Southport Club Campsite
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We had a great time at Southport Esplanade site, which is very clean and dog friendly. The walks on the sea front were appreciated by ourselves and our Two dogs, who had a brilliant time. We have used this site twice before and have never had any issues with and the staff are great.
Only one thing lacking - a dog wash!
Very efficient and friendly staff. The site is well maintained and the facilities are very clean. The showers are the standard club ones so a good size with lots of hooks for clothes and towels.
The site location is a little way from the town so very quiet but not so far that one can't walk in. Southport has a great range of shops, many of them independents, and lots of pubs and restaurants offering a range of eating options.
The site abuts Victoria Park which is beautifully laid out, pretty to walk through and great that dogs can be safely let off their leads.
Just across the road from the site is the Queens Jubilee Nature Trail, a small nature reserve that's a haven for wildlife. There are pathways and decking through the reserve.
Just down the road one can access Ainsdale and Birkdale Sandhills Nature Reserve, one of the largest areas of wild dune land left in Britain. Dogs can be let off leads here and can literally run for miles.
My only complaint about Southport site is that there is no dog wash - lots of other club sites have them - please can one be installed here?
Wonderful Site
We regularly use this site. The fact that we keep returning says it all! The facilities are spotless, the pitches a good size and well spaced. Easy walk into town or along the front. Beautiful gardens and parkland next to the site. Good transport from Birkdale Station direct to Liverpool. Plenty of other attractions nearby. All in all we once again had a lovely stay. Seeing the Northern Lights this time was the icing on the cake!
First time at Southport.
Lovely site although an odd layout. Had some solar repairs to carry out and the site were brilliant in accepting my amazon deliveries to the site. Very clean , very easy to get into Southport itself and some great dog walking beaches nearby.. will definitely be back.
Excellent as always
Everything just perfect (except the weather ) spotlessly clean.. easy access to seafront
, shops, supermarkets, arts, good food. Just brilliant
Pitch 145 not the best
Pitch145 is directly on top of the sewage drain and adjacent to the Elsan point. The stench is horrendous, not to mention the banging and clashing of people emptying. Caravans and Motorhomes packed in like sardines. Would have been better to have a ‘designated dog area’ over pitch 145. The site is NOT ideal for dogs that can’t walk far i.e to the dunes to do their business, and not all like the idea of other peoples’ dogs doing their business in and around their pitch. No Childrens play area on site which is okay, but this would be an improvement and would make it a genuine ‘family site’. The best for families part of the advert surely relates to Southport itself?
Southport Never Fails To Impress
Visit Southport around 3 times a year for short breaks. Clean, well maintained site. Very friendly staff and close to the town and local Morrisons. Never stops to impress.
Excellent site - Worth a visit
Excellent clean site , friendly wardens, close to town and the local park
Well set out, been several times, come regularly
Facilities brilliant, but only 2 toilet/shower blocks so can be a way off from some pitches.
Found the far end of the site around pitch number 68 where we stayed it has very little lighting at night, which makes it quite difficult to see.
One of the best sites we've been, other than York which is similiar
Lovely stay
We had a lovely stay over the Southport Airshow weekend. The site was in a brilliant location for us. A nice ten minute walk to a supermarket, some lovely nearby pubs serving food. A fish and chip van came to the site and they were delicious!
The staff were very friendly and welcoming, the facilities were really clean, we appreciated that they were cleaned mid afternoon too!
Obviously there was noise from the airshow, but we were aware of constant deep bass thrumming on the Saturday evening, it came from the nearby Pleasure Land, totally out of the control of the CAMC. The internet informed us it would cease at 1.00am, but we actually fell asleep about 22.30hrs so it must not have been too bad for us.
The site was full and the staff did an amazing job. They really deserve praise.
First Time, Won't Be The Last
We had a very pleasant four night stay on our way to the North Yorkshire Coast. Handy for coming off the M6, the approach instructions are pretty clear, except for Switch Island where you have to keep to the left, as the road bends, until you see the signs for Southport and the road you need.
I used to live in Southport, so know the area pretty well. The Campsite wasn't around when I lived there so I was looking forward to using it and meeting up with some family and old friends. If you know Southport, the site is towards the north of the town, probably nearer Birkdale, but within easy walk of the top of Lord Street.
We arrived on a Sunday afternoon, very warm welcome from the site staff who talked us through the layout of the site and pointed out that some pitches had been coned off because they had a propensity to flood.
The site itself was very clean and tidy, and every staff member I met was approachable and helful. They clearly take pride in the site.
There are very good dog walks nearby (including the beach!
The nearest pub serving food is probably the Fishermens Rest, just a short walk away; good beer and food, just like it was when I lived in Southport. There are many other good eating and drinking places in the town itself, which is not too far to walk.
We were there in term time, so it might have been quieter than during school holidays.
All in all, I think it is a good site for a stay on the Northwest Coast, or as a stopover if you're in transit further North, as it's not too far from the M6.
I think we'll be back.