Located on the north coast of Lancashire, just over an hour's drive from Manchester via the M6 motorway, signposted after Blackpool and before the English Lake District.

After a multi-million pound regeneration programme in the late 1980s, Morecambe has become a new seaside venue for millions of visitors each year. Its policy of making an extensive use of public art in the form of modern commissioned promenade sculptures has raised the resort to a full international status.
As a major migratory stopover for many species of birds, Morecambe has reflected this in its many bird sculptures, having won the international TERN award - and the bird theme is evident everywhere you walk around Morecambe - there are bird games, including Magpie Hopscotch, which all the family can join in. Indeed, the whole of the central promenade is in the process of redevelopment and will incorporate a whole range of new seafront landmarks.
There is an annual Festival of Light & Water, which attracts thousands of evening visitors, much as do the Blackpool illuminations. This involves colourful dancing waters, with hundreds of jets rising and falling in time to fully orchestrated music.
Morecambe Bay also offers many facilities for the shopper, with its large covered and air conditioned Arndale Shopping Centre, its twice weekly open and covered indoor market, as well as many small delightful shops of a more traditional style in Morecambe's West End.
Nearby are the delightfully picturesque villages of Bare, Torrisholme and Heysham, and within reach is the historic city of Lancaster. Local buses and trains all go to these venues. Lancaster has a Leisure Park with notable antique shops and a popular factory shop, as well as the elegant St Nicholas Arcade. For the sporting enthusiast there are innumerable all-weather facilities, including boating and sailing, windsurfing and water skiing, as well as the Morecambe Seaside Heritage Trail for walkers.
Many large hotels are located centrally, from modest "Approved" up to the most lavish and expensive English Tourist Board 5 Stars. Also many guest houses at modest prices with nightly or weekly rates, as well as self-catering accommodation and caravan parks. Contact Tourist Information Centre to book by phone, or to ask for the free Morecambe Bay Brochure which has details of all accommodation.