Kirkham Town Council - Tourism Page

Visiting Kirkham is easy! We are situated within the centre of the Rural Fylde, 8 miles from Blackpool, the UK's No1 entertainment capital and 5 miles from Lytham. Travelling by car: we are less than 1 mile from J3 on the M55, and by rail: Kirkham & Wesham railway station has direct connections to Preston, Manchester Airport and the West Coast main railway line. Blackpool Airport: is less than 15 minutes away and of course for the less pressurised traveller, the Lancaster Canal is within a short bus journey away!

There is much to do and see in and around Kirkham and for more details you can visit Lancashire Tourist Information from here. 

One great feature offered is the weekly Market held on Thursdays.

A map of Kirkham showing routes and directions is available via Google.

Kirkham is a small market town located in the Fylde coast area of West Lancashire lying between Blackpool to the West and Preston to the East. In 1996 the town celebrated the 700th Anniversary of the granting of the towns Charter by the Abbey of Vale Royal in Cheshire in 1296, although the town actually dates back to before William the Conqueror and the parish church of St. Michaels is believed to date back to 608 AD. An archaeological dig in the area known as Dowbridge in 1993 discovered a number of artifacts dating from the time of the Roman occupation and since the early 1800's many others have been unearthed including coins, pottery and roof tiles.