I always think of Southport as being in Lancashire, but it's now in Sefton and classified as being part of Mersyside. In recent times there has had a lot of money spent redeveloping Southport and making it even more attractive.
Southport has the second longest pier in Britain which is 3,650 feet or 1,113 metres in length. On a clear days, you may get a glimpse of Anglesey, the Welsh and Cumbrian Mountains, the Blackpool Tower and possibly even the sea! It's a joke that you can never see the sea at Southport (it's a very flat beach so at low tide the sea goes a long way out. Like Queen Victoria:
I turned my back on the sea (and the town's Lawn Mower Museum) and went in search of good food. If you go on the last Thursday in the month (except December) you can visit Southport Farmers Market.
My pictures show it in front of Southport Town Hall, but as from this month (30/07/09) it will move to Chapel Street.
It's not a big market, but there are some good stalls, including one selling fresh fish, J & R Holt from Great House Farm:
and cheese from Leagram Organic Dairy:
Here you could buy with (amongst many other alternatives) Lancashire cheese with cranberries, garlic, ginger or even marmite!
Southport Farmers' Market
Chapel Street
Southport
Merseyside
Tel: 0845 140 0845
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