Where can you find four of the country's best golf courses - all in one seaside resort?
At Lytham and St Annes-on-Sea, the most famous of which is, of course, Royal Lytham St Annes, home of the 2001 British Open Golf Championship. Lytham and St Annes are in fact two distinct towns, St Annes-on-Sea being a traditional seaside town with its Victorian Porrit buildings and historic pier, while tree-lined, leafy Lytham enjoys a sophisticated, village atmosphere.

St Annes is Lytham's quiet family seaside resort, built among sand dunes in the last century by Victorian entrepreneurs and boasting traditional seaside attractions like Pleasure Island, a pier, swimming pool, miniature golf and a miniature railway. Plus the convenience of being only three miles from Blackpool Pleasure Beach!

The Victorian origins of St Annes Square are obvious in spite of the patchwork of fancy edifices, while a recent revamp has introduced raised flower beds, coloured paving and a row of what appear to be Victorian bandstands - but are shelters.

Probably the one single factor that has spread the name Lytham St Annes across the globe is golf. The Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club will stage its 10th Open Championship in July, 2001.