Meols Cop! Final station of a holiday based at the other end of Merseyrail's network, Meols! We arrived after cycling a strange zig-zag field edge route from Bescar Lane and waited at this little station on the outskirts of Southport while gardeners mowed the lawns.
The entrance to the station is on the corner of a crossroads to the station's north:
Looking down the steps towards the single island platform:
At the bottom of the steps looking north under the road bridge:
On platform 2 looking north:
A little further down the island platform looking north along the opposite side:
Looking south along platform 2 towards a small bike rack and the extensive central garden:
The southern end of the platform is grassed over with raised beds in the centre, and was being mown when we visited:
At the southern end of the platform looking north:
Looking south along the line from the end of the platform, where a wicker structure blocks the way:
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