How to find the Glasson Dock field
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From Junction 33 of the M6 take the A6 north towards Lancaster. DO NOT FOLLOW SAT NAV FROM M6 J33. There are very narrow roads linking A6 and A588
After about 3.5 miles from the M6 junction turn left at the Pointer roundabout onto the A588 towards Cockerham.
Travel south for a further 3.5 miles through the village of Conder Green and across Conder Bridge. Turn right straight after the bridge towards Glasson Dock and Marina (the B5290). At the next roundabout and before the dock turn left onto School Lane, signposted towards the Yacht Marina School and the West Quay.
Over canal bridge follow School Lane to the right and pass the marina entrance on the right. The site entrance is on the Right after the next right hand bend, between a large hedge.
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Glasson dock is within easy walking distance of the site and the Wyre Villager Bus route 89 passes the site entrance. This harbour originally opened in 1787, following the demise of Lancaster as a port, and was at its height the largest port in the North West, importing cotton, sugar, spices and slaves from Africa and the Indies. Lancaster canal was important in affording swift distribution of cargo landed at the port into the heart of industrial Lancashire.
Glasson is still a working port handling over 150,000 tonnes of cargo annually. The village of Glasson has a small selection of shops and places to eat, smoke house and there are excellent walks in the surrounding countryside and along the coast of Morecambe Bay.
Linked to Lancaster by the Lune Estuary Cycleway. Attractive and interesting environment with walks right round the harbour. Large public car park.
Glasson Dock is located on the south bank of the Lune estuary about 4 miles south west of Lancaster. Main road access from the M6 is difficult so please follow our instructions carefully and avoid the narrow roads that link the A6 tothe A588.