Morecambe Bay Family Holiday Activities
Maritime Museum
The Lancaster Maritime Museum is housed in the Port of Lancaster Custom House and warehouse buildings which date from the second half of the 18th century. This now peaceful stretch of the river would once have bustled with ship building activity and the loading and unloading of goods.
Contact Details: 1 St George's Quay, Lancaster, LA1 1RB
Tel: +44 (0)1524 382264
Judges Lodgings Museum
Lancaster's Judges Lodgings is located in the centre of Lancaster against the backdrop of Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Priory. The museum is now home to a renowned collection of Gillow furniture which is displayed in fabulous Regency period room settings.
Contact Details: Judges’ Lodgings Museum, Church Street, Lancaster, LA1 1YS
Tel: +44 (0)1524 32808
Lancaster City Museum
The Lancaster City Museum is situated in an elegant Georgian building in the heart of this historic cultural city. The museum's collection illustrates the history and archaeology of Lancaster and the surrounding area.
Contact Details: Market Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1HT
Tel: +44 (0)1524 64637
Lancaster Castle and Dungeons
Lancaster Castle is one of Europe’s longest serving operational prisons. The famous Pendle witches were tried, convicted and sentenced to death at Lancaster Castle. The castle operates guided tours of parts of the castle seven days a week.
Contact Details: Lancaster Castle, Castle Parade, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YJ
Tel: +44 (0)1524 6499
Happy Mount Park
Happy Mount Park was originally created in the 1920s as a traditional urban park area. There are play areas, a miniature railway, a bowling green, miniature golf, crazy golf, the Splash Park, trampolines, a Japanese garden, a cafe, and picnic area.
Contact Details: Happy Mount Park, Marine Road East, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6AB
Tel: +44 (0)1524 582845
Picnic at Crook O’Lune
Crook O' Lune Picnic Site, near Caton is a popular and attractive spot, where the River Lune meanders in a big curve through tree-lined banks. The view up the Lune Valley is superb, looking north east towards Ingleborough.
Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre
Docker Park Farm is home to pigs, cows, horses, goats and lots more farm animals with so much to do, including tractor rides, lamb feeding, nature trails and other exciting activities.
Contact Details: Docker Park Farm, Arkholme, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1AR
Tel: +44 (0)1524 221331
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is home to a wide variety of exotic wildlife that range from chameleons to butterflies and lizards to meerkats. So whether you want to meet the meerkats, contribute to conservation or stroke a snake, the Wildlife Oasis is the place to be.
Contact Details: Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Hale, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7BW
Tel: +44 (0)15395 63027
Butterfly House, Mini-Beast Centre and the Ashton Memorial at Williamson Park
The Butterfly House is a popular destination. Walk amongst some of the world's most beautiful species, including swallowtails, and Owl butterflies within a natural habitat. The Mini-beast Centre is full of lizards, snakes, spiders and other creepy-crawlies. The Park's original 38 acres has been supplemented by almost 16 acres of land, this area, known as Fenham Carr, provide less formal rustic walks.
Contact Details: Williamson Park, Lancaster LA1 1UX
Tel: +44 (0)1524 3331
Ten Pin Bowling at Morecambe Superbowl
Bowling is great fun for all the family. The Morecambe Superbowl has 20 lanes as well as an American style diner serving freshly prepared meals and snacks.
Contact Details: Superbowl, Central Drive, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4DW
Tel: +44 (0)1524 400974
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