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Lancaster and Morecambe: getting there

Stops, stations and how to reach Lancaster and Morecambe

Stops and stations

Getting to Lancaster and Morecambe

Choose the stop closest to where you are going.

Stop or station	Services	Good for
Lancaster	Avanti West Coast and Northern trains	On the West Coast Main Line; about five minutes' walk from the bus station
Morecambe	Northern trains from Lancaster	On the branch line from Lancaster to Heysham Port; close to the promenade
Lancaster and Morecambe bus stations	Stagecoach and National Express	Frequent buses between Lancaster and Morecambe

Walking from nearby areas

Blackpool: 31.5 km from Lancaster and Morecambe, better by public transport

Reaching Blackpool and the Lancashire coast

Official travel information

Blackpool and Lancaster are both on the rail network and close to the M6. Preston, on the West Coast Main Line, is the usual place to change for Blackpool. Check the operators for current timetables and fares.

Visit Blackpool → — the resort's official visitor site and Tourist Information Centre
Blackpool Transport → — trams and buses, tickets and app
Visit Lancaster and Morecambe Bay → — the district's official visitor site
Avanti West Coast → — West Coast Main Line trains
Britlens: Manchester → — the nearest city guide, with direct trains to Blackpool North

Times, fares and disruption change: use the operator pages above for live information.

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Enter your starting point and Google Maps will show routes to Lancaster and Morecambe. Public transport is selected; change it on the map. Check operator sites for live disruption.

Lancaster and Morecambe: Morecambe promenade railings above the wide sands of Morecambe Bay under a blue sky

While you are here

Things to see in Lancaster and Morecambe

A few of the sights in the area. The Things to do page lists them all, with directions and official links.

Things to do

Lancaster Castle

Medieval castle on the site of Roman forts, a prison until 2011, where the Pendle Witches were tried; interiors by guided tour only.

Things to do

Lancaster Priory

Grade I listed parish church of Lancaster, the Priory Church of St Mary, next to the castle; it holds free concerts.

Things to do

Judges' Lodgings

Lancaster's oldest town house, built around 1625, later home to visiting assize judges; Gillows furniture and a Museum of Childhood.

Blackpool and the Lancashire coast

More areas to explore

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Blackpool

The Tower, three Victorian piers, Pleasure Beach and the Illuminations, linked by the seafront tramway

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Photo credits

Lune Aqueduct: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lancaster and Morecambe (area photo): Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lancaster Castle: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lancaster Priory: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Judges' Lodgings: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blackpool: Michael D Beckwith from England, CC0, source

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits

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