Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a seaside resort and fishing town, in Lancashire, in the North West of England.
Fleetwood is surrounded on 3 sides by water--the Irish Sea to the north and west and the River Wyre to the east.
Get in[edit]
Fleetwood is about 8 miles (13 km) from Blackpool.
By car[edit]
Fleetwood is reached via A585 from Junction 3 of the M55.
By bus[edit]
Local bus services run from Blackpool and other local towns.
By tram[edit]
The Blackpool tramway runs between Fleetwood and Blackpool.
By train[edit]
The nearest stations are Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North. (Fleetwood no longer has a link to the national rail network.)
By plane[edit]
Fleetwood is reachable by bus from 1 Blackpool Airport (BLK IATA) (change of bus needed).
2 Manchester Airport (MAN IATA) is also easily accessible and offers a greater selection of destinations.
Get around[edit]
See[edit]
- 1 The Mount, The Mount Pavilion, The Esplanade, FY7 6EZ, ☏ +44 1253 681501. The highest point in Fleetwood.
- 2 Fleetwood Museum.
Lighthouses[edit]
- 3 Beach Lighthouse.
- 4 Wyre Light. Was a 12-m (40-feet) screwpile lighthouse 3.3 miles (3.7 km) from the shore. It has partially collapsed.
- 5 Pharos Lighthouse.
Do[edit]
Buy[edit]
- 1 Fleetwood Market, 36 Adelaide St, FY7 6AB, ☏ +44 1253 887651.
- 2 Freeport Fleetwood (just off the A585 Amounderness Way), ☏ +44 1253 877377. A retail outlet village including over 45 outlets, catering and activities.
Eat[edit]
Drink[edit]
- 1 The Thomas Drummond (Wetherspoons), London St, FY7 6JE, ☏ +44 1253 775020. Wetherspoons pub with cheap drinks and eats.
Sleep[edit]
- 1 Cala Gran Holiday Park (Cala Gran Caravan Park), Fleetwood Rd, FY7 8JY (8 miles from Blackpool), ☏ +44 871 2310882. One of the holiday parks of the Haven Holidays chain.
- 2 North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, FY7 6BN, ☏ +44 1253 876525.
Connect[edit]
As of April 2022, Fleetwood has 5G from Three, and 4G from the other UK carriers.
Go next[edit]
The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway offers escape to the south including Cleveleys and Blackpool.
A passenger ferry operates between Fleetwood and Knott End across the mouth of the River Wyre.