As a native, for me venturing down to Royal Birkdale to follow the Womens British Open will be no big bother. If Im taking the family well drive, if Im on my own Ill walk. But if you are heading towards to the Southport vicinity to experience the delights of the Ricoh Womens British Open in July and August, where are you going to stay? Based on my native wisdom, here are one or two destinations laudable of deliberation.


If you are interested in any of these hotels they are all bookable online through a decent website. It is a site I have used already and with the bulk of hotels you do not pay until arrival and virtually all will allow you to cancel your reservation right up to the day of arrival. So if the summer weather turns bad and you modify your travel plans, you are not losing out on hotel overheads.

The Royal Clifton, a associate of the Best Western chain of hotels, is a sizeable hotel overlooking the Kings Gardens. This big hotel is not too far out of the action down at Royal Birkdale, being located at the Birkdale end of the centre. It is out of the way of the main shops, but not too far to walk into the centre for lots of shopping Over the road are the popular Kings Gardens, allowing for an evening walk around the gardens and the Marine Lake. There is a lot of parking on site and more pay and display outside. An first-rate base if you are desiring to drive the short distance to Royal Birkdale.

An extra superior alternative of hotel at that end of Southport is the Prince of Wales hotel. This hotel with Victorian features is situated on Lord Street, where a lot of the shops are. It is at the quieter extremity, but without difficulty walkable to all of the most important shops.

Once more this hotel has a lot of on and off street parking and if you want to drive to Royal Birkdale, or if you are as eager to walk as I am and you want to walk it, just turn left onto Lord Street out of the hotel gates, go 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.

An extra remarkable and long standing hotel is the Scarisbrick Hotel. Right in the middle of the shops together with its own bar, restaurant and night club, it can be a active place. The hotel particulars do talk about parking, but I would not know where this is. Maybe 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

Although 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 renowned flower show, and I suppose 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 close at hand, driving from any of the Southport hotels will only take minutes.By: Keith R LuntArticle Directory: http://www.articledashboard.comKeith writes for Golfing Equipment, which includes a lot of information as regards Hotels Near Royal Birkdale and lots more information.