Drink

Lytham's drinking scene runs from traditional to contemporary without ever feeling like a chain high street. The Taps, a proper pub dating back to the early 1800s, anchors the real ale crowd, while newer micropubs and craft beer bars have built a following for rotating, small-batch pours. Cocktail bars and hotel lounges sit alongside them, several with menus built around Lytham Gin, the town's own award-winning craft distillery, which also runs tours and tastings. Many pubs and bars spill out onto pavement and courtyard seating through the summer, and it is common to find live music or a DJ set on a weekend afternoon. That mix of proper pubs, independent bars and a genuine local spirit brand gives Lytham Fringe a natural home for its general wristband programme, since the venues already know how to host a crowd.