Getting to St Annes

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It’s well served by main roads and public transport. Travelling to St Annes town centre is quite easy by road from the main motorway network, from Blackpool and from Preston. We’ve given you some general directions on this page.

The tram service on the Fylde Coast terminates at Starr Gate at the southern edge of Blackpool. From there you can pick up the bus service to travel into St Annes. There are stops right in the centre of town, making it really easy to get around for both locals and visitors.

St Annes has its own railway station, just off the main shopping centre of St Annes Road West. It’s on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line. Like most of the others in the area it’s a Victorian station, opened in 1876, just one year after the resort of St Annes began to be built.

Getting to St Annes by Car

For the majority of visitors travelling by car, there are three main routes into the area:

Along the promenade from Blackpool –

Drive in a straight line along the promenade road from Squires Gate at the southern end of Blackpool, with the sea on your right.

At Squires Gate itself you’ll pass the new tram depot against the coastline. After the adjacent main intersection you are on Clifton Drive North, the main road straight into St Annes. On your right are the huge sand dunes between the main road and the sea.

The next main intersection of Clifton Drive into the main main shopping street (St Annes Rd West) is an unmissable left turn. Or turn right here to arrive at the pier and adjacent beach.

From the M55 main motorway network –

Leave the M55 and motorway network at a grassy roundabout surrounded by car dealerships. Head straight forward along Yeadon Way and you’ll arrive in Central Blackpool.

But turn left at this roundabout to travel along a main bypass road which is the A5230/Progress Way. From here you have two choices:

• The ‘scenic route’ along the seafront. Continue along Progress Way without turning off, which then becomes Squires Gate Lane. You’ll see the sea in front of you when you get to the coast at a T junction. Just to the right of this junction is the Blackpool tram depot. Turn left here and follow the promenade road (Clifton Drive North) to St Annes along the seafront.
• Or, turn left off the bypass at the main junction sign posted for the A5261/Lytham and then right. (If you see McDonalds/Morrisons you’ve gone too far). Follow the signs which brings you to the top end of town. Continue to follow the signs to the seafront.

From Warton/Preston –

Lytham and St Annes can also be approached from the A583 and Preston/Kirkham and Wesham.

Turn off the A583/Blackpool Road onto the A584/Preston New Road. Follow the main road through Freckleton and Warton until you reach Lytham Green from the south, with the sea on your left. From the junction of the A583/584 it’s a 7 mile route to Lytham – around 20 minutes by car.

Continue along the main road, following the signs for St Annes. You can take a detour along the coast road and past Fairhaven Lake, turning right at the pier. Or stick with the main road which will bring you to the centre of town and the main traffic lights against Marks and Spencer Simply Food. Turn right at this junction to find the shops and the pier/beach are to your left.

Parking

There is free on-street parking at St Annes along the side streets. You’ll also find pay and display parking bays in front of the shops of St Annes Road West.

There’s a small NCP multi-storey car park, and parking for customers in the Sainsbury’s supermarket car park. Get to both of these from St Georges Road.