Blackpool is a seaside town residing on the North West coast of England, which is immensely popular with visitors from the nearby towns which include Warrington, Liverpool, Warrington and more. Blackpool is also fantastically popular with folk from all over Scotland who often arrive in large numbers in a similar fashion to the hordes of factory workers of old on their company vacation. Occasionally it appears as though the town is awash with accommodation and entertainments and although there is an incredibly amount of Blackpool bed & breakfasts it is better to make early reservations to avoid disappointment. Accommodation varies from the cheerful and cheap to total luxury. Many are situated on the sea front and, if you prefer book something less
raucous
you will find a few further away.
Blackpool began to see its first visitors in the eighteenth century who had visited to indulge in the new fashion of sea bathing. When the railway arrived, from 1846, the resort saw more folk arriving to”take the cure” as sea bathing as it was referred to then. Today you can travel to Blackpool by railway, road or aeroplane arriving there much faster than the early Victorian mill workers who could travel for up to two days from as close by as Manchester.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The main attraction in the town of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England, which gets roughly seven million visitors every twelve months, is Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach is a funfair of extra large proportions with mind blowing big rides, just a few are the Pepsi Max Big One, Ice Blast, Grand National, Valhalla, Wild Mouse and Zipper Dipper, as well as many, many more sideshows, food booths, children’s rides, thrill rides, games and sidestalls. The most recently added thrill ride is Infusion, the first ever to have a coaster of suspended loops all of it being over water.
Please note: If you are visiting the Pleasure Beach as a group of folk it is possible to make considerable savings by buying a wristband for unlimited rides especially if you will be going on as many rides as you can handle as the cost of each ride soon begins to hurt.
Getting There And Accommodation
As mentioned earlier in this article, Blackpool is very easy to get to these days as you can get to the town by train, aeroplane or automobile. If arriving by you are railway you will, likely, arrive at the main station in Blackpool, Blackpool North situated on Talbot Road. Just a short distance further down the road is where you will find the main coach station, Blackpool National Express Coach Station. The other Blackpool train station, Blackpool South, is at Waterloo Road, South Promenade, nearer the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool International Airport is located about 2 miles south of the center of town and was previously called, Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, one of the oldest airports in the UK.
Bed and breakfast accommodation in Blackpool is often available at reasonable rates. Rooms are often cheaper off season but not so cheap at weekends. Blackpool hotels are at their most expensive during the Illuminations, which is really peak season in Blackpool.
A handy tip: Some hotels can be noisy and busy especially those found between North and Central Pier. If you require in a quieter location try booking somewhere past the North Pier.