Blackpool

Worth seeing in and around Blackpool

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bloomfield Road

   Bloomfield Road is a football stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Blackpool Football Club since 1901. It is the third stadium since the club's founding, the previous two being Raikes Hall Gardens and the Athletic Grounds.

   1.1 km · football stadium in Blackpool, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Blackpool Tower

   Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire.

   400 m · observation tower and entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Pleasure Beach Resort

   Pleasure Beach Resort, best known by its former name Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is an amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. The park was founded in 1896 by A. W. G. Bean and his partner John Outhwaite.

   2.7 km · amusement park in Blackpool, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Blackpool Central Mosque

   Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre is a Sunni mosque in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

   700 m · mosque located in Blackpool, United kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Blackpool Zoo

   Blackpool Zoo is a 32-acre zoo, owned by Parques Reunidos and located in the sea-side resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It cares for over 1,000 animals from all over the world.

   2.5 km · zoo · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Infusion

   Infusion is an inverted roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England. It opened on 2 May 2007, and was built by Vekoma.

   2.4 km · inverted steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Big One

   The Big One is a steel hypercoaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England. Designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened to the public on 28 May 1994 as the tallest roller coaster in the world, featuring a height of 65 metres.

   2.8 km · steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Revolution

   Revolution is a launched shuttle roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England. It was built by Arrow Development in 1979, and was the first European roller coaster to feature an inversion.

   2.7 km · shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Wild Mouse

   Wild Mouse was a Wooden roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England. It opened in 1958, and was one of only four remaining wooden wild mouse coasters left in the world during its final season of operation.

   2.6 km · roller coaster at Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Icon

    Icon is a launched roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England. Manufactured by Mack Rides, the ride opened on 25 May 2018, and had a total cost of £16.25 million.

    2.7 km · roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Blackpool Tower

   A Victorian tribute-act to the Eiffel Tower, 518 ft (158 m) high, part of a big leisure complex.

2. 02
   St Johns Anglican

   Completed in 1878 in Early English style.

3. 03
   North Pier

   North Pier was opened in 1863 and is 550 yards (500 m) long.

4. 04
   Central Pier

   This opened in 1868 to target the day-tripper mass-market that North Pier didn't care for, so it was close to the (now vanished) Central Station and has always had more amusements.

5. 05
   South Pier

   When opened in 1893 it was called Victoria Pier.

6. 06
   Blackpool Pleasure Beach

From Wikivoyage: Blackpool, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

What's on? Check local listings for forthcoming events in Blackpool. Blackpool Sands extend for miles. The area between North and Central Piers can get busy and trash-strewn in summer. Take a donkey ride, ironically if that helps (not Fridays; 50-kg rider weight limit).

From Wikivoyage: Blackpool, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

"Chippies" are everywhere in Blackpool, but the quality varies enormously. The promenade is one enormous strip of fish & chips and other fast-food places.

From Wikivoyage: Blackpool, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Blackpool

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 55 km · Manchester (MAN), 73 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 91 km

Stations

Blackpool Airport, 5 km · Blackpool North railway station, 900 m · Blackpool South railway station, 1.8 km · Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station, 2.9 km · Squires Gate railway station, 4.1 km

• Liverpool → Blackpool

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £8–11
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Blackpool

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 18m · £8–11
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Blackpool

  99 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £12–17
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