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
editFleetwood is about 8 miles (13 km) from Blackpool.
By car
editFleetwood is reached via A585 from Junction 3 of the M55.
By bus
editLocal bus services run from Blackpool and other local towns.
By tram
editThe Blackpool tramway runs between Fleetwood and Blackpool.
By train
editThe nearest stations are Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North. (Fleetwood no longer has a link to the national rail network.)
By plane
editFleetwood 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
editSee
edit- 1 The Mount, The Mount Pavilion, The Esplanade, FY7 6EZ, ☏ +44 1253 681501. The highest point in Fleetwood.
- 2 Fleetwood Museum.
Lighthouses
editDo
edit- Football: Fleetwood Town were relegated in 2024 and now play soccer in League Two, the fourth tier. Their Highbury Stadium (capacity 5300) is on Park Avenue in town centre and on the tram route.
Buy
edit- 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
editDrink
edit- 1 The Thomas Drummond (Wetherspoons), London St, FY7 6JE, ☏ +44 1253 775020. Wetherspoons pub with cheap drinks and eats.
Sleep
edit- 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
editAs of April 2022, Fleetwood has 5G from Three, and 4G from the other UK carriers.