Blackpool > Blackpool Experience

Advantages: Amazing atmosphere and more fun than you can shake a stick at.
Disadvantages: A bit grubby at parts but what the heck!

...not entertain us now but Blackpool still entertains me to this day (30 years on). I now have a 5 year old son of my own who has already visited Blackpool on several occasions and is well and truly hooked on the place just as I was and just the other week I took my 11 month old daughter there, too young to understand it all now of course but she too will soon be a Blackpool addict I am sure. Ok so what does Blackpool have that makes people want ...
...many things to do in Blackpool including a fantastic zoo, a fairly decent deep sea centre, a DR Who exhibition, dozens of very, very good amusement arcades and much, much more but the main attractions of Blackpool are the massive theme park (the pleasure beach), the three giant piers crammed with things to do and probably the main attraction for most the world famous Blackpool Tower. Different people will of course find different things that they ... Read review

Advantages: Great public transport and plenty of car parking
Disadvantages: Alot of bus routes that could confuse some people

BLACKPOOL EXPERIENCE - GETTING AROUND In this review I have summarised the main ways of getting to, and around in, Blackpool. Most of my direct experience has been by public transport as I have only recently passed my driving test and have not driven much in Blackpool. I have, however, seen my parents driving around and parking. CAR Blackpool is easily reached by car having it’s own direct link to the national motorway network at the M6 along the ...
...at www.blackpooltransport.com. For help with getting around Blackpool a brief summary of each line is given below: Line 1 (Summer Only) – This bus service follows Blackpool Promenade parallel to the tramway from Pontins past Starr Gate, the Pleasure Beach South Pier, Central Pier, the Tower, North Pier, Bispham and Anchorsholme to terminate at Cleveleys. The total length of the journey is timetabled as about 45 minutes. Line 2 - This bus service ... Read review

Advantages: cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: no high quality stores

...Blackpool. If youre arriving in blackpool after may youre lucky, as a new Debenhams store is set to open as part of the development of the Hounds Hill shopping centre. As it stands, the hounds hill is grubby and dark with very little lighting, more 1976 than 2008. The new proposals ready for May 2008 look set to change all that. And by looking at the plans, I cant help but feel a bit more optimistic about the towns future (for sketches of how the ...
...look around. Retail wise, Blackpool houses most of the usual highstreet names. HMV, Whsmith, Woolworths, Waterstones, Argos, Dixons, Thorntons, Curries are all here, as are most of the other big brand shops. Bargain wise, the best place to go is obviously Primark for clothes, and 'The Works' for books. This store seems to be having clothing down sales every week for the past 2 or 3 years and there prices have remained cheap throughout. Recently ... Read review

Advantages: Suits all ages
Disadvantages: Busy holiday no time to relax

Blackpool is a great holiday destination, it would suit all ages as there is so much to do, there is three piers which offer family bars, which are expensive, cafes are also expensive and amusements for kids, there is plenty to do indoors and out, you have the Waxworks which is absolutely fantastic and very reasonably priced. There is loads of amusement arcades and sea world again very reasonably priced they charge about £25 for a family of five, ...
...The Blackpool Tower is amazing, again they do a family ticket which costs £54 for five, in here is the circus, there is a family bar, Jungle Jims and and another sea life adventure and also shops, you can also take a ride to the top of the Tower , the view over Blackpool is amazing , all this for one price and you can go in and out of the Tower as many times in the day as you want. The pleasure beach is good for older kids it is packed with amusements ... Read review