Cheshire Lines Inn, Southport

this is a good traditional pub well hidden away from the main areas of Southport. Friendly staff and customers that engage in conversation plus a few real ales made it a very worthwhile Thursday afternoon visit. Does a strong food trade, but in normal times also gets busy for its live music and entertainment.

A nice little pub situated on a quite street not far from Lord St. Has a very small front drinking area where the bar is and it opens out at the rear into a larger area for eating. A small outside area with benches for fair weather drinking. Real ale available.

A tiny pub which looks like it's been overtaken by the growth of Southport in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and is now surrounded by much larger and more modern buildings. The frontage, of glazed bricks or tiles, is its proudest feature, but the inside is pleasant enough, though the strange wallpaper, featuring book spines but with no attempt at realism or trompe l'oeil, is an oddity. There was a suggestion of cooking smells in the air, not overwhelming or off-putting to a beer drinker, just noticeable. On the bar were four hand pumps, three in use and these had two Old School Brewery beers called Detention and Hopscotch, plus Moorhouse's Black Cat. I was feeling unadventurous, so went for the mild, which was in good condition and reasonably priced. This was a quite pleasant pub, certainly preferable to the nearby drinking barns, and I wouldn't mind coming here again if I find myself in the area.