Mythic Coast Artwork Trail

Wyre’s Mythic Coast Artwork trail is a fascinationg collection of sculptures and installations on Cleveleys seafront.

They bring to life images from The Sea Swallow – a specially commissioned children’s story book that combines local folklore, myth and legend about Wyre’s coastline.

All the artworks were designed by North West artist Stephen Broadbent and  funded through the Sea Change regeneration programme that has also seen the building of the new Rossall Point observation tower and the refurbishment of Marine Gardens at Fleetwood.

Shipwrecks

A memorial to ships wrecked off the Fylde coast between 1643 and 2008.

The names of all the wrecks are etched through the steel.

Located at the start of Cleveleys promenade.

Sea Swallows

A 10-metre beacon featuring the Sea Swallows that give the book its name.

Made from coated aluminium it creates a striking landmark at the top of Victoria Road West.

Ogre's Paddle

Back on the promenade near Jubilee Gardens look for a paddle washed ashore. The timber paddle is nine metres long and 1.7 metres wide. It was carved from purpleheart timber by John Merrill and weighs in at 1.5 tonnes. The Paddle bears the inscription “the Sea Ogre’s paddle drifted up, to lie on the muddy sand like some strange offering…”

The Sea Ogre

A four-metre stone creature with angry eyes is hidden somewhere along the groynes right on the beach.

The Sea Ogre was carved by Adrian Wright and weighs in at 12 tonnes.

The Seashell

Go down on to Cleveleys beach and stand inside the Seashell when the tide is out.

It is four metres high, made from stainless steel and weighs 16.5 tonnes. This piece represents the golden shell in The Sea Swallow book.