Morecambe

Morecambe is a Town in the county of Lancashire.

A typical northern seaside town, now sadly lacking it’s once popular theme park but retaining its fantastic views across the bay to the Lakeland peaks.

The theme park - of late known as Frontierland was closed around 2000 after operating for almost a century.

There is a very popular statue of the much-loved comic Eric Morecambe on the seafront promenade along with a great number of smaller sculptures adorning the surrounding gardens.

The views from Morcambe seafront are spectacular and there is now a large installation in the form of a giant viewfinder listing many of the prominent mountains and landmarks which can be seen across Morecambe Bay on all but the bleakest days.

Morecambe postcode: LA3 1

Retail in Morecambe

There are great places to visit near Morecambe including some great towns, villages, parks, waterfalls, woodlands, rivers and streams, old mines, ruins, historic buildings, ancient sites, historic monuments, hiking areas, hills, round cairns, lakes, bluebell woods, geological features, gardens, country parks, nature reserves, historic sites, canals, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, beaches, shopping centres, cities and castles.

There are a several good towns in the Morecambe area like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

There are a number of villages near Morecambe including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Morecambe area like Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Morecambe include Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Old Mines to visit near Morecambe include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines, Coppice Stile Lead Mine Trial, White Coppice Lead Mine, Duxbury Park Colliery (ruin), Ellerbeck Collieries (ruin), and Sykes Mine.

Ruins to visit near Morecambe include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.

The area around Morecambe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, The Quernmore Burial, Standing Stones Hill, Pikestones Chambered Long Cairn, Jepsons Gate Cairn, Black Coppice Chambered Cairn, and Dog Holes Cave.

Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are some of Morecambe best historic monuments to visit near Morecambe.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best hiking areas including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

The area around Morecambe features a number of interesting hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Round Cairns to visit near Morecambe include Jepsons Gate Cairn.

High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are great places to visit near Morecambe if you like lakes.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Morecambe area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best geological features including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best gardens including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.

Morecambe's best nearby country parks can be found at Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

The area around Morecambe boasts some of the best nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

Don't miss Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory's historic sites if visiting the area around Morecambe.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Heath Charnock, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Higher Wheelton, Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Summit to Wigan Section, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Adlington, Lancaster Canal at Bolton-le-Sands, and Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Rufford Branch are some of Morecambe best canals to visit near Morecambe.

Morecambe has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of Morecambe best museums to visit near Morecambe.

Morecambe has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.

The area close to Morecambe boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

There are a several good sssis in the Morecambe area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

Don't miss Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay's beaches if visiting the area around Morecambe.

Don't miss The Concourse Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Morecambe.

Morecambe's best nearby cities can be found at Preston, and Lancaster.

The area around Morecambe's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.

Morecambe History

There are some historic monuments around Morecambe:

Places to see near Morecambe

History of Morecambe

Concern over the decline of Morecambe’s West End led to regeneration and investment in the area. The Times and the Daily Telegraph ran features on Morecambe’s revival around Easter 2006. After falling into abeyance in the mid-1980s, the Miss Morecambe beauty contest was revived in 2006 by Margee Ltd, a local fashion store founded in 1933 the same year that the second Midland Hotel opened.