Cleveleys
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Cleveleys or Thornton-Cleveleys is a part of the Wyre local council area in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north of Blackpool, with which it has grown to merge along with the other Fylde Coast towns of Bispham, Lytham St Annes and Fleetwood. A popular retirement area, it is not a common travel destination of itself.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By car
Take the A585 from J3/M55 north, following the signs to Fleetwood.
[edit] By tram
Blackpool's historic tramway runs right up the coast to Fleetwood, turning inland as it reaches Cleveleys and travelling between the carriageways of the main road.
[edit] Get around
The centre is small and easily walkable, comprising really just of Victoria Road and a couple of streets either side. The seafront, known as the Promenade, can be walked south into Bispham and Blackpool, and north to Fleetwood.
The "Thornton" part of "Thornton-Cleveleys" is a residential area with a small selection of shops, situated a couple of miles east along Victoria Road, and has nothing to excite the traveller beyond a public library.
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Its rejuvenated modernistic sea defenses are a pleasure to see, along with the revamped Jubilee Gardens.
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The freight ferry MV Riverdance was shipwrecked here on 31 January 2008, the attention, and the crowds it brought in made Blackpool sick with envy.
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The main shopping street is Victoria Road West, featuring a variety of markets, cafes, souvenir shops and ordinary shops for locals. The road runs inland from the coast, and at the seaward end are some small slot machine arcades.
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More family oriented than Blackpool, there are a selection of good restaurants, and family public houses.
Most notably is Pulcinellas, make sure you book!
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[edit] Contact
[edit] Get out
Head north to Fleetwood, north-east beyond the River Wyre to the rural Over Wyre area, east to Poulton-le-Fylde en route to Lancaster, or more obviously south to Blackpool.
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