To misquote Oscar Wilde, “A grapefruit is a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it”.
We’re not suggesting that the organisations looking to relocate to the Storey are lemons, but they all know an opportunity when they see one.
Those already based in or around Lancaster know the advantages of the city and the creative stream that flows through it as surely as the River Lune.
Those looking to relocate will want to know more about the town and the benefits associated with it.
The following details some of the advantages offered by The Storey and Lancaster. Click on the links to learn more.
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Benefits
The Storey
If you choose to relocate to The Storey, you will be a part of a creative community – a home from home which will support you and your company, providing an eclectic mix of skills and talents that could help you to help your clients. Effectively, the Storey will be a one stop, 24 hour shop for the creative services.
The Storey’s large, secluded Victorian walled garden is an integral part of The Storey, offering rest, respite or just a great venue.
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Proximity
The Storey is a 30 minute drive from Blackpool International Airport and 60 minutes to Manchester Airport, Lancaster has easy access to and from most of the UK and Europe. In fact, it’s little more than a hop and a skip to Salford’s Media City and only an hour and a half more to Barcelona.
Liverpool, Capital of Culture ’08, has focussed Europe’s attention on the North West of England. And it’s only an hour’s drive away.
Lancaster’s West Coast, main line train station is on the doorstep with Pendolino connections to other major cities. And, with two junctions on the M6, the Storey is only ten minutes from the motorway.
Just up the road, Heysham Port has regular ferry services to Ireland and the Isle of Man, Britain’s answer to Hollywood.
http://www.gov.im/dti/iomfilm/aboutiomfilm.xml
http://www.directferries.co.uk/heysham.htm
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/LAN.html
Approximate journey times….
Birmingham under 2 hours
Leeds 2 hours
Glasgow 2 hours 30 minutes
Manchester under 1 hour
Preston 25 Minutes
Leeds 1 hour 30 minutes
The Lake District under 1 hour
1 hour from Media City, Salford.
Parking
Lancaster has a number of well-located car parks including, just a spit away from the Storey, one of only three Parksafe car parks in the country. Said to be safer than Fort Knox, you and your clients can park there with absolute confidence. Parksafe have agreed a flat fee for Storey visitors which can be billed directly to you … when you want to impress your clients.
[Lancaster car park information (PDF)]
Universities
Lancaster University is one of the top research universities in the country. With an international reputation for its high standards, the university can be a great resource to Lancaster and its businesses.
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/
The Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Lancaster’s St. Martin’s College, Newton Rigg, Penrith and the Cumbria Business School in Carlisle have merged to become the University of Cumbria.
http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx
Schools
Lancaster has a number of excellent schools, including Lancaster Royal Grammar School which, founded in the 13th Century, is one of the country’s oldest maintained schools and frequently tops the results charts, along with Lancaster Girls Grammar School and Ripley St Thomas.
Visitor Information Centre
The Visitor Centre reserve travel, hotels, restaurants and entertainment and provides regional and national information, maps and much more!. And they’re on the ground floor of The Storey!
http://www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk