Region: England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Southport
Southport is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 92,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Southport, with about 92 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- LPL36 km · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Plugs
- G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of Liverpool and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Preston.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Southport
See
Try to hunt out the old village to the north with a couple of great pubs and places to eat.
- Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve
- Meols Hall
- Southport Model Railway Village
- West Lancashire Light Railway
- Ribble Marshes
Do
Southport is famed for its endless golf courses, the Flower Show, coastal views and outdoor events. The area is home to one of the biggest international jazz festivals and puts on air shows each year. With over 14 golf courses in its proximity, the town is a perfect place to go for a golfing weekend. Essentially you never run out of things to do in Southport. There is always something on in the town and the relaxing atmosphere make it one of the most friendly and welcoming places around.
- Pleasureland Southport
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Southport
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Southport hotel | 92 | 4.0/5 2,086 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Southport to stay in
Due to the considerable growth in tourism in the Southport area the demand for affordable and luxury accommodation in the past decade has increased significantly. This has led to a sudden influx in new developments and old buildings being converted to new ones. New developments include the Southport Marine Park which will house a brand new hotel. Accommodation in the area mainly consists of bed and breakfasts and are situated close to the waterfront. This makes them attractive prospects for tourists as they can get great views and affordable prices. Southport is also home to several luxury 5 star hotels which cater mainly for business travellers.
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Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Southport are
26 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Southport), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
18 places
- Scarisbrick Hotel (Number 239) With Attached Verandah · 0.1 km
- Royal Clifton Hotel · 0.1 km
- Prince Of Wales Hotel Including Area Railings · 0.2 km
- Travelodge Southport · 0.3 km
- Number 83 And Cheshire Lines Inn · 0.4 km
- Hoghton Arms Hotel · 0.4 km
- The Braemar Southport · 0.4 km
- The Ambassador Townhouse · 0.4 km
- Clifton Villa - Southport · 0.4 km
- The Warwick Southport · 0.5 km
- The Stamford · 0.5 km
- OYO Tequila and Dunlin Rooms · 0.5 km
- Bliss Hotel Southport · 0.5 km
- Adelphi Guest House · 0.6 km
- Queens Hotel · 0.6 km
- The New Bold Hotel · 0.7 km
- Lakeside Inn · 0.8 km
- The Leicester · 0.9 km
4 places
- Bold Arms Hotel, With Attached Wooden Railings · 3.3 km
- Hesketh Arms Hotel · 3.4 km
- Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa · 8.0 km
- The Farm Burscough · 9.0 km
Where to stay
More hotels in Southport
25 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birkdale Palace Hotel | 1866 | 1.5 km |
| Bold Arms Hotel, With Attached Wooden Railings | 3.3 km | |
| Buck I' Th' Vine Inn | 11.9 km | |
| Hesketh Arms Hotel | 3.4 km | |
| Hoghton Arms Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Lakeside Inn | 0.8 km | |
| Number 83 And Cheshire Lines Inn | 0.4 km | |
| Prince Of Wales Hotel Including Area Railings | 0.2 km | |
| Queens Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Railway Hotel | 12.0 km | |
| Royal Clifton Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| The New Bold Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Adelphi Guest House | 0.6 km | |
| Bliss Hotel Southport | 0.5 km | |
| Bowden Lodge Hotel | 1.1 km | |
| Clifton Villa - Southport | 0.4 km | |
| Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa | 8.0 km | |
| OYO Tequila and Dunlin Rooms OYO Rooms | 0.5 km | |
| Scarisbrick Hotel (Number 239) With Attached Verandah | 0.1 km | |
| The Ambassador Townhouse | 0.4 km | |
| The Braemar Southport | 0.4 km | |
| The Farm Burscough | 9.0 km | |
| The Leicester | 0.9 km | |
| The Stamford | 0.5 km | |
| The Warwick Southport | 0.5 km |
All 26 hotels in Southport, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Southport
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Southport are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; October is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Southport travel calendar 2027: every day with public and school holidays, sunrise and sunset and the typical high and low (also as JSON).
Public holidays in United Kingdom, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Southport: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester Airport (MAN, 59 km) and Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA, 92 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are regular trains from Liverpool in the south via the Merseyrail Northern Line, and Manchester to the east.
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Southport
Eat
The Curzon on Lord Street is good and well established. Generally the choice of places to eat is good and is not confined only to Lord Street.
Stay safe
In Southport, youths causing anti-social behavior is a common problem, often outside abandoned or boarded-up shops, and drunken behavior is common. Ignore these youths. Merseyside Police is tackling the problem. Theft of items from vehicles is another major problem - especially in a tourist resort such as this, so use a car park like the Tulketh Street one over on-street parking if you can.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Southport
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Southport: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Southport?
By published guest score: Travelodge Southport (4.0 / 5 · 2,086 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Southport?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Southport are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; October is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Southport?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester Airport (MAN, 59 km) and Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA, 92 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Southport?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Southport
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.