Southport Caravan Club Site
To Find Site:- Leave M6 motorway at junction 26 and take M58 and leave
at junction 3 on A570 signed for Ormskirk and Southport.(this is not a
fast road so be prepared) On the outskirts of Southport follow A570
right into the centre of the town. You will eventually come to a T
junction where you turn left and at the next roundabout turn right and
follow signs to Esplanade Park and Ride and turn left at roundabout with
brown sign to Caravan Club Site. The site is a few hundred metres along
this road on left.
Southport Caravan Club, members only, site is a long established
and popular campsite and it has recently been extended to almost double
its original size. There are now around 180 pitches most of which are on
hardstanding with only a handful on grass and even these have paving for
wheels to sit on. Southport is a very long site divided by a public
footpath between the Esplanade and Victoria Park. The original part of
the site is situated around the reception and then forms a long single
road to the end with pitches mainly along one side of the road. A fair
proportion of the pitches in this section are non-awning pitches.
This section has its own toilet block which is of older vintage
but is due to be refurbished over the winter of 2014/15. The motorhome
service point is situated near to reception and is quite spacious. The
newly opened section is more open and exposed as there is no planting to
speak of. The pitches are larger and the bases have large granite stones
which can made securing pegs quite difficult as the solid base seems a
long way down. In this area are some fully serviced pitches which are
available at extra cost. There is a newly built modern toilet block with
a service point just outside. The only other service point is at the far
end of the site which means some pitches are some way away. I would have
thought an area of the size would have justified an additional service
point as it is a long walk between the two points. Wire fences have been
erected between rows of pitches. Whilst giving extra privacy it does
mean there are no short cuts to water points or toilets. Apparently they
are there to protect an area of grass which is used as a soak away in
wet weather. On all parts of the site electric points are the standard
CEE17 using blue connectors and are rated at 16amps. There are no TV
hook-ups. Reception sells a few essentials. There is a small information
room next to reception. Site wide WiFi is available at extra cost
although despite being in the new part of the site I found it could be a
bit temperamental at times. There is no children’s play area but just in
Victoria Park there is a nice adventure style playground.
The advantage of this site is its excellent location close to the centre
of Southport which is a 20/30 minute walk away through the adjacent
Victoria Park. There are a good variety of shops in the town.
Unfortunately foot passengers are no longer accepted at the Park and
Ride, which is a short walk from the site entance, so members have
little option but to walk into town as there appears to be no other
convenient public transport option nearby which is disappointing. ( I
understand this decision may be reviewed later in the year) For food
shopping there is a Morrisons supermarket within a 15/20 minute walk of
the site but there are also Sainsburys and ASDA a little further away.
Southport has good transport connections by bus and train and is a good
point from which to visit Liverpool. If you buy a day ticket it will
also entitle you to use the Mersey Ferries. The town of Southport hosts
many events over the course of a year including the famous Southport
Flower Show which is held in Victoria Park right next to the site.
Southport is quite cycle friendly with cyclists being able to share
pavements in many places and this includes the Promenade.
