A Few Days in Morecambe

View Across Morcambe Bay Towards the South Lakes

Today’s my wife’s birthday; we decided we’d go to Morcambe for a few days.

We went by car. We couldn’t take the train because Huddersfield Station was closed for yet more TransPennine Upgrade works. We didn’t fancy a rail replacement bus for part of the journey. It was a shame, because the train would have made for an interesting journey. Out via Skipton, returning via Preston. A round trip. Maybe next time.

We drove there via Halifax, Skipton and Settle, an interesting drive through the Yorkshire countryside. It took just under three hours with no stops, an easy drive with no problems en route. We arrived around 12:30.

We stayed at the Travelodge for two nights (£82.98, flexible, no breakfast).

Because we couldn’t check into the Travelodge until 3:00 pm, we decided to have some bevvies at the Crossing Micropub in Hest Bank, an excellent place to while away an hour or two. Covered in the next post.

After sorting ourselves out at the hotel, we walked along the seafront for a bit, so that I could take some photos. I took quite a few, but the weather was hazy, so the views across Morcambe Bay were not so good. A much better time to photograph the bay would be on a cold, frosty winter’s day. The walk along the seafront was pleasant; the sun was shining. But the town was a bit grim in places, especially round the hotel.

Next we caught a bus along the prom to Bare, to visit two micropubs. The first one was the Tide and Tap, on the seafront with views across the bay. Followed by the Little Bare, a short walk away. Two excellent pubs, covered in the next but one post.

Then a bus back to town for a curry at Mumbai No 9. Our curries were OK, with lots of meat. Not one of the best curry houses we’ve been to. But not one of the worst either. A place we would return to. It was quite busy for a Sunday night, out of season.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at the local Wetherspoons, the Eric Bartholomew (it’s actually in the Good Beer Guide) for a drink. They had a beer festival going on. I secured a pint for £2.35. I can’t remember how much my wife paid for her wine, but it was very cheap. We still don’t like Wetherspoons pubs, even though the drinks are cheap.