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Southport has been named by Forbes Advisor as the best location for exercise lovers in England and Wales with a score of 79.94.

Southport comes ahead of places including Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2nd), Stoke-on-Trent (3rd), St Albans (4th) and Sutton Coldfield (5th).

The town scores particularly well for green space with over a quarter (25.76%) of surface area in the town being green, with beautiful spaces including Botanic Gardens, Hesketh Park, Victoria Park, Ainsdale Pinewoods, Ainsdale Beach and Southport Beach.

This is the seventh-largest percentage of green space of all cities analysed, and just 9.97% less green space than Sutton Coldfield which takes the top spot in this category (35.73%).

Report by Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport - READ MORE HERE ON THIS STORY