Transport from Blackpool

[tommydee]

My parents are on holiday in Blackpool for a week in Feb, What would be the best transport to get to Morecambe for the day' They wanna see the chages since the 80's

[brian]

For somewhere so close, it's a fairly poor public transport service. There's a #42 bus service between Blackpool and Lancaster but it's 1h30m then a wait for a bus to Morecambe. Trains aren't much better with changes at Preston and Lancaster.

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[tommydee]

pity as they would like to see

[pompeypete]

We usually have a day out to Blackpool by bus on our once yearly, so doing it in the other direction should be no problem
Sit on the upper deck, and watch the beautiful countryside and village life pass by at a relaxed pace.
Trains aren't likely to be any quicker if you have to change at Preston and Lancaster.

A dramatic way to hit Morecambe Prom is to get either the No.3 or No.4 bus from Lancaster Bus Station. When the bus gets to Westgate it turns off for Bare, and hits the Prom at the end of Princes Crescent. It travels all the way west to the Battery, and then on to Heysham. Get off at the Battery, and use that as the start point to explore.

[tommydee]

Jan 31, 2011 9:03:49 GMT pompeypete said:

We usually have a day out to Blackpool by bus on our once yearly, so doing it in the other direction should be no problem
Sit on the upper deck, and watch the beautiful countryside and village life pass by at a relaxed pace.
Trains aren't likely to be any quicker if you have to change at Preston and Lancaster.

A dramatic way to hit Morecambe Prom is to get either the No.3 or No.4 bus from Lancaster Bus Station. When the bus gets to Westgate it turns off for Bare, and hits the Prom at the end of Princes Crescent. It travels all the way west to the Battery, and then on to Heysham. Get off at the Battery, and use that as the start point to explore.

Ill let them know.....


but my mum is frail and unable to walk far

[WillowTheWhisp]

Have they been yet Tommy? It would be a shame if they could get as close as Blackpool and have to miss Morecambe. I remember when I was younger and we relied on public transport the two resorts seemed worlds apart.

[tommydee]

Feb 19, 2011 11:00:18 GMT WillowTheWhisp said:

Have they been yet Tommy? It would be a shame if they could get as close as Blackpool and have to miss Morecambe. I remember when I was younger and we relied on public transport the two resorts seemed worlds apart.

They have been, missed out on Morecambe, Im there on 20-23rd May though