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Photo of Southport, a swimming spot near Lytham, Merseyside, north west England.

© Chris Morgan / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southport

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Southport is a designated bathing water in Merseyside with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Sufficient at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of eight designated bathing waters in the county.

The closest station is Southport, 1.8 km to the south-east. Nearby bathing waters include Ainsdale, St Annes and St Annes North.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Southport

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

8.9 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Fairhaven Lake, a landmark near Lytham, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Fairhaven Lake

Landmark near Lytham

Regenerated Edwardian boating lake and marine gardens on the Lytham St Annes seafront.

9.7 km N

Photo of Martin Mere, Burscough, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near New Lane, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Martin Mere, Burscough

SSSI near New Lane

Wetland centre with wintering swans and geese.

9.8 km E

Photo of Lytham, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Lytham

Village

Genteel Fylde-coast town with a windmill on the green, a wide seafront and Georgian Lytham Hall behind it.

10.4 km NE · Lancashire

Photo of the coast at Formby, Merseyside, north west England.Highlight

Formby

Coastline near Freshfield

Pinewoods, tall dunes and a wide beach on the coast north of Liverpool, home to red squirrels and ancient footprints uncovered by the tide

11.3 km SW

Photo of Rufford Old Hall, a house & garden in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rufford Old Hall

House & garden near Rufford

Tudor timbered hall with a great hammerbeam hall.

14.4 km E