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Date spot in Southport and the Sefton Coast

Silcock's carousel and Funland

Ride the Golden Gallopers, a carousel well over a century old, then spend your change in the Funland arcade next door and share fish and chips.

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  • The green shop front of the British Lawnmower Museum on a terraced street in Southport

    The British Lawnmower Museum

    Shakespeare Street, south of the town centre

    106-112 Shakespeare Street, Southport PR8 5AJ

    Visit Britain's museum of lawnmowers, in a garden machinery shop on a side street, from Victorian push mowers to the mowers of the rich and famous.

    Why it's a good date: Gloriously odd, and somehow more interesting than it has any right to be. It isn't open on Sundays and keeps short hours on Saturdays, so ring ahead before you go.

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  • Southport Bijou Cinema

    Post Office Avenue, off Lord Street

    8 Post Office Avenue, Southport PR9 0US

    Catch a film at the little community cinema off Lord Street, run as a not-for-profit, with a bar that opens before each screening.

    Why it's a good date: Classics, independent films and world cinema, with no adverts or trailers before the film, and you can take your drink in with you. Book ahead, as it's small.

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  • Cocktails at the Vincent

    Lord Street, town centre

    98 Lord Street, Southport PR8 1JR

    Dress up a little for cocktails in the bar of the Vincent, a modern hotel on Lord Street, with dinner in its V Café if you're making a night of it.

    Why it's a good date: One of Southport's smartest spots for a drink, right on the boulevard, so you can walk under the canopies afterwards.

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