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Riverside Walk, Gainsborough. View from Trent Bridge

Gainsborough

in the county of Lincolnshire

Looking towards Hengistbury Head from Highcliffe beach, Highcliffe, Dorset

Highcliffe

in the county of Dorset

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Cockley Cley

in the county of Norfolk

Pictures of Morecambe

in the county of Lancashire

About Morecambe

Morecambe has always been one of the most popular and successful seaside resorts in England. It has one of the most spectacular views in England. Looking from the promenade the expansive coastline sweeps across to the awesome sight of the mountains of England's lake district.

Morecambe Bay is a vast tidal plain situated between the counties of Lancashire and Cumbria (the Lake District). It is one of the most important ornithological sites in Europe as the mud, gulleys and sandbanks make an ideal habitat for for birds and many forms of marine life and a great place for mussels and shrimps.

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Hest Bank, Lancashire

Hest Bank (3 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NE of Morecambe)

Hest Bank makes an interesting alternative to crowded Morecambe, it is ideal as a base for touring coast and the old cotton towns of Lancashire...

Lancaster Canal

Lancaster (142 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE of Morecambe)

This is a city which long ago lost it's grim clogs and mill image to give way to a fast growing city with a fine reputation as a centre of commerce and culture where bright, modern University buildings sit comfortably with Lancaster's historic areas...

St. Oswald's Church, Warton (near Carnforth, Lancs.)

Warton (4 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE of Morecambe)

Warton is a pleasant village to visit. Interestingly, it is in a site considered to be of special scientific interest, quite possibly the home of early man...

Capernwray Hall, Capernwray, Lancashire

Capernwray (25 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE of Morecambe)

There is a lovely timeless atmosphere surrounding this old Lancashire village, maybe this is caused by the gracious properties hidden amongst the leafy lanes of the area...

Grange-Over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands (12 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N of Morecambe)

The town is backed by beautiful woodland and overlooks the vast expanse of Morecombe Bay...

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Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Lancaster Castle (21 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SE)

Dominating the skyline of the town, Lancaster Castle is of the best-preserved castles in England. This Castle is still used as a.....

Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....

Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SE)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

Warton Rectory, Lancashire

Warton Old Rectory (2 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)

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Arnside Pele (fortified tower)

Arnside Tower (4 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction N)

The oldest building in the parish of Arnside. Arnside Tower is a ruin of a Pele tower which were fortified structures quite.....

Hutton Roof, Nr Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Jan 2006

Hutton Roof Crags (1 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

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Piel Castle was built because of the Scottish raids in 1322

Piel Castle (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....


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