Blackpool is a seaside resort residing on the English North West coast, which is intensely popular with visitors coming from the close by towns which include Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and more. The resort is also deeply popular with Scottish folk who often turn up in large groups in a similar way to the groups of factory workers of old on their company holiday. At times it would appear that the seaside town is awash with guest house accommodation and visitor attractions and although there is an incredibly amount of bed and breakfasts in Blackpool it is advisable to book ahead to be safe. Guest houses varies from the cheap and chearful to classy five star. Many are on the sea front alternatively, if you prefer book something less busy there are some further inland.
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, in 1846, the resort experienced increasing numbers of tourists to, as it was called, “take the cure”. These days folk can get to Blackpool by plane, railway or car arriving there much faster than the Victorian people who could travel for up to two days from Manchester.
About Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The busiest attraction in the resort of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England, which gets about seven million visitors a year, is Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach is a very large funfair with stomach churning big rides, such as the Big One, Ice Blast, Grand National, Valhalla, Zipper Dipper and Wild Mouse, as well as even more roller coasters, sideshows, thrill rides, children’s rides, games and sidestalls. The most recently added thrill ride is Infusion, the first ever to feature a suspended looping type of coaster wholly over water.
A handy tip to remember: If you are traveling as a family group it is possible to save a substantial amount of cash by buying an unlimited ride ticket especially if you will be staying until you have been on nearly every ride as individual prices soon begins to hurt.
How To Get 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 road, air or railway. If traveling by you are railway you will, more than likely, arrive at the main train station in Blackpool, which is called Blackpool North found on Talbot Road. Not too fat away, just a little further down Talbot Road is where you will find the main bus station. The other rail station, Blackpool South, is at Waterloo Road, closer to the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool Airport is located about two miles from the centre of town and was previously called, Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, one of the United Kingdom’s oldest airports.
Blackpool bed and breakfast accommodation is usually priced low. Rooms are often cheaper out of season but not so cheap at the weekend. Blackpool hotels are at their most expensive during the Blackpool Illuminations, which is really the seaside town’s peak season.
A useful tip: Some B & B’s can suffer from noise especially those found between North Pier and Central Pier. If you prefer at a place which is not so busy try booking accommodation past the North Pier.