O/T Walking time

[Robert Jackson]

Opinions please. I am a reasonably brisk walker. If I was at the Millennium Bridge at about 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, would I be likely to reach Morecambe station in time for the 4:19 p.m. train to Leeds, and does the old railway path end close to Morecambe station?

I know the train picks up in Lancaster in any case; I'm just thinking about a bit of exercise!

[Sammy h]

If you go down the cycle track it comes out right next to the train station, just outside Frankie and Bennys, 1 hour 19 minutes is plenty of time IMO.

[Morectalk]

You could always aim for Bare Lane Station instead.

[Plain Peter]

Boring walk once you lose sight of the Lune (imo), plus there's potentially all sorts of human obstacles in the way.
Why not have a brisk walk down the Quay to Williamsons and back. Finish off by clambering up and over Castle Hill to the station?

[Keith]

Am I the only one who'd stroll up to the Sun, have a pint, then wander up to Lancaster station?

[jonnythedog]

Nope.

[Heysham_Shrimp]

Boring walk once you lose sight of the Lune (imo), plus there's potentially all sorts of human obstacles in the way.
Why not have a brisk walk down the Quay to Williamsons and back. Finish off by clambering up and over Castle Hill to the station?

are you alluding to the possibility of being mugged/beaten up/both while passing Ryelands

[Plain Peter]

are you alluding to the possibility of being mugged/beaten up/both while passing Ryelands

Even getting across Millennium Bridge can be challenging

[Plain Peter]

Am I the only one who'd stroll up to the Sun, have a pint, then wander up to Lancaster station?

With 75 minutes to get to Castle Station there's time for a short 'crawl', 4 pints easily achievable:

Carpenters
Nags
John O'Gaunt
Merchants

[jonnythedog]

...and The Three Mariners.

This is turning into quite a session!

[Plain Peter]

...and The Three Mariners.

This is turning into quite a session!

Not quite.
The Three Mariners was originally The Carpenters Arms

[jonnythedog]

...and The Three Mariners.

This is turning into quite a session!

Not quite.
The Three Mariners was originally The Carpenters Arms

I'm not sure which one of us should be more embarrassed by that.

[stevanshrimp]

...and The Three Mariners.

This is turning into quite a session!

Not quite.
The Three Mariners was originally The Carpenters Arms

and......The Carpenters Arms was, a very long time ago "The Three Mariners"
so, returning to its original name. So i was told many years ago.

[Plain Peter]

and......The Carpenters Arms was, a very long time ago "The Three Mariners"
so, returning to its original name. So i was told many years ago.

http://words.inpurespirit.com/1551/the-ghost-at-lancasters-three-mariners/

[Plain Peter]

Three best ever pubs in Lancaster, in no particular order:

Slip Inn, when it had the bier keller in the cellar;
Lancastrian, the one on Upper Penny Street;
Blue Anchor, when it was just a small pub with all the RN cap tallies littering the bar.

Can think of several more great watering holes, but that'll be more than three!

Sorry for going O/T

[Robert Jackson]

Thanks guys for the replies. In actual fact, it turned out that - for my return journey - Lancaster station was plagued by replacement buses in every direction, so it was a bus to Carnforth and then the train back to Leeds.

I like the pub suggestions but am not too bothered about drinking on my own. On my previous visit with a mate, we started off in the John O'Gaunt, moved on to the Horse and Farrier and then the Borough in Dalton Square. After dinner, we tried a pub whose name I've forgotten somewhere near the Duke's and then finished off at the Three Mariners. Love the Coniston Bitter there when it's on. As I'm knocking on a bit I clearly remember it being called the Carpenters Arms; suspect it maybe changed its name in the 1980s. When I lived in the area I liked the Golden Ball, but believe now that it may be closed, and then when it was last open it only sold keg beer. A chap called Fred Jackson had it for years and years; anyone else remember him?