Lytham St Annes Tourist Information

Lytham Attractions

St Annes' beach is a recent Encams Quality Coast award winner and the resort's Victorian pier is one of the UK's prettiest dating from 1885. The Pier Cafe serves up the finest Lancashire home-cooked food accompanied by spectacular views of the Fylde Coast. Shops, amusement arcades and children's rides are all to be found on the pier and a cluster of seaside attractions sit just south of the pier including St Annes Pool, The Bandstand, Miniature Golf and Railway and beautiful Fairhaven Lake and Gardens with RSPB Discovery Centre.

Nestling between Lytham St Annes and Lytham, Fairhaven Saltwater Lake gives this stretch of Lancashire coastline a particular edge. The lake is popular for boating - motorboats, canoes and rowing boats can all be hired. An important site for wildfowl including Canada Geese, Swans and Water Hens, both an RSPB Discovery Centre and cafe sit alongside the lake. Colourful festivals are held here at Fairhaven Lake including the Dragon Boat Festival in late September. In between the Pier and Fairhaven Lake sits the Salters Wharf pub.

Push inland from the Pier and discover St Annes' superb shopping town centre and cafe quarter. Unique independent shops like JR Taylor and Stringers Department Store are particularly famed for stylish women's designer wear. Some of the finest of Lancashire dining is here in St Anne's from the famous Whelan's Fish Restaurant & Takeaway to the elegant and modern The Hastings - a CAMRA award winner.

Beyond Granny's Bay sits Lytham with its beautiful coastal Green and distinctive landmark windmill. The Grade II listed windmill serves as tourist information point and is free to enter, with exhibits inside outlining the windmill's history. The Lytham Lifeboat Museums sits adjacent to the windmill.

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Lytham Golf

England's famous North West Golf Coast includes the renowned Lancashire golf coast with the legendary Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course at its heart. This outstanding Lancashire Royal golf course has hosted the Open Championships numerous times and sits just inland from the picture postcard historic seaside resort of Lytham St Annes which boasts Victorian Pier and numerous luxury hotels and B&Bs.

Two other famous golf courses are in Lytham St Annes - Fairhaven and the St Annes Old Links. Golfers can take their pick of a fine choice of more outstanding golf courses across the Blackpool area including the popular Blackpool North Shore Golf Club and inland Devere Herons' Reach Golf course.

The historic big four golf courses in Lytham and Lytham St Annes - St Annes Old Links, Royal Lytham, Fairhaven and Green Drive Golf Course - all sit within easy reach of each other. Royal Lytham St Annes Golf Course first hosted the Open Championships in 1926 and the same year was awarded the Royal title. A regular host to the Open, Royal Lytham is one of the most famous of the links courses. The course is the only championship course opening with a Par 3 and the first 4 holes and last 5 are renowned as the ultimate test for any golfer.

Just east of Royal Lytham sits the famous Fairhaven Golf Club. This Lytham course is renowned for its beauty and wooded landscape. The course is within the grounds of Lytham Hall Park - it moved here from its original site at Fairhaven Lakes in 1924. Fairhaven is a qualifier for the Open, when held at Royal Lytham, as is the historic St Annes Old Links Golf Club which dates from 1902. The Old Links is a beloved seaside links course with its famed four ponds making six of its holes tricky indeed. Lytham's Green Drive Golf Course has also served as qualifier for the Open at Royal Lytham. With its distinctive parkland features, the 14th hole - Devil's Elbow has challenged many a golfer.

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Lytham Shopping & Events in Lytham

Lytham packs in numerous festivals and events through the year but particularly during summer season. Lytham St Anne's Bandstand is a hub for traditional seaside entertainment on various Sundays during the summer. Lytham Festival dates for your diaries include the Lytham Beer Festival and Dragon Boat Festival both in September and Lytham Club Day in late June.

Changing exhibitions are throughout the year at the superb Lytham Heritage Centre and have covered topics as diverse as the Life of Les Dawson to exhibitions by various artists. The Lowther Pavilion Theatre serves as both a theatre and an events venue, hosting regular afternoon tea dances with organ playing music for ballroom and sequence dancing. Craft, Antiques and Collectors Fairs are also held here as well as popular Dog Shows! More events are held in the grounds of Lytham Hall especially during summer season. These include live theatre performances and Classic Car Shows.

Lytham, St Annes and inland pretty Kirkham contain a host of independent shopping gems including unique departments stores like JR Taylor and Stringers to weekly Thursday farmer's markets in St Annes. Stylish unique boutiques are plentiful as are specialist food shops and bookshops. Favourites include Silverdell Ice Cream Parlour and Book Shop in Kirkham.

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