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Lytham St Annes

Located in Fylde District, Lancashire Coordinates: 53°44′33″ N 2°59′49″ W

Lytham St Annes
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Population
42,695
42.7K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport46 km
MAN Manchester Airport65 km

About Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes is a town. Location: Fylde District, Lancashire. Population: 42,695. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. It is located on the Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool, on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 census was 42,695. The town is made up of four areas: Lytham, Ansdell, Fairhaven and St Annes-on-the-Sea. Lytham is the oldest settlement and the parish of Lytham used to cover the whole area. St Annes was founded as a new seaside resort in the 1870s on open land at the western end of the parish.

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At a glance

Official website
fylde.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Lytham St Annes

From Wikivoyage

Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in Lancashire, England. It is comprised of 3 towns, Lytham, Ansdell and St. Annes. It is a fairly affluent area, having being and still is a place that wealthy people retired to after generating wealthy in a city.

Get in+

Trains from Preston run hourly via Kirkham to Lytham, Ansdell and St Annes, continuing to Blackpool. The local stations are unstaffed platform halts with ticket machines but no passenger amenities. There's step-free access to all platforms.

1 Lytham station is a quarter mile inland from the seafront and windmill. It has ticket machines but no passenger amenities. There's step-free access to platforms.

Ansdell & Fairhaven station is a mile further west.

2 St Annes station is the nearest to Royal Lytham golf clubhouse. It has a staffed ticket office, machines, and step-free access to platforms.

By road:

Quickest route is usually M55 west to its terminus, then turn south following signs for Lytham St Annes.

You could also leave M55 after Preston onto Edith Rigby Way, to join A584 Preston New Road.

By bus:

Stagecoach Bus 68 runs every 20-30 min from Preston to Lytham, St Annes and Blackpool.

Blackpool Bus 10 / 11 runs every 15 min from Blackpool to St Annes and Lytham.

Bus 1 runs hourly from Fleetwood and Bus 7 from Cleveleys, both via Blackpool.

The Blackpool trams don't come this far out, they turn around at Starr Gate near the former airport.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Lytham St Annes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (111 mm)
Driest month
May (56 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lytham St Annes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)946177585665678593111111105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lytham St Annes

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 9 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 46 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 65 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 89 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 9 kmnorthwest
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 19 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 34 kmeast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 37 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lytham St Annes

Within 100 km: 578 historic and cultural sites, 1,940 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km97 places

  • Formby Beach Beach 21 kmS
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 16 kmS
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 2 kmW
  • Goose Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km529 places

  • High Moor Mountain 54 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 50 kmN
  • Walney Island Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,151 places

  • British Isles Island 72 kmNW
  • Great Britain Island 72 kmNE
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 94 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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