I have seen 2 jobs of interest on the Internet this past weekend, one in Morecambe, one in Carnforth, hence my interest in these areas.

Of course this is just early days for me, and am just pussyfooting around......who knows where I will end up?

Maybe Timbuctoo??

beedubya if you end up in Morecambe or Carnforth - wherever it is a lovely part of the world. I have fond memories of these places as a child I lived in an Orphanage for 14 years and to keep 50+ kids busy Governor would walk us for miles and miles... We were based in Silverdale and walked all over - used to take coach trips to Morecambe, Lake District.. Good times. I wish you good luck in your job search..

Thanks Fulwood and I hope your trip home works out better for you next year.

I grew up in Morecambe. We visited last year and it was a sad sight. However, I know there's a programme of improvement. The company that's put a load of money into restoring the Midland Hotel -- a treasure of Art Nouveau, I think. Some art movement of the 20th century. Anyway that company got a signed agreement that the local council, which is in Lancaster, would put money into improving the place, especially the promenade, and it seems to be happening.

It is potentially very pretty with the view of the hills on the far side of the bay and the tide coming in and out.

One shortcoming is that there's only two ways out to the wider world. One is north and up to the motorway, which is fine if you're going in that direction. The other is through a bottleneck Victorian bridge in Lancaster. Apparently a new bridge is high on the agenda, but then, it's been talked about since I was young.

I always think of Bare as part of Morecambe. Heysham is nice and very old. Pre-conquest church there. I think it's the oldest church in England to still be in use.

Of course there is that north west weather. Bloody perishing at times because of the damp.

Bev

Have always wanted to visit Carnforth - for this reason:
http://www.refreshmentroom.com

That looks pretty cool.

Oh yes, Brief Encounter, Trevor Howard and Celia Johnston, not that I am that old of course to remember it LOL!!

Its unfortunately a bit of a let down!

Oh no! Could you please expound?

I spent a night in Morecambe in March (don't ask). I thought it had the air of seedy decline that many erstwhile British seaside resorts do. The promenade is pretty enough though. Heysham is "blessed" with a nuclear power station, which always has me a little worried given the lack of egress from Morecambe that you mention.

As an aside, the Midland Hotel is used as a film set extensively in the Poirot series.

The weather is not the greatest either, even by UK standards.

Thanks everybody for your honest replies, these 2 have now been struck off the list.

I'm a bit nostalgic for the fifties and sixties so I tend to like seedy decline.

Well I quite like Blackpool for it's tackiness, but I wouldn't want to actually live there.