Fleetwood is located in North West Lancashire, at the mouth of the River Wyre, on the southern shore of Morecambe Bay, the second largest bay in the United Kingdom. The town was founded in the early 1830s by Sir Peter Hesketh, and designed in part by the Victorian architect, Decimus Burton. The old part of Fleetwood is centred around the Mount, the last in a line of sand hills, with the streets radiating outwards, reminiscent of a spider's web. Fleetwood is renown worldwide for its tram system. In 1885 it was the first tramway to be electrified in Great Britain, and until recently, Fleetwood was the only UK town where trams ran along the main street. The town has experienced many ups and downs throughout its existence, especially devastating has been the grievous loss of most of its fishing fleet following the Icelandic Cod Wars in the 1970s and the cutbacks in fishing quotas during the 1980s and 1990s.
Transportation in Fleetwood
By Car: Exit M55 J3 & follow A585 to Fleetwood which is 9 miles away. Follow signs for Town Centre/Docks & then Ferries. Ferry Port is off Dock Street.
By Coach: From Blackpool, take the no. 14 bus to Fleetwood.
From the rest of the UK, there are frequent National Express services.
By Rail: From Blackpool, take the no. 14 bus to Fleetwood.
From the rest of the UK, there are frequent National Express services.
For more information and booking, please visit our coaches to Fleetwood page
By Ferry: Fleetwood ferry port is owned and operated by Britain's largest ports group, ABP, and is located on the southern edge of Morecambe Bay at the mouth of the River Wyre in the north west of England. Fleetwood boasts a modern ferry terminal, operated by Stena Line, making Fleetwood one of the most important Irish Sea shipping facilities serving Northern Ireland on the Fleetwood to Larne ferry route.
Attractions in the town include The Mount pavilion and clock, Fleetwood pier and the Pharos and Lower Lighthouses. More recently the shopping arcade of Freeport has attracted many visitors. Fleetwood is also home to a museum and lies at the northern end of Blackpool's tramway.
Tram Sunday is a popular event in July of every year drawing both visitors and participants from all over the UK, featuring trams, buses, coaches, cars, and even tanks.
