Start with St Anne's Pier: the sights of Lytham St Anne's
Around Lytham St Anne's, the places to visit include 16 attractions, 4 piers and 4 theme parks. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 30 beyond the 3 inside Lytham St Anne's’ built-up area. Day-trippers head 8 km out to Blackpool Tower.
The names to know in Lytham St Anne's
Then come 2 theme parks, a water park and a zoo, behind St Anne's Pier.
PierSt Anne's Pierin townTheme parkTheme parkFuntastic Playin townWater parkWater parkSplash!in town
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach2.8 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooBlackpool Zoo5 km outside town, to the north
AttractionAvalanche2.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Most of the 30 close by lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Lytham St Anne's’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Other attractions are the biggest group (16), then zoos, theme parks or other days out (12).
Green: inside Lytham St Anne's. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Lytham St Anne's first, then nearby
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 30 within 5 km of its edge.
7Lytham Hall
Grade I listed English country house and museum in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Inverted steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, England.
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Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre
Visitor centre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
The 3 inside Lytham St Anne's come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
104 listed buildings are on Lytham St Anne's’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lytham St Anne's →
Around the region
Allow a day for Blackpool Tower, 8 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionBlackpool Tower8 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery38 km south · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral39 km south
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King39 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool39 km south · 540K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool38 km south · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum39 km south · 945K visitors a year
CastleLancaster Castle36 km north
Theme parkSouthport Pleasureland11 km south
MuseumU-boat Story40 km south
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral34 km east
Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall18 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Lytham St Anne's (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Lytham St Anne's
What are the main attractions in Lytham St Anne's?
The best known inside Lytham St Anne's’ built-up area are St Anne's Pier, Funtastic Play and Splash!. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 30 more within 5 km.
Does Lytham St Anne's have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lytham St Anne's: Lytham Hall, Madame Tussauds, Lytham Windmill and Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lytham St Anne's?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), 18 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Lytham St Anne's?
Within 40 km: Blackpool Tower (8 km), Walker Art Gallery (38 km), Liverpool Cathedral (39 km), Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (39 km).
Where are Lytham St Anne's’ historic buildings listed?
Lytham St Anne's has 104 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Lytham St Anne's when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (31)
- St Anne's Pier: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lytham Hall: Michael D Beckwith, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big One: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Infusion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnthescone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeplechase: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Flyer: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickelodeon Streak: CoasterKaty, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Icon: BlackpoolJC91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand National: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Pier: Jon's pics (Jon Bennett) profile at Flickr website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Pier: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickelodeon Land: Camlees, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valhalla: Christophe Badoux, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- SEA LIFE Blackpool: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southport Pleasureland: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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