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Looking across Morecambe Bay from Hest Bank towards Grange-over-Sands at low tide.
Barrow Gas Terminal
Relief map of England, UK.
Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170%
Geographic limits:

West: 6.75W
East: 2.0E
North: 56.0N
South: 49.75N
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Morecambe

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Morecambe

Morecambe is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Lancaster, 22km from Trough of Bowland.

Morecambe is in England, United Kingdom, with about 52,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Lancaster, about 5 km away.

Morecambe ( MOR-kəm) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2021, the parish had a population of 34,590.

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What is there to see near Morecambe?

Within an hour or so of Morecambe: Trough of Bowland (22 km), Lakeland Motor Museum (23 km), Ingleton Waterfalls Trail (27 km), Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter) (32 km).

Are there any good drives near Morecambe?

The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Corney Fell Road and Hardknott and Wrynose Passes (A-road link).

Where is Morecambe?

Morecambe is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Lancaster.

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Quick Information

Population
51,644
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
54.0684, -2.8611

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 Morecambe

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

22 km · about 25 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.

23 km · about 25 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.

27 km · about 30 min drive

film location

Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter)

Beatrix Potter's farmhouse in the Lake District, used in Miss Potter and the source of her illustrated landscapes.

32 km · about 35 min drive

natural wonder

Ingleborough and Gaping Gill

One of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, riddled with caves including Gaping Gill, whose 98m shaft could hold York Minster.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

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

33 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Coniston Water

The lake of Donald Campbell's Bluebird water-speed records and Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.

33 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Esthwaite Water

A small, fertile lake between Windermere and Coniston, near Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm at Near Sawrey.

33 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Morecambe

11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.

  • 22 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.
  • 35 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
  • 37 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.
  • 38 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.
  • 41 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
  • 42 kmHardknott Pass SummitEngland's steepest road pass with gradients up to 33%, offering spectacular views of the Eskdale valley and surrounding Lakeland fells.

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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