Moving to St Annes near Blackpool..your thoughts please

[Venod]

We went to Blackpool a lot on holiday when I was a youngster, I went been once or twice as a teenager, not been for a long time and not a lot to tempt me, but even as a child I could tell Lytham/St Annes was a much nicer place, a seaside climate has got to be a big plus, my auntie lived in Cleveleys which was nice, but not as nice Lytham/St Annes.

The older Yorkshire folk tend to move to the east coast (we are a bit clannish) but there are some nice spots on the Lancashire coast (did I really say that) so I would go for it if I was you.

 

[MontyVeda]

I've cycled a fair bit around those flatlands. There are no hills but you turn a corner and face the wind, it's like going up a bugger of a hill. Turn another corner and the wind's behind you, that's the down hill bit

 

[Dave7]

And.....if you move quickly you can go and watch the womens golf open. But you will have to be quick as it finishes tomorrow.

 

[alicat]

It's your call. We can't guide you on what is important for you. Do it if it feels right but not if not.

Re the cycling, remember that the presence of the sea cuts your cycling area down by a half.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are you going to change your forum name to Annie?

 

[Houthakker]

Its not that far from Ansdell to Garstang (20 miles ish ) and there are some good hills around there if thats what you are wanting. Can be done on quiet lanes as well.

 

[wisdom]

Its not that far from Ansdell to Garstang (20 miles ish ) and there are some good hills around there if thats what you are wanting. Can be done on quiet lanes as well.

Scorton is a magnet for cyclists at the weekend.Nice ice cream too.

 

[classic33]

We went to Blackpool a lot on holiday when I was a youngster, I went been once or twice as a teenager, not been for a long time and not a lot to tempt me, but even as a child I could tell Lytham/St Annes was a much nicer place, a seaside climate has got to be a big plus, my auntie lived in Cleveleys which was nice, but not as nice Lytham/St Annes.

The older Yorkshire folk tend to move to the east coast (we are a bit clannish) but there are some nice spots on the Lancashire coast (did I really say that) so I would go for it if I was you.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Are you going to change your forum name to Annie?

No,but if i go i'll be changing my 'location' to The Flatlands of St Annes,or summat like that.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's your call. We can't guide you on what is important for you. Do it if it feels right but not if not.

Re the cycling, remember that the presence of the sea cuts your cycling area down by a half.

I'm thinking that riding from St Annes to Fleetwood and back regularly would be ok. It must be around a 20 mile trip and with the wind affect i suppose it's better than nothing. Imagine what it'd be like in summer though with all those tourists getting in the way.

 

[Drago]

When I divorced the first Mrs D I was briefly dating a 19 year old lass from Blackpool. Fond, if somewhat tiring, memories.

 

[Salar]

I'm thinking that riding from St Annes to Fleetwood and back regularly would be ok. It must be around a 20 mile trip and with the wind affect i suppose it's better than nothing. Imagine what it'd be like in summer though with all those tourists getting in the way.

I stayed in a caravan many years ago in Fleetwood, Me and my lad did that ride a few times along the coast, nice and easy, but I do remember a couple of steep mini concrete ramps.

You can see the Tower from miles away on the ride.

 

[wisdom]

I'm thinking that riding from St Annes to Fleetwood and back regularly would be ok. It must be around a 20 mile trip and with the wind affect i suppose it's better than nothing. Imagine what it'd be like in summer though with all those tourists getting in the way.

Its a great ride hardly need to go on the roads.Its a regular route for me.

 

[Drago]

I stayed in a caravan many years ago in Fleetwood, Me and my lad did that ride a few times along the coast, nice and easy, but I do remember a couple of steep mini concrete ramps.

You can see the Tower from miles away on the ride.

What did Mick Fleetwood think of you sticking a caravan in him?

 

[Katherine]

Can you go for a visit?
Stay a few days, take your bike. Talk to the people that live there about what's it like in season and out of season.