Well, having frequentley visited Southport and the original Pleasureland Southport since I was in nappies, I was shocked to hear the old park had closed it's doors, Blackpool Pleasure Beach could not afford to keep the park running as they are in financial difficulties, even their own Pleasure Beach is suffering now. However the Pleasure Beach destroyed and ripped apart... more

The Thompson family have departed from Pleasureland at Southport. Its hard to forget the family as across the bay, the Big One at the Thompson owned Pleasure beach in Blackpool is clearly visible. The loss of Pleasureland is a huge blow to Southport. It was a very good theme park that I regularly visited when I was young, on some... more