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Coastal Contrasts

As soon as you start to explore the Lancashire coastline, you'll start discovering some real seaside treasures.

The sophisticated coastal resort of Lytham offers an array of cosmopolitan shops and café bars. The Green, home to the beautifully restored Lytham Windmill, runs alongside the point where the Ribble Estuary meets the Irish Sea and offers an easy coastal walk.

On your way up the coastline, eat locally caught fish with chips whilst taking in Fleetwood's three lighthouses and pay a visit to Glasson Dock where you can see the operational swing bridge and sea lock. Before moving north to Heysham with its picturesque old town and the evocative ruins of St. Patrick's Chapel, to name a few.

Lancashire's Coastal Resorts

Lancashire has miles of coastline with a contrast of thriving towns and tourist centres. Offering with abundant accommodation and hospitality with wetlands, nature reserves and relaxing coastal walks.

Coastal Attractions

Lancashire has lots to offer when it comes to Coastal Attractions.
Relaxing strolls along the Costal Paths, Coastal Museums, and Birdwatching, Blackpool and the Pleasure Beach for the thrillseekers. Lancashire's Coast has something for everyone.

Coastal Points of Interest

Along the Lancashire Coast there are many points of interest for eveyone to appreciate.
The wetlands of Martin Mere, just six miles from Ormskirk, provide a home to over 100 species of rare and endangered birds and visitors can watch from the Centre's ten hides,where BBC Autumnwatch was filmed in 2007, is one of the many places to visit on Lancashire's Coast.

Coastal Activities

If you enjoy coastal activities and amazing views across the Bays then the Lancashire Coast is the place for you.Lancashire offers a wealth of coastal outdoor activities from walking the coastal paths, birdwatching, to playing a round of golf.

Coastal Events Diary

Throughout the year Lancashire has many coastal events going on.

Lancashire's Golf Coast

At the heart of England's Golf Coast and under five miles from Blackpool, there are four superb courses in Lancashire, located around the delightful resorts of Lytham and St Annes.

And that's not all...

Unravel the Lancashire coastline and you'll also stumble upon Glasson Dock, a thriving port with a small selection of shops and places to eat or Sunderland Point, where you can follow the circular walk and see splendid views of the River Lune Estuary. Why not catch the ferry from Fleetwood to Knott-End for an ice-cream or take a boat trip on Fairhaven Lake?

A fresh and invigorating coastline, which harbours dramatic contrasts of scenery, culture and experiences. If you like to be beside the seaside, you'll simply love being in Lancashire.