{"id":1072,"date":"2020-05-26T00:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T00:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2020-05-26T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:00:39","slug":"southport-trip-in-the-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/05\/26\/southport-trip-in-the-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Southport trip in the spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Southport is a 45-minute drive from Edge Hill and it&#8217;s a beautiful, appropriately busy seaside town! From Ormskirk you can take the 375 or 385 bus to get to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Southport (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsouthport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southport<\/a> and pay around \u00a35.5 for a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"return ticket (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/return-ticket\" target=\"_blank\">return ticket<\/a>. Or, if you&#8217;re in luck, (which is very likely thanks to our Edge Hill <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Students Union (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/studentservices\/campus-life-2\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\">Students Union<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"International Office (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/support\/while-you-are-here\/?tab=social-activities\" target=\"_blank\">International Office<\/a>), you&#8217;ll get a free coach trip like us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1120\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?attachment_id=1120\" class=\"wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-1-coach.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> happily sat on the bus\/coach &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1121\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?attachment_id=1121\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/bus-2-coach.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> to leave for Southport! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 things I&#8217;d say about Southport:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ffc7c7\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>charming Architecture, tastefully busy and plenty of Shops, all sorts and decorations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">&#8230;&#8230;..<strong>cool turquoise Lake and simple yet interesting Pier, + beach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-vivid-purple-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>lots of ice cream shops, amusement arcades and other family-friendly facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, you&#8217;ll also get to see an eye-catching merry go round, first spring blossoms (if you come in spring) and just very pleasant sights in general. For me what&#8217;s best was the tasty, affordable Chinese dining we had!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/cover-photo-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1126\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/cover-photo-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?attachment_id=1126\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/cover-photo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/cover-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, 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data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?attachment_id=1156\" class=\"wp-image-1156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-14-at-21.47.13.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Chinese dining: we got spring rolls, stir-fired beef and mushrooms &amp; rice, prawn curry &amp; rice, sweet-and-sour pork &amp; rice. All for only \u00a319.80, so each of us (3 people) paid only \u00a36+ for a very wholesome meal. The restaurant is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ho Lee Chow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holeechow.co.uk\/menu\/cat_128276-a-la-carte.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ho Lee Chow<\/a> (address:  Rotten Row, Southport PR8 2BZ) and they have various meal deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_131810-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1162\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_131810-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?attachment_id=1162\" class=\"wp-image-1162\" 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https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_134925-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_134925-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_134925-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_134925-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our group photos in Southport: (caption from Didem and Cassie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1124\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/Didem-caption.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> We were (almost) Edge Hill remainers &#8211; ft. Mickey on a (not to our surprise)  windy and (to our surprise &#8211; not rainy but) sunny day in Southport. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/05\/26\/southport-trip-in-the-spring\/whatsapp-image-2020-05-25-at-17-09-32\/\" class=\"wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-25-at-17.09.32.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cassie loved this selfie!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"> ??Cassie, Aina, Vy, Dung, Didem ???  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait, it rained later! when we got back to the coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" width=\"482\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200314_153757-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today. Definitely give Southport a visit while you&#8217;re at Edge Hill! Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Check out also: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"London trip (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/01\/11\/london-trip-a-must-when-youre-at-edge-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\">London trip<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"First week at Edge Hill (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2019\/11\/08\/new-beginning-my-first-week-at-edge-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\">First week at Edge Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Doing laundry at Edge Hill (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/01\/11\/a-guide-to-washing-your-clothes-at-edge-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doing laundry at Edge Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"O Briens Tea Room in Ormskirk (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/02\/07\/o-briens-tea-room-in-ormskirk\/\" target=\"_blank\">O Briens Tea Room in Ormskirk<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Halloween at Edge Hill (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/01\/07\/halloween-at-edge-hill-university\/\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween at Edge Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Trip to Prague (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/02\/28\/tris-travels-to-prague\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trip to Prague<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2019\/12\/16\/5-pros-and-cons-of-studying-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pros and cons of studying aborad<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Advice from 5 study-abroad students (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2019\/12\/09\/advice-from-5-study-abroad-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advice from 5 study-abroad students<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lake District trip (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/02\/28\/lake-district-a-green-oasis-and-a-great-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lake District trip<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Saying goodbye to Ormskirk (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/05\/25\/from-lancashire-to-derbyshire-my-past-two-months-in-england\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saying goodbye to Ormskirk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2019\/11\/28\/discover-ormskirk-ep-01-cafe-mandrakes-a-magical-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Harry Potter themed cafe in Ormskirk (opens in a new tab)\">Harry Potter themed cafe in Ormskirk<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you Cassie and Didem for your contributions to this blog :D!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southport is a 45-minute drive from Edge Hill and it&#8217;s a beautiful, appropriately busy seaside town! 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