The famous 'M' sign has gone up as work continues ahead of the opening of a new McDonald's in Morecambe.
The new McDonald's is being built on the site of the former Frankie and Benny's and Burger King premises on Hillmore Way, just off Central Drive near Morrisons, which has been closed since 2020.
In May 2025, Lancaster City Council officers approved several planning applications from the fast food giant, including for replacement doors and glazing, changes to the car parking layout and bin store area, landscaping including outdoor seating areas and planting, and a number of illuminated signs.
Here are more photos of the iconic M sign on the new restaurant, taken by Beyond Radio on Wednesday April 15 2026.


The premises was originally built in the mid-1990s as a drive through Burger King takeaway, until Frankie & Benny’s took over the site in 2008, removing the drive through and extending into the former drive through lanes.
Frankie and Benny’s vacated the site in 2020, and it has remained disused since then.
The site is close to the Morrisons supermarket, Morrisons Petrol Station, B&M, The Range and Next shopping area, and car park.
In 2024, plans for Burger King to open a drive-through on the site, were withdrawn.
Read more: Work continues on new McDonald's restaurant in Morecambe - Beyond Radio


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