Lancashire is in the North West of England and takes its name from Lancaster City.
This county ranges from Blackpool - an amazing traditional and very exciting seaside resort - up to the Forest of Bowland and is packed with activities and attractions, heritage and wonderful folk tales. Known as England's golfing coast this area offers four superb courses near Lytham St Anne's. The beaches in the area are varied but mainly sandy and most offer safe swimming and watersports.
Coastal features include Lytham Windmill, the beautiful old town of Heysham and the three lighthouses at Fleetwood but apart from those the area is perfect for nature lovers with RSPB reserves, Ribble Coast and Wetlands that are home to wildlife and made up of mudflats, sand dunes and marshes. There's also a wonderful walk on the 140 mile long coastal path that takes you to Cumbria!
There are many seaside towns here and each has varied accommodation, harbours and great fish and chip shops! Lytham St Annes is an old town dating back to Victorian times with gardens right down to the sea, a Victorian Pier and Promenade, Lytham Green Windmill and A grandiose Hall!
Fleetwood is popular with its maritime heritage and busy harbour. Fleetwood Freeport Villages offers shopping galore on the marina and there's a five mile promenade at Morecambe where you can drink in the breathtaking views across the bay.
Why not check beaches nearby as we have 19 beaches in Lancashire, or have a look at our list of Lancashire dog friendly beaches, or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.
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- 10th August 2019, 11:00 am-11th August 2019, 5:00 pmSt Anne’s Kite Festival takes place ob St Anne’s seafront and has kite teams from across the UK and overseas.Running over Saturday and Sunday you will get to see fabulous kite displays although this is weather dependent. Most years regardless of the weather you have been able to see something and have a great family day out.
- The south shore is a sandy beach but is more famous for The Blackpool Pleasure Beach on the other side of the road rather than the actual beach. In range of all the facilities of Blackpool.
- Fleetwood lifeboat station was established in 1859 an operates inshore and all weather lifeboats. RNLI Shop and station only open by appointment.
- Sandylands beach is a large flat sandy beach that joins Morecambe South beach. Facilities include promenade, toilkets, plenty of parking options, some pubs, shops, cafes in the roads behind the beach.
- Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire. It is thought that a Roman building existed on the site prior around the year 200 and then a Saxon church is thought to have stood on the site from the sixth century. Much of the current church is of the 17th-century rebuild although the tower you see today was rebuilt in 1759.
- Arnside beach and the Arnside area is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. Arnside is on the estuary where the River Kent enters Morecambe Bay and has sites of scientific interest because of the rare butterflies and alpine plants. There are many lovely wooded walks around the National Trust owned Arnside Knott (520ft high flat rock), up to the “Pepper-Pot” at Silverdale or around the coast with its cliff top walks and sea views. Arnside promenade has some shops, pubs, cafes and you have car parking available.
- Hightown beach is mainly sandy backed by sand dunes and is the site of a former wartime military base known as Fort Crosby. The beach is actually split either side of the River Alt.
- Silverdale beach sits in a small attractive village within Morecambe Bay and the Arnside and Silverdale AONB. Facilities include a number of cafes within the village.
- Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in Lancashire. Today the buildings on the site are the home of Clitheroe Castle Museum. The main museum area is in the former Steward’s House, a Grade II listed building, originally built in the 18th century whilst the former courthouse houses a temporary exhibition space. Its main collections are around social history and geology but it also has smaller collections of natural history, local art and period costume, and the archaeology collection includes items recovered from excavations on the site. The 6.4-hectare (16-acre) castle grounds site was established as a public park after the castle site was acquired by the council.
- The beach extends northwards from North Pier, continuing to Bispham. The section between North Pier and Cabin is most popular with visitors as it is closest to Blackpool’s local services, hotels etc. Lifeguards in the summer and all the facilities of Blackpool.
- Fleetwood beach is a large sandy beach north of Blackpool with views north towards Morecambe Bay. This large flat beach is popular for powerkiting, buggy and landboarding. Fleetwood was a fishing port but now mainly supports ferries to Larne. Facilities include car parks and on street parking, toilets, promenade and grass areas, shops, cafes/restaurants, pier, boating pool.
- The beach at Cleveleys is mostly pebble with some sand backed by a promenade and sits a few miles north of Blackpool. Facilities include parking, promenade and nearby the traditional seaside town with shops and options to eat.
- The North beach at St Anne’s consists of a sandy beach and dunes. Site of Special Scientific Interest which is full of interesting wild plants and animals.
