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  • Population: 133,914
  • Student population: 20,000
The historic city of Lancaster and town of Morecambe form a single conurbation bisected by the Lune Valley.  The county town of Lancashire, Lancaster's history can be traced back several thousand years.  The small city has a Cathedral and a medieval Castle where the witches of Pendle were imprisoned, and has as its backcloth the beautiful countryside of the Lake District, the Forest of Bowland and the Lune Valley.  It is a student-friendly city packed with pubs, clubs, shops, markets and theatres.
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Getting Around

Lancaster prides itself on its excellent network of cycle tracks.  Most of the city centre is pedestrianised.  Walking and cycling are strongly encouraged.  Local bus services are efficient, however.  Lancaster is 251 miles from London. Road and rail links are good. The west Coast Main Line service operating between London and Glasgow stops in Lancaster.  The M6 is the north-south motorway.  Coach services are good and ferry services operate from the Isle of Man to Heysham harbour. The region's main airport is Manchester and there are smaller airports at Blackpool and Liverpool

Attractions for Students

Sport: Lancaster university has full facilities including a climbing wall.  Lancaster and Morecambe have sports centres.  The countryside offers extensive leisure/sporting pursuits - walking, cycling, horse-riding. Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve is at Silverdale and Arnside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Culture and nightlife: Lancaster has several nightclubs, including the Sugarhouse, owned and operated by Lancaster University Students' Union, which was refitted in 2006.  There are many pubs but not all are student-friendly.  Lancaster Castle, the Cathedral, the Ruskin Library, Williamson Park and St George's Quay with its award-winning Maritime Museum, are noteworthy visitor attractions.  There is a good selection of independent cafes and restaurants.  Dukes Theatre and the Grand Theatre are in Lancaster, The Platform and the Dome are in Morecambe.  Modern multi-screen cinema complexes are in Lancaster and Morecambe and the Dukes Cinema offers the independents.

Shopping: Two shopping centres with the usual high street names are complemented by the many individual retailers located in the pedestrianised city centre.  There is a popular indoor market, twice-weekly open-air markets and monthly farmers' markets.

Proximity to the city centre:
University of Lancaster: a ten-minute bus ride from the city centre to the south.
University of Cumbria: located on the southern edge of the city centre.

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For further information

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Email
Phone
  • 01524 582394
Address
  • Lancaster Visitor Information Centre
    The Storey Creative Industries Centre
    Meeting House Lane
    Lancaster
    LA1 1TH

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