It offers excellent shopping, a cinema, theatre and good restaurants, with many well preserved older buildings. Morecambe is a sea-side resort which is undergoing something of a renaissance thanks to money spent on its regeneration. There are breath-taking views of the Lakeland mountains from its promenade. Heysham is the site of an ancient abbey, now owned by the National Trust, and ferries from its harbour sail to the Isle of Man and Ireland. The three towns and the villages have excellent schools and enjoy easy access to the M6 motorway, as well as to the West Coast main railway line for London and Scotland, and Manchester International Airport for world-wide connections.
Housing is affordable and varied, ranging from country cottages through to town houses and flats.
The City of Lancaster offers an excellent way of life for those who would rather avoid the noise and hassle of a major city, and yet who do not want to live in an isolated spot.