Blackpool in general > Reviews > Blackpool

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Average
Sightseeing	Excellent
Shopping	Excellent
Nightlife	Excellent
Ease of getting around	Excellent

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

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

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, most places do a family ticket which works out cheaper.

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 but I loved it myself, my kids did not really like it as they were to small for a lot of the rides, again they do a family ticket which works out at approx £100 for a family of five.

There are shows on in the evening at one off the piers and also at Pleasure Beach, which looked good but we didnt get to any of them as the kids were to small, I remember when I was younger going on holiday with my mum and dad to blackpool and we went to see Cannon and Ball, I laughed my head off, they were so funny and I was a great fan of theirs.

Blackpool is a big place and the best way to get around is by the trams, you can buy a ticket that does you for one day or one that will do you for a week and you can also travel on the buses using this ticket. the ticket that does you for a week costs £20 pound per adult and kids of a certain age travel free.

The beach is miles long and absolutely beautiful, they have pony rides for kids up and down the beach.there is plenty off shops on the piers and along the promenade. Blackpool is a great holiday for everyone and well worth the money you will spend. Blackpool is a very expensive place to go to but you will really enjoy it.

There is probably some stuff I have not mentioned, but we were only there for a week and tried to fit in as much as possible, most off what I have mentioned here.