Bolton-le-Sands
Built-up area in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.098, -2.803 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 47 67 |
| Population: | 6,995 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
Bolton-le-Sands is a compact coastal village and civil parish in the district of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, sitting on the banks of the Lancaster Canal and alongside the A6 between Lancaster and Carnforth. Its position on the edge of Morecambe Bay gives wide views across salt marshes and mudflats that attract waders and birdwatchers, while the canal towpath is popular with walkers and cyclists; the nearby Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is only a short drive away.
The village has a mix of stone cottages and Victorian terraces that reflect its past as a local transport and market hub, and today supports a modest local economy of shops, pubs, a primary school and community groups. Tourism tied to the bay and canal, together with commuter links into Lancaster, help sustain the area, and the combination of coastal landscape and historic streets gives it a quietly scenic, community-focused character.
Postcode districts covering Bolton-le-Sands
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Blackpool 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Morecambe 3 miles4.8 km
- Lancaster 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Kendal 16 miles25.7 km
- Fleetwood 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Poulton-le-Fylde 19 miles30.6 km
- Heysham 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cleveleys 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Clitheroe 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Kirkham 22.4 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Bolton & Slyne Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Slyne-with-Hest Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Nether Kellet Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Halton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bare Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Torrisholme Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Skerton Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Carnforth Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Carnforth & Millhead Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Scale Hall Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Halton-with-Aughton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Poulton Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Bolton-le-Sands
LA5 8JB, LA5 8JW, LA5 8DZ, LA5 8AT, LA5 8BA, LA5 8LN, LA5 8LS, LA5 8LZ, LA5 8EU … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 49.1 miles79 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 52.9 miles85.1 km
- Bare Lane Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Carnforth Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Bolton-le-Sands Ad
- Quite Simply French 5 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Craigwell 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Shipping Lanes Hotel 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Kerswell Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Morecambe Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Crown Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Royal at Heysham 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Borough Lancaster 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Grange Boutique Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Longlands Inn & Cottages 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
Schools in Bolton-le-Sands
- Bolton-le-Sands C of E Primary School Primary
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Globe Arena Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Lancaster University University 6.2 miles10 km
- Ashton Hall Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Holker Hall Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Underley Hall Estate 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Terry Bank Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Thornton Hall Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Twistleton Manor Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 14.7 miles23.7 km