Best walks to or from Ansdell and Fairhaven

Ansdell and Fairhaven Station Circular via the Fairhaven White Church

Level circular round Ansdell, the only place named after an artist, past the Ansdell Institute, the Byzantine-style Fairhaven White Church, Pugin's St Joseph's church and the old fishermen's cottages of Commonside.

2km.

An alternative route avoids the railway footbridge for those unable to manage the steps.

Documented by Community Rail Lancashire (PDF).

Lytham Station to Ansdell and Fairhaven Station

Level South Fylde walk past Sparrow Park, the gatehouse and grounds of Grade I-listed Georgian Lytham Hall, and Witch Wood with its dovecote and ponds, finishing near the Fairhaven White Church.

4km.

Check with Lytham Hall that the grounds are open before walking (tel. 01253 736652).

Highlights: Lytham Hall (A Grade I-listed Georgian Palladian mansion designed by John Carr of York, set in wooded parkland).

Documented by Community Rail Lancashire (PDF).

Ansdell and Fairhaven Station to St Annes-on-the-Sea Station

Coast path — Lancashire Coastal Way.

4km.

Documented by Railwalks.