Kirkham Town Council - Tourism Page

Kirkham Twinning

Ancenis is a beautiful town on the banks of the Loire. Dominating the town is the magnificent suspension bridge taking you to the town of Liré. In spring and summer the gardens along the river are a mass of flowers. Of course, the valley of the Loire is famous for its chateaux , like Oudon, Angers, Palais Briau, Champtoceaux and Turmelière. Ancenis makes a great centre touring the whole area. The whole area is a wine growing region with many vine yards growing some of the best wines in France. You've always wanted to visit the French vineyards and come back with lots of lovely wine from the Loire valley. Now's your big chance!

Ancenis is about 230 miles south of Cherbourg if you are driving or about 30 miles from the airport at Nantes with flights from Manchester.

Bad Brückenau is a beautiful small village in Bavaria in the western part of the Rhön mountains. Bad Brückenau is located in the valley of the River Sinn. The town is famous for its spa waters and the magnificent neo-classical Große Kursaal building built in 1827. The old town of Bad Brückenau is home to a number of historic pubs and inns dating back to the 16th century.
 
If you are driving, Bad Brückenau is about 340 miles from Rotterdam (going via the Hull to Rotterdam ferry) or about 80 miles from Frankfurt airport with a good service from and to Manchester airport.

For more information please visit www.kirkhamtwinning.org and www.bad-brueckenau.info

Tourism in Kirkham

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.