Reliving My Childhood

As a child, I spent countless weekends with my grandparents taking what I thought was the longest train journey in history (it turns out it only takes 45 minutes, excuse my seven year-old self) to Southport. It's always one of those places which brings back the best memories of my childhood, having spent all my time there either on the carousel or eating ice cream - if you're in need of entertaining a small child, trust me, that is the way to do it!

So, of course, when me and Matt had a Friday where we weren't doing anything, I summoned my inner seven year-old and convinced him to take me to my childhood haven! Having spent the majority of the journey there getting super excited about being in the sun, we decided to take a little stroll down the pier to warm ourselves up (as if we really needed it in the first place)...

If you're not feeling a mile-long walk down the pier, you can always take this bad-boy as an alternative...

Believe me, I was more than tempted! But needing to stretch our legs a little, we were more than happy to have a wander down the pier, enjoying the sunshine and taking in the breeze coming off the sea. After walking in the sun, we wanted to cool off a little. If there's a better way to cool yourself down than eat an ice cream, I don't want to know! And who can resist a sign like this anyway?

I decided on this dainty little chocolate ice cream (with orange sherbet, of course!)...

But Matthew? He decided on this mammoth beast...

I can't say I blame him to be honest, I was a little bit jealous!

After gorging on ice cream, we decided to have a little competition. Time for the arcade! There were plenty of vintage-style arcade games, which I thought were the most incredible things ever.

I wanted to stay there, or take a couple of them home with me...

...I'm not sure I could fit this one in my bag though. Unfortunately.

I tried (and failed) to win at every single arcade game going. I'm blaming my poor form on the fact I'm not used to the sun... pale people problems, you see. To take my mind off my complete lack of victory, we wanted to take another little stroll through the little side streets, which are adorable.

A long walk round took us to plenty of little shops, which were obviously catered towards a lady with a sweet tooth such as myself...

My mind literally went into overdrive. One of the things that always reminds me of trips to the seaside is rock (and lots of it), so I was in my element. We managed to find a shop that sold rock with your name on, so of course I opted for that. Meanwhile, I think Matt was still in the mood for ice cream, especially after he discovered this little haven...Can we all just take a minute to appreciate how incredible these look? I was too excited from the rock I'd just bought to manage an ice cream, but trust me - when I go back (and I will!) I'm going to get the biggest ice cream I can possibly manage from this place. Oh Lord.

Southport is always one of those places that takes me right back to my childhood. I'm feeling super nostalgic right now, I wish I could go back fifteen years so I could appreciate it all over again!

What are your favourite places to go in the summer? Are there any places from your childhood that you love to go back to now? Let me know!

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