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Further details: Lytham St Annes High School have obtained their new logo in 2019 to signify the school name change back to its original name. Before the name change, the school was called LSA Technology and Performing Arts College. And before this the school was originally called Lytham St Annes High School and featured a yellow primrose badge logo.
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Lytham St Annes

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wrea Green, 38km from Trough of Bowland.

Lytham St Annes is in England, United Kingdom, with about 43,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wrea Green, about 7 km away.

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What is there to see near Lytham St Annes?

Within an hour or so of Lytham St Annes: Blackpool Pleasure Beach (7 km), Aintree Motor Racing Circuit (30 km), Trough of Bowland (38 km), Lakeland Motor Museum (57 km).

Are there any good drives near Lytham St Annes?

The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Corney Fell Road and Great Orme Marine Drive.

Where is Lytham St Annes?

Lytham St Annes is in England, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Wrea Green.

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Quick Information

Population
42,695
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
53.7426, -2.9970

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Lytham St Annes

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Iconic seaside amusement park on England's northwest coast operating since 1896 with historic and modern coasters.

7 km · about 10 min drive

racetrack

Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Historic circuit inside Aintree Racecourse that hosted five British Grands Prix in the 1950s-60s, where Stirling Moss took his first home GP win. Club sprints still run on the old track.

30 km · about 35 min drive

famous road

Trough of Bowland

Remote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.

38 km · about 45 min drive

museum

Lakeland Motor Museum

Riverside museum at Backbarrow with 30,000 exhibits including 140 classic vehicles and a dedicated exhibition on the Campbells' Bluebird land and water speed record machines.

57 km · about 65 min drive

waterfall

Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

A 4.5-mile paid circular walk through wooded gorges past a chain of waterfalls including Thornton Force and Pecca Falls.

57 km · about 65 min drive

cafe

Rapha Clubhouse Manchester

Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.

58 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Chester Zoo

The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Lytham St Annes

25 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 38 kmTrough of BowlandRemote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
  • 64 kmCorney Fell RoadA single-track fell road climbing from the Duddon valley to over 300 m with sweeping views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
  • 66 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
  • 67 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
  • 70 kmThe Old Man of ConistonA 803 m fell rising directly above Coniston village, scarred by centuries of copper and slate workings and topped by a wide summit cairn.
  • 72 kmGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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