Morecambe is situated on the west coast of Lancashire. Morecambe Bay is the second-largest bay in the UK, after The Wash. Across it, Walney Island and Barrow-in-Furness can clearly be seen. It is the largest continuous intertidal area in the whole of Britain and is one of the most important marine sites in the UK - perhaps even the most important. Morecambe Bay has been designated a European marine site - it became a Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) under the European Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Areas (SPAs) under the European Birds Directive. But Morecambe has not always been its name it was better known in the early 19th century as Poulton le sands..

Morecambe was a small fishing village, which then developed as a tourist attraction. Morecambe was also famous for its pier which opened in 1896 with its arcades and theatre . But the pavilion was destroyed by a fire in1915 . In 1927 another severe storm nearly broke the pier in half and some time later had to be knocked down after a leaving it unsafe to be used any more. In the mid 90s they started a multi-million-pound project¹aimed at putting Morecambe back on the map as one of Britain's leading resorts .By holding annual Festivals and music events some of the annual events that are held in morecambe are the
PunkFestival. A free Firework display and a Annual Golf Festival

Amongst the re generation projects happening in Morecambe the Midland Grand Hotel Which was built in 1933 and was forced to close in 1998 and after a few unsuccessful owners there was a concern that it would become a eyesore and there was a serious risk that it would have to be demolished. In 2004 a developer was found and work has started .
Frontierland opend in 1909 and was called West End Amusement Park and was renamed Morecambe Pleasure Park in 1987 they totally re invented the theme park and turned it into a wild west themed park and in 1987 got its last name Frontier land which it would used until it closed in 1987. In 2000 most of the rides was demolished and Morrison's used some of the park to build a store while the rest of the land remains wast land

Heysham

Heysham which is pronounced "hee-sham" is a minuet drive along the morecambe promenade and is a large village which overlooks morecambe bay
and which has two AGR² nuclear power stations there are two reactors giving an installed capacity of 2490 MW and can supply six cities the size of Liverpool.Heysham stage 1 was opened in 1983 and will keep running until 2014. Heysham stage 2 was opened in 1988 and will keep running until 2023

Hysham Port is a major freight link between Britain the Isle of man Ireland and Europe .The advantages of using hyshem port being

North Quay

The North Quay is 290 metres long 140 metres of which is dedicated to British gas for marine supplies which service the oil fields in the east irish sea another 4,600 square metres is warehousing and offices

And 150 metres is set aside for more general purpose

Fish Quay

The fish Quay is 100 metres long and used for importation of sea dredged sand for sale in construction

South Quay

The south Quay is 460 metre long and has a 80 tonnes capacity and used by ferry companies who run services to Douglas, Isle of Man and the sea cat that runs a Scotland to Belfast service

West Quay

The west Quay is 170 metres and used for new port users.

East Quay

The east Quay has two linkspans down the center of the harbour these linkspans have a gradient of no more than 1:8 and are capable of supporting 120 tonnes and are used by Ferries four ship daily to Belfast.and two ship daily to Dublin

Heysham has two sites that are looked after by the Heritage Centre St Patrick's Chapel Which is a Celtic church dating from around the 5th century but is most certainly from the 8th or 9th century and it is believed that st Patrick boat landed at heysham and built a church st patricks and after he death around 490AD.
was placed in on of the eight Rock Hew Graves

st peter's Is belived to be dated from around the seventh or eighth century and is built on a old site of a old saxon church the early church which was probably built by the Angles in the seventh century and restoration in the 10th century

Things to do in Morecambe

Walk on the beach or promenade

The promenade and beach goes on for about four miles. If you are planning to do the
Famous walk across Morecambe Bay it's probably not a good idea to walk too far out the tide wists and turns into the Bay
there is also the risk of deep water and quicksand you should always be accompanied by a trained guide and check the Tide times These times change every year

Happy Mount Park

Happy Mount Park is home to stunning Japanese garden which you are welcome to walk around and there are benches should you want to sit next to the gardens and relax and take in the peace and quiet and sea air. There is a mini railway you can ride that runs around the park trampolines a multi-purpose sports surface crazy golf paddling pool a cafe, ice cream kiosk and picnic area.

Festival Market

The Festival Market which is an indoor market opposite Morrisons (a large supermarket), and has 108 stalls. You can find anything from computer games to DIY gadgets and tools, CDs, phone gadgets and kitchen accessories and two cafe's. The market also has toilet facilities and a car park

Crown Green Bowling

If you like your sport at a very leisurely pace, you can try your hand at bowling on Regent Road, the main road which leads to the front.Though you might want to enquire before hand in case it is just for members, or if you can hire a green

Ten Pin Bowling

Morecambe has a Superbowl which you can find on Central Drive,which have access to target ramps bumper bars computer scoring Diner and bar and you can hire there function suite available for various occasions

Mega Zone Laser Quest

The Mega Zone Laser Quest Which is situated On the front in what used to be Madam Tussauds is a laser shooting game for all the family they supply you with the equipment you will need and will go through the rules they also have a bar pool table and arcade

Eating and Drinking Establishments

You can’t miss McDonald's as you are heading into Morecambe it is just after the second roundabout. For Burger King you take the same entry as if you were going into Morrison's but take your first left . There are loads of different places to Eat out that cater for all different tastes Thai Chinese Grill and fish and chip Restaurants and three tea rooms

There are loads of Pubs in morecambe Bradford Arms Hotel,Bull Hotel,The Bath Hotel,The Smugglers Den Upstairs Downstairs and four clubs in morecambe the baroque B which has Transvestite cabaret and drag DJ's which you can find on Marine Road The Carleton which you can find on the West End Promenade The dome which is in the promenade The Waterfront bar which is on Marine Road

Lancaster is also known has a fantastic night out with with many pubs to choose from The Crypt the Gregson Centre and nightclubs Liquid Nightclub Revolution The Sugar House Toast The warehouse which stay open untill three am

Morecambe Football Club

Morecambe FC, known as The Shrimps, was formed in 1920 and took its place in the Lancashire Combination for the 1920-21 season. For there first season they shared a ground with Morecambe cricket club and the people flocked to see the new club. But it wasn't the start they had hoped for by the end of there first season they was close to the bottom of the table. At the end of the first season they move to there new home Roseberry Park now known as Christie Park in recognition of there President, Mr J B Christie.

In the 1924/25 season the club had great success by winning the Lancashire Junior Cup or now know as the ATS Trophy. Things didn't look good for The Shrimps; only making steady progress through the 40's and 50's.Things turned around for Morecambe in 1974 when they won the FA Trophy, and again in the 1995-96 season when they gained promotion to the Conference league.

Morecambe's Claims to Fame

One of the hotels the Midland hotel was used for filming part of an episode of the Belgian detective television series Poirot, an adaptation of novelist, Agatha Christie's Poirot . One of stage and screens best loved stars Eric Morecambe , one half of Morecambe and Wise, the well-known and popular comedy double act from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s was born in Morecambe. His birth name was John Eric Bartholomew, which he changed to Eric Morecambe. In 1999 the Queen unveiled a statue of Eric Morecambe, in his, dance position. which was sculptured by Graham Ibbeson. The statue features the names of 103 celebrities who appeared with the duo some was present at the unveiling.

A Local Tragedy

Morecambe Bay was in the national news in February, 2004 when it became the scene of a number of tragic deaths. The victims were cockle pickers who drowned after being trapped by rising tides. In the original news story, 18 people were said to have lost their lives, but this number later rose to 21 deaths. An official investigation led to the arrests of five people in connection with the tragedy. At a court hearing in March 2006, two were cleared of any charges and two were found guilty of minor offences. However, Lin Liang Ren, was found guilty of the manslaughter of the 21 cockle pickers, due to criminal negligence. The cockle beds were closed in April 2005, due to dwindling fishing stocks.

Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe Railway

In 1850 the first train ran from Leeds to the new harbour on the south side of Morecambe bay in Poulton-le-Sand. The Railway was built by North Western Railway and was extended from Shipley to Colne and the line curved north after the junction at Skipton which wasn’t the direction it was meant to take.

They continued the railway beyond Gargrave and entered into Ribblesdale, then it climes steeply into Ingleborough into the valley of Winning. After Clapham there was a plan for another line that would go to Lancaster and head north to Kirkby Lonsdale, follow the River Lune, and join with the Lancaster and Carlisle railway. Unfortunately work had to stop after Ingleton due to a national recession which led to a shortage of capital and it wasn’t until the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company amalgamated before work continued and the railway opened in 1852.

Days Out Away From Morecambe

Blackpol is 1hour 40mins from Morecambe head back along the A589 over both roundabouts heading out of Morecambe and take the M6 South and then leave motorway at junction 32. Bear left on the M55 leave the motorway at junction 4.

Fleetwood Fleetwood is 1 hour 30min from Morecambe head out of Morecambe along the A589 over both roundabouts and go on the A6 at the roundabout on the A588 at the roundabout still follow signs for the A588. Turn right onto A585 follow A585 three roundabouts then follow A587

Lancaster Follow road out of Morecambe over the bridge but stay in right hand lane follow road around and join the junction heading back into Morecambe but get in the left hand lane. Follow local traffic into Lancaster

Lake District Go down regent Road and take a right onto coastal road and follow straight on through Ambleside and you pick up signs for the Lake District.