Tour de France 2027 in Lancashire: the exact route the race will take at a glance

The exact route the Tour de France will take when it races through Lancashire next year has been unveiled.

The county is hosting an 80-mile stretch of the ‘Grand Départ’ event which is taking place across the UK.

The Blackpool Gazette has compiled a road-by-road breakdown of what will be the peloton's passage through Lancashire (see below) on day 2 of the globally-renowned sporting spectacle - Saturday 3rd July. It comes after the first definitive map was published following a launch event in Paris on Thursday.

The cyclists will arrive in the county from the Lake District en route to Liverpool. It had already been revealed that the riders would be passing through places including Carnforth, Morecambe, Lancaster, the Forest of Bowland, Clitheroe, Langho, Whalley, Blackburn, Chorley and Parbold.

Now, however, every twist and turn of the entire route can be traced - including the the five so-called ‘King of the Mountains’ climbs, over which Lancashire has a monopoly during the second day of the action.

Those ascents - at Jubilee Tower, the Trough of Bowland, Waddington Fell, Belmont and Parbold Hill - will, along with every other second of Lancashire's moment in the spotlight, be beamed around the world.

Vikki Harris, marketing and partnerships director at tourism body Marketing Lancashire, told The Gazette the Tour would give “a significant boost to the county’s visitor economy”.

“It will [also] provide an opportunity to share the county's diverse and spectacular coast and countryside with a worldwide audience.

“We're working with Lancashire's tourism and hospitality businesses to help maximise those opportunities, deliver an unforgettable visitor experience and encourage more holidays and short breaks in Lancashire in 2027 and beyond. "

Meanwhile, Lancashire County Council leader Stephen Atkinson, who attended the launch show, said: “It’s fantastic to see the route officially unveiled and to be here flying the flag for Lancashire ahead of our major role in next year’s Grand Départ.

“The Tour de France is one of the world’s biggest sporting events and is expected to bring more than £15m into Lancashire’s economy, as well as giving us a huge opportunity to showcase the county to the world.

“It’s also a great chance to make connections, learn from other host authorities and build the relationships we’ll need as detailed planning gets under way.”

Paul Bush, managing director of Grand Départ GB 2027, added: "To have both the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift starting in Britain next summer is extraordinary - and a historic moment. These routes showcase what a spectacular stage Scotland, England and Wales will provide."

Where is the Tour de France going through in Lancashire?

This is a breakdown of the route the Tour de France will take through five Lancashire districts on 3rd July, 2027 - with significant place names and landmarks highlighted in capitals, so you can see if it is coming anywhere near you.

START

South of Hale in Cumbria, enter Lancashire on the A6, just after Moss Lane

LANCASTER DISTRICT

Head south on the A6 towards YEALAND CONYERS

Continue along the A6 as it becomes Scotland Road

Pass through CARNFORTH

Continue along the A6 onto Lancaster Road and then Main Road

Head through BOLTON-LE-SANDS

Continue along the A6 onto Bye Pass Road

Bear right onto Coastal Road (A5105)

Continue as the road becomes Marine Drive and passes through HEST BANK

Head back onto Coastal Road and Marine Road East towards MORECAMBE

Turn left onto Broadway (A589)

At the Shrimp Roundabout, bear left onto Lancaster Road (B5321) approaching LANCASTER

Head beneath The Bay Gateway onto Torrisholme Road (B5321)

At the double roundabout, head onto Scale Hall Lane

Turn left onto Morecambe Road (A589)

Turn right onto Owen Road

Head across SKERTON BRIDGE

Turn right onto Parliament Street (A589)

Head onto North Road (A6)

Turn left onto Rosemary Lane and continue as it becomes Stonewall and Great John Street (A6)

Head onto Dalton Square

Turn left onto Nelson Street

Continue onto East Road

Turn right onto Wyresdale Road

Bear left to continue on Wyresdale Road at the junction with Coulston Road

Continue beneath the M6 before heading onto Langthwaite Road

Cross onto another stretch of Wyrsedale Road at the junction with Little Fell Lane

Cross onto Quernmore Brow at the junction with Bay Horse Road

Head past JUBILEE TOWER

Keep left at junction with Abbeystead Lane and head onto Rakehouse Brow between LOWER LEE and ABBEYSTEAD

Follow the road through MARSHAW to Wyresdale Tower

RIBBLE VALLEY DISTRICT

Head southeast over the Trough of Bowland Pass and continue south towards SYKES

Follow the road alongside LANGDEN BROOK, heading towards DUNSOP BRIDGE

Turn left after the village hall and head over the RIVER HODDER towards NETWON-IN-BOWLAND

Turn right after Treetops Cottage and head onto Hallgate Hill (B6478)

Continue into Slaidburn Road (B6478)

Head south towards WADDINGTON

Continue onto Clitheroe Road (B6478)

Cross the RIVER RIBBLE

Head onto Waddington Road in CLITHEROE (B6478)

Turn right onto Railway View Road

At the roundabout after CLITHEROE STATION, head onto Station Road

At the next roundabout, turn left onto Parson Lane (B6243)

Head onto Castle Gate at the junction with Castle Street.

At the roundabout, head straight across onto Moor Lane B6478

At the Queensway roundabout, head onto Whalley Road A671

Continue on Whalley Road towards BARROW

Follow the route as it becomes Clitheroe Road through LAMB ROE

Head beneath the A59, continuing south on Clitheroe Road

At the war memorial roundabout, head onto King Street through WHALLEY

Follow the road over Whalley Bridge, crossing the RIVER CALDER and onto Whalley Road

Head through BILLINGTON and at the Langho roundabout, turn left to continue on Whalley Road.

Head though LANGHO, WILPSHIRE and RAMSGREAVE - and then onto Whalley New Road.

At the Ramsgreave Drive junction, continue on Whalley New Road (A666) towards BLACKBURN

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN DISTRICT

Continue onto Lark Hill and cross Barbara Castle Way into Penny Street.

At the roundabout, turn left onto Salford and then left onto Railway Road.

Head past BLACKBURN STATION and onto Jubilee Street and then left onto Darwen Street.

Continue onto Great Bolton Street and then Bolton Road at the retail park junction

Head onto Alan Shearer Way and, at the roundabout, turn right into Livesey Branch Road (A6062)

At the roundabout, turn left onto Heys Lane

Continue south onto Tockholes Road and cross the M65

Head through TOCKHOLE and RYAL FOLD

Bear right into Crookfield Road and then turn left onto Belmont Road (A675)

Head past the BELMONT RESERVOIR and onto High Street in BELMONT

Turn right onto Rivington Road, past WARD’S RESERVIOR

CHORLEY DISTRICT

Continue on Rivington Road until it becomes Belmont Road and then bear left onto Sheep House Lane.

Continue onto Horrobin Lane and past the RIVINGTON RESERVOIRS

Turn right onto New Road and follow the road into Babylon Lane

Turn right into Long Lane

Follow the road through LIMBRICK and bear right onto Weaver’s Brow

Head onto Cowling Road, past the SPINNERS ARMS PUB and then into Cowling Brow

Bear right onto Eaves Lane and then turn left onto Lyons Lane (B6228)

At the roundabout, turn right onto Shepherd’s Way (A6)

Head past CHORLEY STATION and turn left into Union Street

Turn left onto Market Street in front of CHORLEY TOWN HALL and follow the road onto St. Thomas’s Road (A581)

Continue onto Southport Road (A581) and onto Balshaw Lane, past EUXTON BALSHAW LANE STATION

At the roundabout, turn left onto Wigan Road and at the next roundabout, turn right onto Dawber’s Lane (A581)

Cross the M6, head past the TRAVELLERS REST PUB

Turn left onto Lydiate Lane (B5250) just before ULNES WALTON

Follow the road onto Towngate and then turn right onto Tinklers Lane in ECCLESTON

Bear right onto Blue Stone Lane and then turn left onto Dark Lane near MAWDESLEY

Bear left onto Ridley Lane and then turn right onto Bentley Lane

WEST LANCASHIRE DISTRICT

Bear right onto Chorley Road (B5246) and head through BISPAM

Continue onto Lancaster Lane (B5246)

Turn left onto PARBOLD HILL (A5209)

Head onto Sparrow Hill and Hall lane (A5209)

Turn right onto Appley Lane North (B5375)

Head south through APPLEY BRIDGE, past the railway station

Cross the RIVER DOUGLAS into Appley Lane South

Turn left onto Bank Brow at HOLLAND LEES and head through BANK TOP and ROBY MILL

Follow the road onto Stoney Brow and College Road towards UP HOLLAND

At the roundabout, bear left onto Grove Road.

Head onto Parliament Street and then turn right onto Church Street

Bear right onto Tontine Road and and pass beneath the M58

At the roundabout, turn right onto Sandbrook Road

Leave Lancashire near UP HOLLAND SCHOOL

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