Lytham is a classy, wealthy, elegant town on Lancashire's Fylde coast which looks out over the Irish Sea. It is linked to nearby town St Anne's on Sea and the towns are jointly known as Lytham St Anne's.
Lytham hosts an international golf tournament, a music festival and a World War 2 weekend every year and these bring countless visitors into town.
The whole place has a quality feel with its bijou shops, quirky pavement cafes to promote a café society and expensive restaurants. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest places in the North of England.
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Corkon 06/01/2023
An Cóbh, Corcaigh, Eireon 05/29/2023
Dublin ; The Book of Kellson 04/04/2023
The Bee Tree Community CIC;- an online support communityon 08/24/2022
Comments
Frank
I haven't seen any swimmers at Lytham, paddlers yes , swimmers no.
No, it isn't warm enough to swim but people at Lytham do paddle their feet on occasion. At St Anne's which is a raised each then no, the tide hardly ever comes in.
To be honest you wouldn't have much sea swimming around UK coasts. It's not warm enough and the waters are ...seriously, ha seriously cold.
People do bathe in the sea there, but rarely in Winter.
Is it ever warm enough to go into the water?
Dusty- Agreed ma'ame ! You are so right.
This lovely site is like having a personal guide all over the world. I check in every day to see what is new.
Regarding shells, here in Florida the west coast is also the place to find shells. I guess everything moves that way around the world, so that is where the shells pile up! I'm guessing at this. I know nothing really :)
Veronica, thanks for sharing your day out and about. We are lucky to have a site like this to share such things. I truly enjoy visiting all over the world.
Frank that's interesting about the land tilt post ice age .
Regarding shells - the east coast of England is very poor for shells and as you say most shells are found on the west coast beaches.
Dusty
That is a lovely thing to say and just what I have in mind when I write up my days out. I LOVE a day out; I look forward to it, plan for it and the going home. This one on Saturday was like stepping back in time.
By the way, raised beaches on the Wet coast of Britain are caused to some extent by the fact that Britain is slowly tilting as the land rises in the north and west. This is due to the land still springing back after the Ice Age.
The whole stretch of shore from Lytham going northward to right up to Morecambe Bay has broad, pleasant beaches. One interesting point about the beaches round there is that razor clams are quite common., and you can find their shells on the beaches. When I walked the beach I was struck by the number of these clams. I could spot the tell tale signs, their tiny bore holes. For some reason they prefer the West of Britain to the East.