Lancaster
• Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1PJ
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/lancaster-town-hall/events-tickets
• The Dukes
Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1QE
Box Office: 01524 598500
Web: dukeslancaster.org | What’s On
Theatre, cinema and exhibition space. Run Plays in the Park in the summer
The Grand
St Leonardgate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL
Box Office: 01524 64695
Web: lancastergrand.co.uk | What’s On | Facebook | Instagram | X
Theatre, music and entertainment venue, home to Lancaster Footlights
• The Gregson
Moor Lane, Lancaster
Web: gregson.co.uk
“We are a meeting place of people, ages and cultures. We’re a place to create, to think, to drink and to dance. We’re not dedicated to one artform, and believe our community knows what is relevant to them. Our spaces are currently home to 70 regular groups and a range of cultural and community events and celebrations.
“At the heart of the Gregson is Lancaster’s only community run bar and cafe. It’s a far cry from what you’d find in most cultural buildings. It is honest and warm hearted and a social hub in its own right.”
• Lancaster Museums
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/museums
• Salt Ayre Leisure Centre
Doris Henderson Way, Lancaster, LA1 5JS
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/salt-ayre-leisure-centre
• The Storey – Lancaster
Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/the-storey | What’s On
Thomas Storey’s philanthropic 19th century vision for the promotion of art, science, literature and technical instruction for the people of Lancaster lives on to this day. Now re-modelled and purpose-designed as a centre for the creative industries, The Storey hosts more than 20 innovative businesses and organisations, a cafe, and gallery and performance space.
• Williamson Park
Williamson Park, Quernmore Road, Lancaster, LA1 1UX
Tel: 01524 33318
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/williamson-park | What’s On
Home to the iconic Ashton Memorial and 54 acres of park and woodland, with spectacular views across Morecambe Bay to the Lake District fells
Morecambe
• Happy Mount Park
Marine Road East, Morecambe LA4 6AQ
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/parks-and-open-spaces/happy-mount-park
Happy Mount Park is open daily from 8.30am and admission is free. The Splash Park and concessions are open seasonally. Open weekends only (Sat and Sun) during the term time from May, plus selected days on school holidays, weather dependent.
• The Platform – Morecambe
Old Station Building, Central Promenade, Morecambe LA4 4DB
Box Office: 01524 582803
Web: lancaster.gov.uk/sites/the-platform | What’s On
The Platform, formally a working railway station know as ‘Morecambe Promenade Station’, was built by the Midland Railway Company as the terminus of the former “little” North Western Railway to exploit the numbers of holidaymakers moving between Morecambe, Heysham and Lancaster and to provide a speedy service for port workers.
After closure the station building remained intact. The Morecambe Visitor Information Centre was based in the station, from 1992. In 1997, it became the live entertainment venue and adjoining pub we still see today.
The station building has been sympathetically restored to its original Midland Railway condition and has won two design awards – the “Ian Allan National Railway Heritage Award” in 1999 (Highly Commended) and an “Access for All Design Award” in 1998.
The old platforms, sidings and approach line were cleared soon after closure as part of the redevelopment plans. Morecambe’s Festival Market now occupies part of the site along with a nearby shopping outlet, and the rest is used as an access road to the new station and for car parking.
Cinemas
• The Dukes
Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1QE
Box Office: 01524 598500
Web: dukeslancaster.org | What’s On
• Reel – Morecambe
Central Drive, Morecambe LA4 4DW
Web: reelcinemas.co.uk/morecambe/whatson
• Vue Cinema Lancaster
Church Street, Lancaster LA1 1LP
Web: myvue.com/cinema/lancaster/whats-on
Theatres
• The Dukes
Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1QE
Box Office: 01524 598500
Web: dukeslancaster.org | What’s On
The Grand
St Leonardgate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL
Box Office: 01524 64695
Web: lancastergrand.co.uk | What’s On | Facebook | Instagram | X
Theatre, music and entertainment venue, home to Lancaster Footlights