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A further alternative of hotels for the Ricoh Womens British Open |
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By Keith R Lunt
 As a resident, for me venturing down to Royal Birkdale to follow the Womens British Open will be no big disturbance. If Im taking the family well drive, if Im on my own Ill walk. But if you are venturing to the Southport vicinity to experience the delights of the Ricoh Womens British Open in July and August, where are you going to lodge? Based on my local wisdom, here are one or two places worthy of consideration.
If you are interested in any of these hotels they are all bookable over the internet through a trustworthy website. It is a site I have used previously and with the bulk of hotels you do not pay until arrival and nearly all will let you to cancel your reservation right up to the day of arrival. So if the summer conditions turns bad and you modify your travel plans, you are not losing out on hotel expenditure.
The Royal Clifton, a associate of the Best Western chain of hotels, is a large hotel overlooking the Kings Gardens. This large hotel is not too
far from the action down at Royal Birkdale, being sited at the Birkdale end of the centre. It is out of the way of the chief shops, but not too far to walk into the centre for stacks of shopping! Over the road are the well-liked Kings Gardens, allowing for an evening walk about the gardens and the Marine Lake. There is plenty of parking on site and more pay and display outside. An admirable base if you are wanting to drive the quick distance to Royal Birkdale.
A different decent alternative of hotel at that end of Southport is the Prince of Wales hotel. This hotel with Victorian features is sited on Lord Street, where a lot of the shops are. It is at the quieter end, but effortlessly walkable to all of the chief shops.
Again this hotel has a load of on and off street parking and if you want to drive to Royal Birkdale, or if you are as devoted to walk as I am and you want to walk it, just turn left onto Lord Street out of the hotel gates, carry on following the road as it becomes Waterloo Road through Birkdale and about 2 miles from your hotel is the golf club. Simple by car or by taxi.
Another remarkable and long standing hotel is the Scarisbrick Hotel. Right in the center of the shops along with its own bar, restaurant and night club, it can be a busy place. The hotel information do refer to parking, but I would not know where this is. Perhaps around the back of the hotel. But if you are traveling by public transport and would like a lively hotel, here is the one for you!
While we dont know yet where the authorized public parking will be, there is an area by the golf course that is used for parking for Southports famous flower show, and I presume that this might be called into action for this occasion. I do not think they are anticipating the visitor levels experienced when the men take their turn to play in Birkdale. But assuming car parking is nearby, driving from any of the Southport hotels will only take minutes.
Keith works for Eighteen Holes, which includes a load of information regarding Hotels For British Womens Golf and lots more information.
Terrazzo Richard Dasch is President of Rose Restoration International, celebrating 30 Years of Marble & Stone Restoration in the worlds finest hotels. |
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