Vacations In Blackpool And Some Important Facts To Know
Posted on May 7, 2009, by Andrew Kelly, under Travel and Leisure.
Blackpool is an incredibly popular seaside resort found on the English North West coast, which is amazingly popular with tourists from the close by towns which include Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and more. The town is also fantastically popular with Scottish folk who often turn up in large groups rather like the hoards of factory workers of the past on their company day out. At times it would seem as though the town is smothered in guest houses and tourist attractions and even though there is a large amount of Blackpool bed and breakfasts it is better to book ahead to avoid disappointment. Hotels varies from the cheap and chearful to 5 star class. Many are situated on the sea front alternatively, if you would rather stay something less busy you will find some further away.
In the 18th century Blackpool began to see its first tourists who had arrived to indulge in the new fashion of sea bathing. With the arrival of the railways, in 1846, the town witnessed an increase in the number of visitors to”take the cure” as sea bathing was called at that time. Nowadays tourists can travel to Blackpool by railway , plane or automobile arriving there much faster than the Victorian people who would take as long as 2 days from Manchester.
About Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The most popular attraction in the town, in Lancashire, which brings in roughly seven million visitors per annum, is Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The Pleasure Beach is a funfair on an enormous scale with mind blowing big rides, for example Valhalla, Grand National, the Big One, Ice Blast, Zipper Dipper and Wild Mouse, and including even more roller coasters, thrill rides, children’s rides, sideshows, games and sidestalls. The most recent addition is Infusion, the world’s first to feature a suspended looping coaster entirely over water.
A handy tip to remember: If you are planning to visit the Pleasure Beach as a family group it is possible to make savings by buying an unlimited ride wristband especially if you will going on every ride because individual prices soon amounts to serious cash.
How To Get There And B&B Accommodation
As mentioned earlier in this article, Blackpool is very easy to get to these days as it is possible to travel to the town by railway, air or car. If arriving by you are railway you will, most probably, arrive at Blakcpool’s main railway station, which is Blackpool North situated on Talbot Road. Not that far away, a little bit further down Talbot Road is Blackpool National Express Coach Station, the main bus station. The other railway station, Blackpool South, is at Waterloo Road, which is better if you want the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool’s airport is situated some 2 miles from the town center and was known as, Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, one of the oldest airports in the UK.
Bed & breakfast accommodation in Blackpool is often available at reasonable rates. Rooms are far less expensive out of season but more expensive on Saturdays and Sundays. Blackpool hotels are at their most costly at the time of the Illuminations, which is really Blackpool’s peak season.
Please note: Some B and B’s can be noisy and busy especially those located between North and Central Pier. If you rather stay at a place which is not so noisy try booking a place past the North Pier.
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