Update December 2024. It's been almost two years since the Pier was deemed unsafe to walk along it's historic boardwalk. Have I good news for fans of this Victorian treasure? No. The Pier is still in a sad and sorry state, it's rotten frame extending towards a slate grey horizon and mired in the saltmarsh clogged mudflats, desperately seeking a saviour to throw a lifeline to save it from the slurry brown soup of the relentless Irish Sea. Sad days.

Update July 2024. We have a Labour MP in Southport for the first time so let's hope it's not a pig in a poke of a vote and something akin to a starting gun is fired on the pier's restoration. The cost isn't just in the repair itself but in the lost revenue for businesses and the local economy and Southport's image as a tourist destination.

Update June 2024. No change. Still closed and rotting away from neglect. If I wasn't so cynical then I would believe it's going to be repaired to its former glory and not be left to rust into the Irish Sea by the local Ostriches who are allegedly in authority.

Currently closed for repairs due to damage discovered in December 2022. It's a seemingly endless process of inspections with no proposed date for reopening as of March 2023. It's a good job it's not a main attraction or a building that Southport is famous for and that attracts tourists, isn't it Sefton Council?

Great for a stroll whatever the weather."

Al M