In this section we'll give you an insider's guide to the Lancaster & Morecambe Bay Area we know and love, with lots of links to useful information - including local sections on neighbouring villages and also pages on some of the picturesque towns and villages of the nearby Lake District. There are links to other local vistor resources on the web on this page, local tourist information centres contact details, and even links to other Lancasters - just in case you've arrived at the wrong one!

Lancaster & Morecambe is a small picturesque region set amidst beautiful countryside & shoreland, at the heart of the UK, in the north west of England, with a history that goes way back...

See our listings of hotels, guest houses and B&B's in Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding area in Where to Stay if you're planning a visit. Take our slightly quirky Virtual Tour of the area. Check out the Local Attractions for plenty of things to see and do if you're visiting the area and our events listings. And when you get hungry, our Eating-Out guide offers a comprehensive list of places to dine or snack with reviews. We also offer a brief history of Lancaster, and a guide to some of its ghost stories.
You can also read author Bill Jervis feature on his nostalgic visit to the area, Return of the Native...

INFORMATION ON THIS SITE
• The Lake District
Lancaster and Morecambe is widely regarded as the 'Gateway to the Lakes'. Find out more.

TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES
• Lancaster Visitor Information Centre
Lancaster Visitor Information Centre, The Storey Creative Industries Centre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH
Tel: 01524 582394 Email: lancastervic@lancaster.gov.uk

• Morecambe Visitor Information Centre
Old Station Buildings, Marine Road Central, Morecambe LA4 4DB tel. 01524 582808

OTHER VISITOR RESOURCES -- LOCAL AND NATIONAL

• About Lancs.
A web site directory of Lancashire

• Forest of Bowland
Area of outstanding natural beauty

• Brit Info Net
A directory and guide to Britain for residents, visitors and business.

• Visit Lancaster
www.visitlancaster.co.uk
This site (launched November 2003) has been specially designed to appeal to people living outside of this area and to attract them to this District. The sites highlight the District's finest features and also provide comprehensive details about accommodation, attractions and events.

• Lancashire Tourism
This is a well designed site offering an excellent overview of lancashire and all it offers, with up to date news on mjaor events such as the Commonwealth Games, travel and accommodation information.

• The Lune Valley Web Site
Between the picturesque town of Kirkby Lonsdale and the historic city of Lancaster is one of the most attractive stretches of river imaginable where the silvery River Lune meanders through a valley of outstanding natural beauty.

• Morecambe Bay.com

• Visit Morecambe
www.visitmorecambe.co.uk
This site (launched November 2003) has been specially designed to appeal to people living outside of this area and to attract them to this District. The sites highlight the District's finest features and also provide comprehensive details about accommodation, attractions and events.

• Blackburn Diocesan Web Site
Information on local churches and clergy

• County Record Office
If you are looking for old documents relating to the area, start here. Lancaster records are also held here.
E-mail: record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk

• Poulton Neigbourhood Management
Provides the Poulton (in Morecambe) community with details of the latest news and events.

GOT THE RIGHT LANCASTER?

There are several other Lancasters around the world, imitation being an entirely acceptable form of flattery:

United States
• Lancaster, California
The city's official site reveals Lancaster developed as the result of the influence of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which was completed between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1867. Following the completion of the railroad and the establishment of a water stop because of the purity and accessibility, the Western Hotel, then known as the Gilwyn was built, and by 1890, Lancaster was quite prosperous.
The City of Lancaster site: Go
Try the Lancaster Visitors Bureau site: Go

• Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster is in the south west corner of the the Great North Woods region which combines Northern New Hampshire, parts of Northern Vermont, and parts of Western Maine.
Try this detailed site on the Lancaster area: Go

• Lancaster, Ohio
For the latest news, read the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Go

• Lancaster, Massachusetts
This town declares the origins of its name: one of the first settlers, John Prescott, grew up in Lancaster, England. For 40 years "he was the heart and soul of the settlement," and in 1653, Prescott, along with some other families and partners requested that their land be incorporated as a town.
Visit their own community web site: Go

• Lancaster County, Nebraska
County information: Go

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The one we seem to get mixed up with the most.
Lancaster is the oldest inland city in the United States of America, 71 miles west of Philadelphia
Try the Lancaster Online.com site for information: Go
Also the City of Lancaster web site: Go
The Lancaster Community Action Program: Go
Wierd Al Jancowic - Amish Paradise (music video - there will be a few seconds of ad talk before it starts)

• Lancaster County, and Lancaster its county seat, South Carolina
Lancaster County and its county seat of Lancaster were named after Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The county was formed in 1785. Scotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania began moving into this upstate region in the 1750s. The Waxhaws settlement on the border with North Carolina was the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). More info on the SciWay site...

• Lancaster, Texas
Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is only 15 minutes from downtown Dallas.
Official web site: Go

• Lancaster County, Virginia
Settled in the mid-1600's, Lancaster County is located at the south eastern tip of Virginia's Northern Neck peninsula approximately 75 miles east of Richmond, 120 miles southeast of Washington, DC.
Local Government Site: Go

• Lancaster, Wisconsin
"The best small town in Wisconsin!", according to its official web site: Go

• Burt Lancaster
The actor. For more about the late, great actor, here's a list of links: Go

• Lancaster
A guitar-based 5-piece from Brisbane, Australia.

• Lancaster Opera House, New York

• The Lancaster New York Historical Society
Find out more about The Lancaster Legend the Society devotes time to revealing.

• Lancaster's Socks