Fleetwood Voyage Tips and guide

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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.

Fleetwood is about 8 miles (13 km) from Blackpool.

Fleetwood is reached via A585 from Junction 3 of the M55.

Local bus services run from Blackpool and other local towns.

The Blackpool tramway runs between Fleetwood and Blackpool.

The nearest stations are Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North. (Fleetwood no longer has a link to the national rail network.)

Fleetwood is reachable by bus from 53.771667-3.0286111 Blackpool Airport (BLK ^IATA) (change of bus needed).

53.353889-2.2752 Manchester Airport (MAN ^IATA) is also easily accessible and offers a greater selection of destinations.

53°53′56″N 2°59′21″W

Map of Fleetwood

• 53.925266-3.0189831 The Mount, The Mount Pavilion, The Esplanade, FY7 6EZ, ☏ +44 1253 681501. The highest point in Fleetwood. 
• 53.9247-3.00582 Fleetwood Museum.  

• 53.9286-3.00913 Beach Lighthouse.  
• 53.953-3.0274 Wyre Light. Was a 12-m (40-feet) screwpile lighthouse 3.3 miles (3.7 km) from the shore. It has partially collapsed.  
• 53.9265-3.00755 Pharos Lighthouse.  

• 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.

• 53.923951-3.0077061 Fleetwood Market, 36 Adelaide St, FY7 6AB, ☏ +44 1253 887651. (updated Nov 2017)
• 53.9167-3.01512 Freeport Fleetwood (just off the A585 Amounderness Way), ☏ +44 1253 877377. A retail outlet village including over 45 outlets, catering and activities.  

• 53.92205-3.011571 The Thomas Drummond (Wetherspoons), London St, FY7 6JE, ☏ +44 1253 775020. Wetherspoons pub with cheap drinks and eats. (updated Oct 2016)

• 3.897877-3.0196751 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. 
• 53.928-3.00922 North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, FY7 6BN, ☏ +44 1253 876525. (updated Oct 2016)

As of April 2022, Fleetwood has 5G from Three, and 4G from the other UK carriers.

The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway offers escape to the south including Cleveleys and Blackpool.

A passenger ferry operates between Fleetwood and Knott End across the mouth of the River Wyre.