12 nostalgic photos taking you back to Southport seaside in the 1970s
Long before budget airlines were a thing, the UK coast was the place to be.
In the days before cheap flights and package holidays, UK families and friends packed up the car and descended en masse to seaside resorts like Southport to have a brilliant time.
A bucket and spade, deckchair, bag of chips and a ride on a donkey and folk were in paradise. Not to mention a stroll on the pier and, if you were lucky, a visit to the Pleasureland funfair.
Southport continues to undergo a huge regeneration, including a £73m Marine Lake project to help ‘revitalise’ the town, but here we take a trip down memory lane to those heady days of summer holidays in the 1970s.
1. Southport 1970s
Children sail their boats on the lake. Photo: archive
2. Southport 1970s
A family enjoys some al fresco dining in the good sea air. Photo: archive
3. Southport 1970s
A couple pose in their swimwear after taking the plunge. Photo: Archive
4. Southport 1970s
Making a splash in the pool at Southport. Photo: archive