Heysham Cliffs
Dating back to the Stone Age, Heysham is home to one of the finest Anglo-Viking sites in the North-West and even hosts an annual Viking festival! Enjoy the clean sea air on a stroll around The Barrows, an area of cliffs where many tools and pottery artefacts have been found, suggesting it was once an ancient burial ground.
Heysham Cliffs, a remarkable place to visit. This coastal headland in Lancashire has the only cliffs in Lancashire and the only ones between North Wales and Cumbria. Not only that it is packed full of history, intrigue, folklore and beautiful sea views.
It is believed St Patrick found the headland at Heysham to be a place of spiritual importance, enough to build a chapel there. Heysham Trail Leaflet The leaflet takes you on a self-guided trail along the most prominent cliff on the Lancashire coast to explore the area’s rich history and the landscape of today.
Heysham Ruins
Generally thought to predate the Battle of Hastings in 1066, these chapel ruins stand above the sea.
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