Relax St Annes on Sea

Relax St Annes on Sea A chance to share and celebrate the many wonderful things about St Annes on Sea.
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Just for fun, here are five topics of conversation you constantly repeat, when you live in St Annes on Sea (or visit reg...
05/01/2026

Just for fun, here are five topics of conversation you constantly repeat, when you live in St Annes on Sea (or visit regularly.

Can you think of more ones?

1) St Annes on Sea is a separate town from Lytham. The whole area is called Lytham St Annes for marketing and navigational purposes.

2) Yes, the sea DOES come in.

3) The old jetty on the beach used to be the end of the pier, and got isolated by fires.

4) Childhood memories of our wonderful Miniature Railway and Alpine Gardens, including the 'secret' waterfall.

5) The long term investment into ‘JR Taylors’, which lay empty for ten years and is becoming a luxury Spa, restaurant and bar.

Add ons to these include acceptable ways to write and shorten St Annes on the Sea, and just how amazing our retail community is becoming!

(Feel free to contribute but remember to direct comments about pot holes to LCC, and we do NOT do negative or nasty on this page 😁)

Our attractive and hardworking lifeboat station in St Annes on Sea. It has a shop and holds family-friendly events too. ...
04/01/2026

Our attractive and hardworking lifeboat station in St Annes on Sea.

It has a shop and holds family-friendly events too. More details on the Lytham St Annes RNLI page .

Love the colours in this wintery image by Victor Burnside

Lots of amazing Fylde Coast Wolf Moon images being shared on social media. This one featuring St Annes on Sea - by Dave...
03/01/2026

Lots of amazing Fylde Coast Wolf Moon images being shared on social media. This one featuring St Annes on Sea - by Dave Hetherington Photography - is fabulous!

If those sweety tubs are starting to get empty, you can drop them at The Vic St Annes or Lord Derby to be recycled.Plus,...
03/01/2026

If those sweety tubs are starting to get empty, you can drop them at The Vic St Annes or Lord Derby to be recycled.

Plus, all the money raised goes to the Macmillan Cancer charity.

Please spread the word!

If you were up and out early today it was the best time to see the year's first full moon over St Annes on Sea.According...
03/01/2026

If you were up and out early today it was the best time to see the year's first full moon over St Annes on Sea.

According to the Royal Museum at Greenwich, a process called syzygy means the most spectacular view of some full moons is am, not pm.
Full moons are also the best time to see very high tides along our coast!
To help you time your visits to the beach, here is a complete guide to 2026 full moons. It includes the best time to see it.

Photo of a previous full moon with thanks to John Threlfall Photography

3 January (10.03am) Wolf Moon
1 February (10.09pm) Snow Moon
3 March (11.38am) Worm Moon
2 April (3.12am) Pink Moon
1 May (6.23pm) Flower Moon
31 May (9.45am) Blue Moon
30 June (12.57am) Strawberry Moon
29 July (3.36pm) Buck Moon
28 August (5.18am) Sturgeon Moon
26 September (5.49pm) Corn/Harvest Moon
26 October (4.12am) Hunter's Moon
24 November (2.53pm) Beaver Moon
24 December (1.28am) Cold Moon

Changes done and planned, but the fingerprints of our Victorian founders are still clear on the Square in St Annes on Se...
02/01/2026

Changes done and planned, but the fingerprints of our Victorian founders are still clear on the Square in St Annes on Sea.

This lovely image by Harry Eats & Captures shows the graceful architecture of our garden town by the sea.

"Sit awhile, away from the noise, on the edge of it all.You can breathe the air and listen to nature’s call.Sit awhile, ...
01/01/2026

"Sit awhile, away from the noise, on the edge of it all.
You can breathe the air and listen to nature’s call.

Sit awhile, someone else may come share your seat.
And the kindness of strangers is what you'll meet.

Sit awhile, without guilt or haste.
Because a wonderful view should never go to waste. "

There are talking-friendship benches at St Annes on the Sea Rail Station, Fairhaven Lake, and Lytham Park Cemetery & Crematorium. But, we also have many other local places for a moment of mindfulness, or an opportunity to chat with new people.

(Poem and most images, by Relax St Annes. Sunset image by the marvelous Sharon Gee.)

THANK YOU for your support in 2025. Wishing you a happy, healthy year ahead! Here's to many more glorious sunsets, long...
31/12/2025

THANK YOU for your support in 2025. Wishing you a happy, healthy year ahead! Here's to many more glorious sunsets, long walks, family times and browse and brews in St Annes on Sea!
Watercolour of a busy beach by gifted artist Pat Southern-Pearce.

This **NEW** antique and retro memorabilia shop on The Crescent replaces a retail outlet that had been there for many ye...
31/12/2025

This **NEW** antique and retro memorabilia shop on The Crescent replaces a retail outlet that had been there for many years.

The Seagull's Treasure Chest used to be a shop selling framed sports and music prints, didn't it? It was a mystery as it never seemed open, yet stayed there for many years. Anyone know different?

Anyway, this new shop adds to a GREAT selection of places to get antiques and preloved items in St Annes on Sea.

Highly recommend you visit this **NEW** cafe, along with the other quirky independent shops on St Andrews Road South (ju...
30/12/2025

Highly recommend you visit this **NEW** cafe, along with the other quirky independent shops on St Andrews Road South (just off The Crescent.)

Mabel's Coffee Lounge St Anne's serves freshly made food, and lovely owners Tracey and Red provide a very warm welcome. They are also full of ideas and enthusiasm when it comes to supporting our family-friendly seaside town.

The cafe is dog friendly too.

Welcome Tracey and Red and all best wishes with your new venture.

An early addition to the 'new town' of St Annes on the Sea shown when first built in 1890, and in a recent photo by Vict...
30/12/2025

An early addition to the 'new town' of St Annes on the Sea shown when first built in 1890, and in a recent photo by Victor Burnside.

Why is this church on St Annes Road East called Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church?

Many coastal communities embraced the idea of Mary being the guiding star for seafarers. However, this belief may have been a mistranslation of her Hebrew name (Miryam meaning a drop of the sea). It led to her being given the name Stella Maris, or Star of the Sea.

The church has a lovely parish centre on St Albans Road, hosting welcoming open events for local people.

Vintage image with thanks to John Roberts.

Another festive shout out, this time to Wesley's Community Cafe & Larder, where wonderful volunteers spent Christmas day...
29/12/2025

Another festive shout out, this time to Wesley's Community Cafe & Larder, where wonderful volunteers spent Christmas day giving out 100 meals, 100 goody bags, toys and gifts, and food for the days ahead.

What a community we have!

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You've come to the right place if you want to RELAX in St Annes on Sea (more formally known as St Annes on the Sea).

This is a non-commercial and voluntary project to celebrate and promote St Annes on Sea. It is designed to inform and inspire residents, visitors and organisations considering investing in the town.

We share photographs, ideas and activities - as well as links to local businesses - to help you to find projects, pastimes, hobbies and great places to visit. It’s all that’s good about our beautiful, Victorian Garden Town by the Sea.

(So, no negativity or arguments please.)