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
Fleetwood is about 8 miles (13 km) from Blackpool.
By car
Fleetwood is reached via A585 from Junction 3 of the M55.
By bus
Local bus services run from Blackpool and other local towns.
By tram
The Blackpool tramway runs between Fleetwood and Blackpool.
By train
The nearest stations are Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North. (Fleetwood no longer has a link to the national rail network.)
By plane
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
See
- 1 The Mount, The Mount Pavilion, The Esplanade, FY7 6EZ, ☏ 44 1253 681501. The highest point in Fleetwood.
- 2 Fleetwood Museum.
Lighthouses
- 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
Buy
- 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
Drink
- 1 The Thomas Drummond (Wetherspoons), London St, FY7 6JE, ☏ 44 1253 775020. Wetherspoons pub with cheap drinks and eats.
Sleep
- 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
Phone
Fleetwood is in the 01253 dialing code. From outside the UK this becomes 44 1253.
Go next
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.