Neighbourhood Watch Blackpool and Fylde
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Clifton Street, Blackpool (2006)
Although restaurateurs on King Street and Queen Street might beg to differ, Clifton Street has a solid claim to being Blackpool town centre's 'restaurant row'. One of the eateries on the street is now well into its fifth decade of successful trading and despite the town council's unfathomable new parking restrictions, Clifton Street remains a great...Read This Article
Henry Street, Lytham (2006)
Lytham is one of the Fylde's most desirable locations with properties on the green changing hands for £1 million plus. It doesn't have a vast choice foodwise but what there is makes Lytham well worth a visit. Henry Street, one block back from the front, is where it's at with two of the Fylde's four AA rosette restaurants and arguably the best pub t...Read This Article
High Street, Garstang (2006)
With a history stretching back at least as far as the Domesday Book, Garstang is one of the Fylde's oldest settlements. The bustling little market town supports a community of around 5,000 people and has the distinction of being the world's first fairtrade town, supporting an Oxfam-led initiative to fight trading global trading inequalities. It's n...Read This Article
Highfield Road, Blackpool (2006)
Blackpool's South Shore area has an international claim to fame - namely the Pleasure Beach, which in the guise of 'The Big One' dominates the skyline. Highfield Road is in many ways your typical suburban high street and for years had just one restaurant, the Paramount Chinese. But in the last few months, two new restaurants have opened up giving l...Read This Article
King Street, Blackpool (2006)
With the bus station at one end and a boarded-up ABC cinema at the other, King Street was never Blackpool's most salubrious address. But things are on the up with the opening of super-club The Syndicate on the site of the former cinema. Despite a crop of new bars in the immediate area, King Street still only has three restaurants to choose from - b...Read This Article
Kirkham (2006)
While the rest of the Fylde Coast was little more than a bog, Kirkham was already a settlement of some importance, strategically positioned on the Roman road that ran from Ribchester to the River Wyre. It was one of the first towns in Lancashire to receive a royal charter to hold a market (from Henry III in 1270) and between the seventeenth century...Read This Article
Lord Street, Fleetwood (2006)
Fleetwood was one of Britain's first new towns, built in the early Victorian era, but has a history stretching back as far as Roman times. Many believe it was the site of the lost Roman port, Portus Setantorium. Lord Street, running into North Albert Street, is Fleetwood's main thoroughfare and until recently it was the only main street in the UK ...Read This Article
Lytham High Street (2006)
Lytham is one of the most desirable -- and expensive - locations to live in the Fylde, and indeed Lancashire. In fact it's so exclusive that plans to redevelop the Lytham Quays site from industrial to residential use have caused uproar amongst Lythamites, who worry about seeing the pretty market town over-run with newcomers. The High Street, which ...Read This Article
Marsh Mill Village (2006)
Built in 1794, the windmill at Thornton's Marsh Mill village is one of the tallest working windmills in Europe. Although it closed in 1922, Wyre Borough Council undertook a major restoration programme and today the mill is fully functional once more with guided tours to the top available. The mill's surroundings have been developed into a shopping ...Read This Article
Queen Street, Blackpool (2006)
Just one block north of Talbot Square, Blackpool's nocturnal hub, you'll find Queen Street. Closed to traffic at the seafront end, this happening cul-de-sac is home to a string of bars and restaurants that cater primarily to the holiday trade during the season and locals the rest of the year. Plenty of choices foodwise, whether you're looking for a...Read This Article
Queens Square, Poulton (2006)
They reckon Poulton to be another Lytham, which we guess means house prices going through the roof, affluent residents, a buzzy nightlife and some quality places to eat out. If you want to put it to the test, the place to start (at least on the dining front) is Queens Square where you have three very different restaurants to choose from and three m...Read This Article
Red Bank Road, Bispham (2006)
Quite why Red Bank Road in Bispham has so many restaurants is one of life's great mysteries. It could be something to do with the number of hotels in the area, not least the giant Norbreck Castle complex. Or perhaps the fact that this busy residential area is quite some distance from Cleveleys to the north and Blackpool to the south. Whatever the r...Read This Article
South Promenade, Blackpool (2006)
Blackpool's South Promenade is dominated by the presence of the Pleasure Beach, which first opened in 1896 and remains one of the UK's biggest tourist attractions. During the holiday season the theme park attracts thousands of visitors every day, most of whom need feeding. Ocean Boulevard, with its restaurants and takeaways, runs right along the se...Read This Article
The Square, St Annes (2006)
Despite a reputation as Lytham's poor relation, when it comes to dining out St Annes has far, far more going on. Most of the action is on Wood Street, which has become a real restaurant row, but the Square itself and the streets immediately adjoining still have something to offer the foodie, including what some would claim to be the Fylde's best re...Read This Article
Topping Street, Blackpool (2006)
Of all Blackpool's busy town centre thoroughfares, Topping Street has the most to offer foodies. Just about every taste is catered to from British (both modern and retro) to Thai, Italian and Indian. Parking has always been a bind -- and a new metering system hasn't particularly helped -- but there is now a large, extended car park just one block a...Read This Article
