Holidays in Lancashire

All places to stay in Lancashire

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The Benson Hotel

🏖️ 0.86 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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Crows Hotel

✓ City centre hotel with clean, cosy, quiet rooms

Lancaster

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The Derby Hotel

🏖️ 0.86 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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Hallmark Hotel Preston Leyland

Leyland

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Britannia Grand Metropole Hotel

✓ Seafront position on the shoreline side of the promenade

🏖️ 0.32 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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The Berwyn Hotel

🏖️ 1.13 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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The Newholme Hotel

🏖️ 0.83 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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The Brooklyn Hotel

🏖️ 0.83 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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Trentwood Hotel

🏖️ 0.42 miles from Blackpool North (Poor water quality)

Blackpool

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The Clarendon Showtel

🏖️ 0.26 miles from Blackpool Central (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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The Fairhaven

🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Blackpool Central (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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The Bond Hotel

🏖️ 0.37 miles from Blackpool South (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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New Oceans Hotel

🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Blackpool Central (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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Oban House Hotel

🏖️ 0.33 miles from Blackpool South (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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No.10 Preston

✓ Located in Preston city centre with travel links nearby

Preston

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South Shore Hotel

🏖️ 0.32 miles from Blackpool South (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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Tramways Hotel

✓ Family-run bed and breakfast offering friendly, personal service

Lancashire

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The Sanderling

✓ A minute's walk from the promenade

🏖️ 0.37 miles from Morecambe South (Good water quality)

Morecambe

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Victoria Park Hotel

🏖️ 2.07 miles from Walney West Shore (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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The New Osborne Hotel

🏖️ 0.3 miles from Blackpool South (Sufficient water quality)

Blackpool

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Premier Inn Chorley North

Chorley

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More around Lancashire

Lancashire packs a lot into a modest stretch of the North West: a coast with two very different seaside personalities, mill towns with museums that explain how the county earned its living, and a run of castles and old halls that take you from Norman earthworks to panelled stately rooms. With 947 places to stay on BritStays across the region, it works equally well as a single busy day out or a long weekend with a change of scene each morning.

Best for families

Blackpool is the obvious starting point with children in tow, and it rewards a little planning. Showtown Blackpool tells the story of the resort's entertainers, illuminations and sideshows, which tends to land well with older children who want context for what they're seeing outside. Splash! is the one to hold in reserve for a hot afternoon or a washout, and Funtastic Play suits younger ones who need to burn energy somewhere dry and contained.

Away from the coast, Smithills Open Farm gives smaller children animals at close range and the sort of slow, outdoor morning that balances out a day of noise and queues. If you're alternating big-ticket days with gentler ones, pair the farm with a picnic rather than trying to squeeze in a museum afterwards.

Rainy-day plans

Lancashire has an unusually strong bench of indoor options, most of them in former industrial buildings:

Harris Museum — art and local collections under one roof, good for a couple of unhurried hours.
Museum of Lancashire — useful early in a trip, as it frames the county's history before you go looking at it in the field.
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Higher Mill and Whitakers' Mill — the textile story told in the buildings where it happened, with machinery that makes the scale of it obvious.
Judges' Lodgings Museum in Morecambe — period rooms and furniture, and a quieter pace than the seafront attractions.

Check opening days before you set out, as smaller museums don't always run a full week.

Outdoors and landmarks

Malham Cove is the big outdoor set piece: a curved limestone amphitheatre with a limestone pavement above it, and the kind of walk that needs proper footwear rather than trainers. Give it a morning and don't plan much afterwards. For something flatter and more sociable, the coast at Morecambe and Blackpool gives you long, easy walking with somewhere to sit down at the end of it.

Heritage: castles and halls

Lancaster Castle and Clitheroe Castle are the two most straightforward to build a day around, both substantial enough to hold your attention. Hornby Castle, Gleaston Castle and Piel Castle are more about setting and ruin than guided interiors — worth it if you like your history atmospheric and uncrowded. For interiors and gardens, Gawthorpe Hall, Gisburne Park, Hacking Hall and Lawkland Hall cover the stately end of the county. Access arrangements vary considerably between private halls and open properties, so confirm what's possible on the day you want to go.

Grouping it into a sensible day

Three combinations that don't involve doubling back:

Seaside family day: Showtown Blackpool in the morning, lunch, then Splash! or Funtastic Play depending on the weather and the mood.
Mills and heritage day: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum or Higher Mill first, then Gawthorpe Hall or Clitheroe Castle in the afternoon.
Quieter coastal day: Judges' Lodgings Museum, a long walk, and an ice cream rather than a second attraction.

Where to eat

For a proper sit-down meal, The Stork and the Ship & Royal are both pubs with five-star hygiene ratings and the sort of menus that suit a family after a long walk. Remedy Churchtown is the tea-room option for cake and a pot of something hot mid-afternoon. For ice cream, Miogelato and The Quayside at Glasson Dock are the two to know — the latter is a natural pause if you're already out by the water.

Making it a short break

Two or three nights is the sweet spot. Base yourself on the coast in Blackpool if you want attractions within easy reach and evenings with something going on, or in Morecambe if you'd rather a calmer seafront and use the car for day trips inland. A three-day shape that works: coast and family attractions on day one, mills and museums on day two, then Malham Cove or a castle on day three before you drive home.

Practical notes

Book weekend and school-holiday accommodation early, particularly in Blackpool during illuminations season. Take waterproofs whatever the forecast says, keep one indoor attraction unbooked as a wet-weather substitute, and ring ahead to any smaller museum or private hall rather than assuming it's open.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Blackpool apart from the beach?

Showtown Blackpool covers the resort's entertainment history, Splash! is an indoor water attraction, and Funtastic Play is aimed at younger children. All three are in Blackpool, so you can combine two in a day without much travelling.

Where can we go on a rainy day in Lancashire?

Good indoor options include the Harris Museum, the Museum of Lancashire, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Higher Mill, Whitakers' Mill and the Judges' Lodgings Museum in Morecambe. In Blackpool, Splash! and Funtastic Play both work in bad weather.

Which castles and historic houses can we visit in the region?

Lancaster Castle and Clitheroe Castle are the most substantial to build a day around. Hornby Castle, Gleaston Castle and Piel Castle are more ruin and setting than guided interiors. For stately homes, there are Gawthorpe Hall, Gisburne Park, Hacking Hall and Lawkland Hall — check access arrangements before travelling, as these vary.

Is Lancashire suitable for a day out with young children?

Yes. Smithills Open Farm gives small children animals at close range, and Funtastic Play in Blackpool is a good indoor option for burning off energy. Pairing one of these with a picnic and a seafront walk makes a full day without overloading it.

Where can we eat with confidence on hygiene standards?

The Stork and the Ship & Royal are pubs with five-star hygiene ratings, Remedy Churchtown is a tea room, and Miogelato and The Quayside at Glasson Dock are ice cream stops.

Where should we base ourselves for a short break?

Blackpool suits you if you want attractions close by and busier evenings; Morecambe is calmer and works well if you plan to drive out to castles, halls and Malham Cove. There are 947 places to stay on BritStays across Lancashire, and weekends and school holidays book up early.