Live Sports — Pubs in Southport

Ainsdale Social Club

772 Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 3QF

Social & Sports Activities take place most evenings on the extensive courts and pitches. Southport Golden Sands on keg with Brewdog craft beer alongside a number of keg beers. Strongbow and a fruit cider from a gas dispense. A number of mainstream cask beers are being trialed for member approval from the Sadlers range at present. There is a long walk from the main road at the front which goes round the sports field but the premises can be accessed by a walkway from Gleneagles Ave at the rear.

Spitfire

Kenilworth Road, Southport PR8 3PH

Typical open plan estate 1960's pub, specialising in family food, About one mile from Pontins and the beach.

Champs Sports Bar & Grill

668 Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 3NA

Champs Sports Bar & Grill is an American style sports bar, which provides sport viewing, food and drinks. With over 40 HD screens and sound system showing live sport. The menu includes chicken wings, burgers and Steaks. A range of cask and craft ales,lagers or cocktails are available.

Park Hotel

36 Weld Road, Southport PR8 2ED

Situated next to Birkdale Station on the Merseyrail line and opposite some of the the village shops this pub has been refurbished recently. It has home darts and football teams and offers Sky and BT Sports. Sunday they have a quiz and Monday poker. There is also live music some nights.Bus services give links to Liverpool, Preston and Southport.

Up Steps

20 Upper Aughton Road, Southport PR8 5ND

Formerly a house named Bankfield House, a new sign outside the pub depicts the old name. A traditional street corner pub, the Up Steps has recently been revitalised after two long periods of closure, with the new licensees showing a commitment to real ale. The pub has been tastefully refurbished and retains its original features, including the old Matthew Brown Lion Ales windows.

Southport Tavern

63 London Street, Southport PR9 0TH

Formerly the Albert, this pub reopened as The Southport Tavern on 13th April 2018. The description below and the listed features and facilities pre-date this. This pub is centrally located right outside the side entrance to Southport's main train station. Large central bar with small rooms leading off. One room being used as a pool room. Tastefully decorated and serving good quality traditional pub food between 12pm and 7pm. Children are welcome

Blue Anchor

Tithebarn Road, Southport PR8 6AB

The pub is a conspicuous landmark in a residential area of Southport with an attractive frontage; it has two rooms, a comfortable lounge and a bar, and was pleasantly refurbished early in 2017. There are interesting old stained glass windows with sailing scenes and blue anchors in the lounge. Free pool Sundays and Thursdays.

Bold Arms

59-61 Botanic Road, Southport PR9 7NE

The Bold Arms is situated in the the tranquil village of Churchtown on the northern fringes of Southport which is mentioned in the Doomsday book. The pub dates back to at least the 1600’s and a former landlord William Sutton was the founder of the present day town of Southport. There are many rooms inside the pub with many nooks & crannies.

Imperial

38 Albert Road, Southport PR9 0LN

Large pub on the outskirts of the town centre which focuses heavily on good value meals and a large screen television for watching Premier League football and other sports events. There is also a pub quiz on a Tuesday and Sunday evening from 9pm

Hickory's Smokehouse

70 Folkestone Road, Southport PR8 5PH

Located in Kew on the site of the former Pageant pub and opened 19th January 2018, focussing on a mix of Southern style hospitality and great BBQ dishes 7 days a week, it says.

Phoenix

4-6 Coronation Walk, Southport PR8 1RF

This is a popular sports pub at the top end of Lord Street making it an ideal first stop for drinks before town. It serves good food at reasonable prices. A family run pub not tied to any breweries makes it popular with real ale drinkers. The pub has plenty of traditional games, a Poker night on Monday and Wednesday, Darts team Tuesday, and also live music on Friday's. All top football games are shown on various plasma TV screens scattered about the pub, also a large screen for special matches.A great Family pub.

Mount Pleasant

107 Manchester Road, Southport PR9 9BD

Large, open-plan pub with a conservatory attached. Situated on a busy main road, it is popular with football supporters, and is the place to go whether it is Premiership football or for the odd occasion when Southport F.C. are featured on the Premier Sports channel featuring Football Conference matches. The Mount is the home of the aptly-named MPs quiz team in the Merseyside Quiz League.

Cock & Rabbit

69 Manchester Road, Southport PR9 9BN

A traditional community pub just aquired by Villa Leisure Central. Free juke box and WiFi. Does not sell food at present This pub is just out of the town centre on the bus route making it easy to get to. Sports TV / dog friendly.

Thatch & Thistle

147 Norwood Road, Southport PR8 6EF

Large main pub on the main A570 road into Southport. Formerly the Blowick, the old pub was demolished and rebuilt as the Thatch and Thistle, since renamed the Thatched Pub & Grill. Meals are popular, and sport is featured heavily with large screen TV. The pub is home to the Quads team which plays in the long-established Merseyside Quiz League which was formed in 1959. New licensees have got real ale back on the menu and the pub is also close to the Merseyrail Community Stadium, home of Southport Football Club.

Victoria Hotel

42-43 Promenade, Southport PR9 0DS

The multi room pub is popular with locals and tourists with it's location opposite the Waterfront Centre and Southport Theatre. TVs adorn the walls and the pub can get busy when there is a big match on. There is an extensive outside terrace at the front of the pub which is well used in fine weather. Live music and karaoke feature some evenings. Additional info: From a visit 04/02

Wellington

22 Eastbank Street, Southport PR8 1DT

Zetland

53 Zetland Street, Southport PR9 0RH

Situated in a residential area just ten minutes away from the famous Lord Street, the Zetland is a local community pub offering amazingly low-priced home-cooked food in a friendly atmosphere. The pub shows live sports and supports many bowling competitions with one of the finest crown green facilities in the North West. A large pub with several side rooms,this pub does excellent buffets and can cater for parties of up to 100.

Barons Bar

239 Lord Street, Southport PR8 1NZ

An ornate Baronial style bar situated within the Scarisbrick Hotel complex but now also includes a front lounge with chairs, tables and comfy settees overlooking the Towns famous Lord Street. The bar has been a champion for real ale in Southport now for many years and has a varied selection of real ale both local and national. It has one real cider.

Birkdale Tea Rooms

10-12 Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 4AR

Trendy Birkdale bar. Attracts the locals who prefer the more sedate and trendy Birkdale village to Southport town centre. Very handy for buses between Liverpool and Preston and also very close to the railway station and local shops.

Waterfront

Floral Hall Gardens, The promenade, Southport PR9 0DZ

Description: The Waterfront, newly built in Spring 2013, is a Greene King Hungry Horse pub on the ground floor of a large modern block on the promenade which also houses a casino. It’s a L-shaped bar with plenty of separate rooms, some of which have large floor to ceiling windows. Small booths are provided in other areas and there are many TV’s mostly showing children’s programmes. It is primarily a dining pub for families but drinkers are welcome too. Outside at the back there is seating overlooking the Marine Lake and Marine Way Bridge. It’s handy for the Floral Hall, the end of the pier and the Marine Lake railway.

Fleetwood Hesketh Sports & Social Club

Fylde Road, Southport PR9 9XH

Excellent local club in the north end of town. Fleetwood Hesketh has its own cricket team and features many other sports such as indoor bowls. It is also popular for followers of Premier League football, featuring all the big games

Taylor's Continental Beer & Wine Bar

1 Crown Buildings Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 3BY

: Trendy continental-style beer and wine bar which always has one real ale available. On a main road, it is handy for public transport with some local shops and take-aways nearby. It also has ample outdoor seating and tables making it a pleasant venue when the weather is good.

Punch Tarmeys

176 Lord Street, Southport PR9 0QG

Irish themed put, tastefully decorated. Number of beers on offer varies.

Peaky Blinders (Churchtown)

145 Cambridge Road, Southport PR9 7LN

This branch of the Peaky Blinders chain opened in March 2018 in a former bank in Churchtown. It is an L-shaped bar with modern furnishings, including some tall tables and stools, large windows overlooking the road and a good-sized drinking area to the front. The walls are decorated with a reproduction of old newspaper adverts and cuttings. There is a cash machine on the side of the building.

Potting Shed

137-141 Lord Street, Southport PR8 1PU

Formerly the Sandgrounder Sports Bar it reopened as the Potting Shed and now appears to attract a completely different clientele, mainly people using it as a stop-off to have something to eat and drink whilst out shopping during the day. Upstairs is the Firepit a trendy bar for youngsters who are out for the night.