Waterside Lodge
Details
Description
A large Activity Centre in its own grounds adjacent to the Southport Marine Lake and the seafront
- Address
- Waterside Lodge
- Marine Drive
- Town
- Southport
- County
- Merseyside
- Post code
- PR8 1RY
- Tel
- 01704 510900
- Fax
- 01704 510900
- enquiries@watersidelodge.freeserve.co.uk
- URL
- http://www.southportdistrictscouts.escouts.net
- Location
- SD 333 180 - 53.654N 3.009W
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Contact
- Warden/Contact
- Ian Butler
- Address
- Waterside Lodge
- Marine Drive
- Town
- Southport
- County
- Merseyside
- Post code
- PR8 1RY
- Tel
- 01704 510900
- Fax
- 01704 510900
- enquiries@watersidelodge.freeserve.co.uk
Facilities
- Toilets
- Yes
- Washing facilities
- Yes
- Water supply
- Yes
- Hot showers
- Yes
- Hot water
- Yes
- Cooking utensil washing area
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Waste disposal
- Yes
- Chemical toilet waste disposal
- Yes
- Public telephone
- Yes
- Security
- Yes
- Car park
- Yes
- Pioneering poles
- Yes
- Fridge freezer
- Yes
- Altar fires
- No
- Cooking area
- Yes
- Providore
- Yes
- Mail box
- Yes
- Campfire circle
- No
- Bivouacking area
- -
- Chapel
- No
Activities
Onsite activities
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Dinghy Sailing
- Dragon Boating
- Bell Boating
- Rafting
- Pioneering
- (all with instruction if required)
- small games
- Indoor Pool
- Table Tennis
- local Trails.
Local attractions
- Beach
- Sand Dunes and Pier
- 10 Pin Bowling
- Skate Park
- Cinema
- Red Squirrel Reserve
- Nature Reserves
- Martin Mere Wildfowl Sanctuary
- Animal Farm
- Knowsley Safari Park
- ''Pitch & Putt
- Town Historic Trail
- 'Awesome Walls' Climbing Centre
- Liverpool
- Albert Dock
- 2 Cathedrals
- Football Grounds
- ""Western Approaches"" - WWII Command Centre
- Museums
- Art Galleries
- Within day-travel distance of Lake District and North Wales
Camping
- Site available for Camping
- -
- Maximum number of campers
- -
- Price range
- -
- Deposit required
- No
- Suitable for County camps
- No
- Suitable for District camps
- No
- Suitable for Patrol camps
- No
- Suitable for "Backwoods" camps
- No
Indoor
- Building available
- All year
- Number of buildings
- 1
- Maximum number of residents
- 44
- Price range
- £4.00 - £0.00
- Deposit required
- Yes
- Beds provided
- 44
- Fuel type
- gas
- Kitchen/cooking area
- Yes
- Cooking/eating utensils
- Yes
- Building heated
- Yes
- Tables/chairs
- Yes
- Suitable for Pack holidays
- Yes
- Suitable for Beaver sleepover
- Yes
Special needs
- Site access
- Yes
- Camping location toilet washing access
- Yes
- Indoor accommodation access
- Yes
- Activities access
- Yes
Other
- Train station
- Southport
- Coach station
- Southport
- Airport
- Liverpool
- Sea/river port
- Liverpool
- Tourist information
- Lord Street, Southport Tel: 01704 533333
- Brochure available from warden
- Yes
Additional notes
Waterside Lodge is the District HQ of Southport Scout District. It is a purpose built (1999) Training and Activity Centre on the edge of the Marine Lake, Southport, adjacent to the beach, Pier and 'Ocean Plaza' entertainment and shopping complex.''The Centre is an RYA Training Centre and is AALA Registered.''There is a large grassed area surrounding the Centre - but Scout camping is not generally permitted.
Last modified: 13th August 2005