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Part of St George’s Quay, with the Customs House on the left

Lancaster’s prosperity in this period was inextricably linked with the slave trade. This is now acknowledged by a small memorial, on the right after the first access ramp of the Millennium Bridge.

Almost exactly on the line of Roman and mediaeval bridges, the Millennium Bridge is dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists. The crossing links to another cycleway (yet another former railway line) which leads to Morecambe.

After the underpass, the grassy area known as Green Ayre was the site of Lancaster’s second railway station, closed and demolished in 1976. Just beyond is Skerton Bridge. Built in 1783, it was reputedly the first bridge of its size anywhere in the country to have a level roadway. The ride continues past the backs of several industrial estates. On the left are islands in the Lune, then the weirs which mark the upper limit of the tides. In winter you can usually spot cormorants here. Above the weir a broad and relatively straight reach of the river is popular with rowers.