Southport MarinaOnce considered a dumpy, schlumpy kind of a place, Southport is sensing the winds of change and keeping its fingers crossed that with these winds will come flocks of tourists.

Nearly £220m has been spent on the place in the last decade. The fruits of labor have recently been blossoming. Another addition golf course, the Royal Birkdale set to open this year, brings the “Golf Coast” total to seven. Sea lovers will be delighted at the new water sports building and twin totems. Kiddies will be screaming their joys atop thrill rides at the £45m Eden Project, an indoor-outdoor theme park. Lord Street has been overflowed with luxuries like the handsome The Vincent, which was transformed from a cinema to a boutique hotel. It’s been house will cost a cool £2,500 a night, which Lord Street Southportspeaks volumes about the hopes that rest on 2008’s tourism.

Though this is far from all the changes that have been made, you may want to enjoy Southport soon before the tides change and an influx of extra tourists wash up on shore.

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