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GBP 45 - 285 Hilton Blackpool
On Blackpool´s promenade, this Hilton hotel has an indoor pool and modern gym. The cocktail bar hosts weekend entertainment throughout the summe… MoreGBP 22 - 70 Hacketts York House Hotel
With a 24-hour bar and free parking, Hacketts York House is near the beach, on Blackpool´s Queen´s Promenade. Bus and tram stops are a 2-m… MoreGBP 18 - 90 Hawkes Hotel
Opposite the South Pier and 700 metres from Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach, the Hawkes Hotel offers en suite rooms and a full English breakfast. Free Wi… MoreGBP 28 - 198 Henson Hotel
Facing Pleasure Beach on the New South Promenade, this friendly, family-run hotel has free parking, and clean bedrooms with free Wi-Fi.
Henson Hotel… MoreGBP 40 - 70 Kingsway Hotel
In central Blackpool, this welcoming family-run hotel with on-site parking and a bar is a short walk from Blackpool Tower and the Winter Gardens.
The… MoreGBP 25 - 75 Lanayr Hotel Blackpool
This friendly, family-run hotel offers free Wi-Fi, generous breakfasts and free parking. The seafront promenade and Blackpool Tower are a 5-minute wal… MoreGBP 50 - 85 Lyric Hotel
This family-run hotel is on the promenade, looking out over Blackpool seafront. It has free Wi-Fi, en suite rooms and a bar. Evening meals and some li… MoreGBP 35 - 50 Mardi Gras Hotel
In the heart of Blackpool, The Mardi Gras offers free Wi-Fi, modern rooms and a lively bar. The town centre, along with shops and nightclubs, is a 2-m… MoreGBP 46 - 90 Mardonia Hotel
Between the Central and South piers, the Mardonia offers free Wi-Fi and en suite rooms. The Pleasure Beach and Blackpool Tower are within easy reach.
… MoreGBP 25 - 55 Lynmar
In the heart of Blackpool, this homely guest house offers free Wi-Fi and excellent breakfasts. Blackpool North Train Station is a 3-minute walk away.
… MoreGBP 22 - 303 Lichfield Hotel
Situated on Blackpool’s lively Promenade, The Lichfield offers free Wi-Fi and sea views. With a cosy bar and cooked breakfasts, the hotel is just me… MoreGBP 40 - 70 Lancaster House
A 10-minute walk from the Blackpool Tower, shopping centres and seafront, Lancaster House has en suite bedrooms, an on-site restaurant, free wireless … MoreGBP 20 - 65 Langwood Hotel
With a superb sea view, this hotel with a bar and free parking is in the quieter North Shore area and close to Bispham Tram Station.
Rooms at the Lan… MoreGBP 20 - 110 Leverdale Hotel
In a quiet location overlooking the sea, the family-run Leverdale Hotel offers free parking and an entertainment lounge. There is a tram stop on Black… MoreGBP 45 - 120 Aindale
In the heart of Blackpool, the clean and friendly Aindale has 24-hour access and a late bar, and is 5 minutes’ walk from the beach, Blackpool Tower … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Over 6 million people visit Blackpool every year. It is Britain's number 1 tourist venue, although Brits will deny going there.
"Oh I do love to be beside the seaside" was played for years every day at the Tower Ballroom Blackpool by Reginald Dixon on his Wurlitzer.
Blackpool is reached via the M55 from the M6.
Local bus services run from Preston, Lancaster_(Lancashire)|Lancaster, Southport and Fleetwood.
Long distance bus services, and charters, run from virtually everywhere in Great Britain.
The trains run to Blackpool North and Blackpool South stations from Preston and many other destinations. Blackpool North is the main station but for a day trip to the Pleasure Beach, change at Kirkham and take the Blackpool South line; the last station before Blackpool South is the Pleasure Beach.
Blackpool has its own and regular flights from Dublin, Belfast, London, Girona, Jersey, Malaga, Isle of Man, Mallorca, Alicante, Murcia and Tenerife. Services to Amsterdam, Faro and Prague commence late 2006.
Blackpool Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK and British low-fares airlines Jet2 bases aircraft there for use on some of the above routes.
The closest ferries from Blackpool are Fleetwood to Larne and Heysham (near Morecambe) to Douglas (Isle of Man) and Belfast, operating in Summer only.
Trams run all along the complete length of the sea front.
Taxis are available easily.
Have a donkey ride on the sands.
Blackpool Tower - Victorian and a smaller copy of the Eiffel Tower, view from the top is worth seeing, but gets busy at the peak of the tourist season
The Piers - Blackpool has 3 piers
Blackpool Illuminations - from September to the first week in November, these attract visitors after the other seaside resorts have closed down
Blackpool Pleasure Beach - includes Britain's tallest roller coaster ride, "Pepsi Max Big One" (more commonly known simply as "The Big One")
The Winter Gardens
A stick of Blackpool rock and a mandatory "Kiss Me Quick " hat on Blackpools Golden Mile.
Lots of budget eateries abound.
The famous Funny Girls transvestite show bar.
Dozens of pubs and clubs
A plethora of accommodation awaits you. From budget to the top of the line.
Take a tram north to Fleetwood. A now redundant fishing town. Visit its famous market and go to the outlet mall called "Freeport"
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