PLANNING YOUR TRIP By Road
By Rail
The M6 runs right through Lancashire connecting
Lancashire has excellent rail connections from all
to the M61, M65, M55 and several major A roads. In
over the country – just two hours from London on
less than an hour’s drive from Manchester, Liverpool
the West Coast Line with Virgin Trains with stations
and Leeds you could be exploring the vast Pennine
at Preston and Lancaster. Change at Preston to reach
Fells, beautiful Ribble Valley or driving along the
the towns of Clitheroe, Burnley, Blackburn, Colne
world famous Blackpool promenade.
and Ormskirk. There are also direct trains traveling from Manchester to most Lancashire towns
By Water
and cities.
If you’re lucky enough to travel by water then both the Lancaster canal and Leeds-Liverpool canal give you the chance to sail right into the heart of places
By Air
Both Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester
like Lancaster, Garstang and Burnley, whilst you’ll
Airport have frequent flights serving Europe and
also get amazing views of our stunning countryside
international airports including Beijing, Hong Kong
and wildlife on route.
and New York. Manchester Airport has direct trains to many Lancashire destinations every 30 minutes and it’s less than an hour’s drive from Manchester to Preston.
By Bike
Bring your bike to Lancashire (or hire one when you get here) and appreciate the variety of terrain
GLASGOW
and breath-taking views. You can pick up hire
2 HRS BY TRAIN
NEWCASTLE AIRPORT 2.5 HRS BY CAR
LIVERPOOL AIRPORT & CRUISE TERMINAL
LESS THAN AN HOUR BY CAR
LEEDS 1.5 HRS BY CAR HULL PORT
2.5 HRS BY CAR
MANCHESTER AIRPORT
LESS THAN AN HOUR BY CAR
BIRMINGHAM
bikes from a number of railway stations including Morecambe, Blackburn, Preston and Ormskirk, all at reasonable prices. Leisure Lakes Bikes in Lancaster city centre has a range of hire bikes including electric and hybrid, and Blackpool hire scheme has comfortable yellow bikes from the Palatine Leisure Centre. See cyclelancashire.com for a full list of cycle hire venues.
2.5 HOURS BY CAR
LONDON
2 HOURS BY TRAIN
For more information on travelling to and around Lancashire go to visitlancashire.com
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