Pubs in Southport

Sporting Jester

57-59 Eastbank Street, Southport PR8 1DY

A tidy refurbished Thwaites pub just off Lord Street in the heart of town. Ably run by Alan and staff, the two Thwaites beers are always in top condition. Despite its proximity to shopping areas, the Volunteer is very much a community pub. The atmosphere is always friendly, especially so on sing-a-long Sunday. Photographs of old Southport adorn the walls. Lunches are served daily, from light snacks to hearty meals.

Prince of Wales

Lord Street, Southport PR8 1QB

Wellington

22 Eastbank Street, Southport PR8 1DT

Willow Grove

387-389 Lord Street, Southport PR9 0AG

The Willow Grove is now a Wetherspoon pub and is a quiet pub with much more emphasis on real ale and food. It is situated on the towns famous Lord Street opposite the impressive nineteen twenties war memorial. The interior is L shaped with a long bar with ten hand pumps with a choice of beers from local brewery Parker's to micros and nationals. It has a mixture of chairs, tables, comfy settees and cubicles.

Windmill Inn

12-16 Seabank Road, Southport PR9 0EL

Situated just off the historic promenade in the Coastal Town of Southport, The Windmill is a traditional pub serving real ale, homemade meals, and friendly welcoming service. Dog friendly and free wifi, the pub has a large games area, large beer garden and a mouthwatering selection of gins, spirits and wines to suit all tastes. Parties can be catered for. Come in and relax at The Windmill.

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.

Guest House

16 Union Street, Southport PR9 0QE

Located close to station and Lord Street, listed building with an impressive frontage and interior with three seperate wood panelled drinking areas. There are eleven hand pumps with a wide variety of ales from breweries noted or other brewers, one of which serves a local micro brewery and there is a wide range of malt whiskies. Quiet traditional pub with outside seating at front and courtyard area to the rear. Mixed clientele with quiz night on Thursday and acoustic folk club nights on the first and third Mondays of each month.

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.

Guelder Rose

Ocean Plaza, Marine Drive, Southport PR8 1RY

The Guelder Rose is located on Southport's sea front with great views over to Blackpool and the Irish Sea. The sea can also be spotted on the rare occasions that it comes up to the sea wall. The name Guelder Rose is that of a flowering deciduous shrub, not a rose, and originates in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The connection with Southport is unclear! Although only opened in October 2013 by the Mayor of Sefton, the pub looks as though it has been there for much longer. It's on the Marine Drive next to Southport Pier and close to Ocean Plaza with its shops, restaurants, cinema, 10-pin bowling alley and hotel but is some way from the town centre. This Marston's pub is food orientated and aimed at families with inside and outside children's play areas as well as an extensive outside drinking and eating patio . Inside there are several different rooms with both open areas and secluded corners. Food is served all day and the carvery, which finishes at 9.30pm, is very popular. Beers will come from the Marston's family of breweries .

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