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.
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thebigc1690 21.04.2008 (23.04.2009)
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Advantages: Lots of family seaside fun, a great break with kids, can be done on a budget, fab attractions Disadvantages: Can be busy in peak, some really tacky areas, some attractions are expensive and not so good.
...the same negative opinion of Blackpool as lots of people. It had been around 25 years since I was last there, as a child on a trip with my Mum and a couple of aunt's and cousins. My memories included wet, grey and cold 'miserable' weather, finding the B&B we had booked into was awful (when the landlady answered the door with a black eye it was definitely a sign of things to come, and us kids were terrified when fighting broke out on the landing...we ... ...here and no visit to Blackpool beach would be complete without it. The donkeys seem really well cared for and are very friendly. They are, rightly so, restricted in their hours of work so won't be there all day and are prohibited from working on a Friday...even the donkeys need a day off after all. I really like the beach on a clear evening. The sun sets right into the sea and it's an impressive sight in the right conditions, with the sea sparkling ...
Rhiana 05.07.2009
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Advantages: Plus ca change Disadvantages: Plus c'est les memes shows
...a famous seaside place called Blackpool That's noted for fresh air and fun And Mr. and Mrs. Ramsbottom Went there with young Albert, their son.
They didn't think much to the ocean,
The waves they were piddlin' and small. There were no wrecks and nobody drownded, 'Fact, nothin' to laugh at at all!" * At about the time when Stanley Holloway had music hall audiences rolling in the aisles with his monologues about the Ramsbottom family, I came to Blackpool ... ...something of my visits to Blackpool as a boy. Suffice it here to say that I adored the place: the piers, the open-topped "toast-rack" trams, the tower, the beach that stretched to the horizon, the arcades along the front ("catch-pennies" as my grandmother called them), Pablo's two-inch thick ice cream wafers, fizzy pop from bottles with wire-hinged ceramic tops, Bloomfield Road stadium where the likes of Matthews and Mortenson still performed - I ...
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Advantages: Fun, lots to do, fairly cheap. Disadvantages: Noisy, tacky, can end up spending too much money.
...Read on..everyone should go to Blackpool at least once but you need preparation first..
-Take Comfy Shoes
It’s a long way down the golden mile and those white stilettos will do your feet no good. If you really insist on wearing them, you can always take the tram or the bus down the mile, or even splash out and get a taxi, but then you will have less money for the arcades and booze. So take a pair of trainers, and if you really want to, stick ... ...Yes ok so Blackpool is tacky. However, having read some of the other opinions about Blackpool, I felt I should defend it. It's not for perverts and is suitable for all age groups. There is a friendly atmosphere that you do not get in other places. It was a quiet weekend when we were there but it was very clean and the beach was not at all dirty. The nights at high season can be quite rowdy but no more than any other city at night. On Sunday there ...
MissDirect 13.05.2002
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Advantages: Something for everyone: Rollercoaster, Victorian Piers, and oh yeah, English PUBS! Disadvantages: Hey, who turned out the Lights?
Did you know that Blackpool has more tourist rooms than any other holiday venue in Europe?
Blackpool is a unique English venue! Where else can one experience the largest Rollercoaster in the UK (Europe?), plus Streets with more lights than GATLINBURG, Tennessee and a Victorian Seafront next door?
Business called me to Blackpool, and I was booked into the Doric Hotel, advertised as a family hotel, two stars, sounded a bit basic, but for the picture ... ...of the Lights - sorry, Blackpool Illuminations! Which consist of SCADS of lights throughout the town and along the Promenade (beside the Sea) from September through the middle of November. Since they look like something you would expect at Christmas or at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, it seems odd they turn them out mid-November, rather than leaving them lit over December/January-holidays?
And we saw The Big One Roller Coaster (I declined to ride it, as ...
Reynarda 27.11.2002 (13.03.2003)
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Advantages: Something for everyone Disadvantages: Having to go home
...reason for people going to Blackpool is because of the lights every year they have different lights light all up and down the streets and they are fantastic, also there tower Blackpool tower its fantastic it has a ballroom a circus, they have lots of different levels in there for you to visit, there newest attraction is the walk of faith.
Now lol it is called this because of the piece of glass that has been put into the floor and as your in the ... ...The coach station in Blackpool is great you walk out of it via a pathway instead of the exstortionat taxies all lined up outside and there are the hotels bed and breakfasts they start at £8. per person pernight and upwards depending to weather you have bed and breakfast or evening meal, then of course depending on what kind of accomodation you want the price can be through the roof like £150 upwards.
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vicky27 29.10.2002 (30.11.2003)
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I wrote about Blackpool Illuminations in one of my Business Studies A Level exams – it was the “ultimate example” of extending the market (or, in this case, season) by getting tourists to come not only in summer but up until November too, and is supposedly one of only a few tourist resorts worldwide that manage it.
Growing up, oh, 5 minutes away from Blackpool meant I’ve seen the illuminations at least once a year (usually ... ...prom too…. Speaking of food, Blackpool businesses boom during the lights period as visiting children cannot resist the lure of the seafront stands – everything from pizza and kebabs through to Mr Whippys and of course Blackpool Rock is available, and the places stay open well into the evening.
The lights stretch for over 6 miles (Golden or not) from Starr Gate to Bispham, and in peak season it can take a while to get through. We left ...
zoe_page 14.09.2001
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Advantages: Sea, funfair, slot machines, trams, good fun. Disadvantages: Tatty, noisy, expensive if you like the machines!
We regularly visit Blackpool for a short break – just to behave like children for a few days! Some would say no change there then! Blackpool itself is on the north west coast of England. It has miles of beaches with the type of sand ideal for making sandcastles towards the north and sand dunes towards the south.
The sea isn’t particularly clean, so swimming, whilst safe as regards currents, is probably not advisable. In windy weather ... ...the subject of rough seas, Blackpool has a new lifeboat house, which is home to their three inshore lifeboats, situated just south of the Tower and it is well worth a visit. There’s lots of information about rescues and a good gift shop. You can buy a present and help save a life at the same time!
The famous Blackpool trams still run along the seafront from Starr Gate (just past the Pleasure Beach) in the south to Fleetwood in the north. In ...
SusanLesley 19.05.2001
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Advantages: Some good shops, lively Disadvantages: A horrible place overall
...about the same east of Blackpool Tower, and up close things got a great deal more depressing.
A Saturday afternoon or a Sunday morning in Blackpool at the best of times is an unpleasant experience, but make your way over to the place at the height of the Illumination season, when the Great Unwashed are flocking to New Tack City and all you feel like is a good weep. Spend an hour and a half in a huge, slow moving convoy of cars, trekking past the ... ...get the impression, however, that Blackpool is 100% bad. It's actually quite a nice little shopping town with some individual shops. But the endless throng of British youth intent on sowing their wild oats and soaking up the Great God Alcohol give the place a menacing and claustrophobic air that I've never quite experienced anywhere else.
Okay, just for a minute let's give a run down on some facts to guide you through this place.
Blackpool sits ...
dave27 15.09.2001
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...have recently come back from Blackpool where we celebrated my daughter eighteenth birthday. It was the second time my wife and I had been to Blackpool, and first time we declared we never liked it and didn’t want to return. But this time things were different.
We stayed at a small family run hotel along the Queen’s promenade, and walk from the main attractions of Blackpool.
The first experience was the trams; a day pass (which also allows you to ... ...visit the shops they’re packed! Blackpool has a good selection of shops, not to mention its fair share of gifts shops and restaurants cafes etc. there is also a shopping mall or two, and along with a market or two they complete the shopping picture for Blackpool.
We managed to find a pet shop, in which there were various live animals (well they wouldn’t sell if they were not alive I suppose). But I was slightly dismayed to find kittens and puppies ...
dabmim 06.08.2004
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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 ...
carneypingu 17.02.2008
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Advantages: Although a bit tacky, you can find some great places to visit. Disadvantages: Loads of tacky souvenir shops.
Blackpool is still one of the most visited seaside towns in the UK, with millions of visitors pouring in every year. Although Blackpool appears to many as being dirty and scruffy, there are many wonderful places to visit.
Blackpool is not just the "Pleasure Beach", although this seems to be the place that everybody flocks to, especially young people. There are far more things to see and do, and you do not need to travel many miles to find them.
... ...other attractions that help make Blackpool special for me.
*** Blackpool Tower.
This proud Victorian landmark, recently restored to it's original glory, has always known how to entertain holidaymakers and day trippers alike. Tower World offers floor after floor of indoor entertainment, which even the great British weather cannot spoil, there's so much going on to keep the entire family amused for the whole day - such as the famous Tower Aquarium, ...
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Advantages: Luxury, excellent food, courteous staff Disadvantages: A bit pricey!
...categories for the town of Blackpool and I have already done a comprehensive opinion about the town itself on the holiday destinations category, so I thought that I would use this extra category to post an opinion about the best hotel that I have ever stayed in.
The Imperial Hotel at Blackpool
The Imperial Hotel stands on the sea front of the North Shore of Blackpool, between the North Pier and Gynn Square for those of you who know the area. It ... ...our stay, as the famous Blackpool trams run along the seafront from Fleetwood to Starr Gate and there’s a tram stop right outside the hotel.
The Imperial is a beautiful Victorian building built in the late 1800’s, which has been carefully restored to its former glory, and has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment. It is close to Blackpool Railway Station and just two miles from Blackpool Airport.
It has 183 bedrooms, some of ...
SusanLesley 28.08.2001
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Advantages: Cheap and cheerful Disadvantages: Beach isn't very clean
...haven't been able to visit Blackpool for years now and I’ve heard it’s changed in some respects but I have many happy memories of when I did so. A true, traditional, British seaside area including donkey rides, 'Kiss me Quick' hats and candy floss!! There is something for everyone in Blackpool. Organists playing classics for the grannies, child play areas/playhouses, amusement arcades, theatres, nightclubs, you name it!
I found that, ... ...Of course, there is Blackpool Tower with its ballroom and bingo nights, numerous nightclubs catering for all ages and all tastes in music too. I found the older people tended to favour nights at the Tower and the Pier theatres whereas the younger ones headed into the town centre nightclubs which played everything from Techno to Rock. There are three Piers each displaying differing pubs and clubs aswell as more traditional amusement areas.
There ...
blurbubble 30.04.2001
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Advantages: Loads of pubs and Clubs Disadvantages: Can be Seedy, very busy
...is many more places in Blackpool that are worth a look.
The Pubs and clubs to have a good night:
The Waterfront: Since opening a few years a go, this place has become almost a haven for all the locals and holiday makers alike. It is a three section nightclub which consists of a small club for the slightly older crowd, playing music like culture club, and wham. A large ground floor club, which mainly plays pop music and chart hits, often with guest ... ...having a night out in blackpool soon.
1. The no3, excellent place to start, very trendy, just out of town.
2. Gillespies, Short taxi or long walk from No3, always busy!
3. The Washington, up the road from Gillespies.
4. Oneals, obligatory Irish bar always busy, always good.
5. The Tapas bar, very small pub. Excellent atmosphere.
6. Cahoots, one of the main places to be seen before hitting a club.
7. N.T.K. quite new place, on two levels. Has ...
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