More information on Blackpool.

More information about Blackpool.

Blackpool with its 12 miles of promenade is Britains favourite holiday destination. With a vast amount of things to do night and day visitors will never be stuck for something to do.

If you had time whilst you were in Blackpool, you could visit...

Blackpool Zoo Park the award winning Blackpool Zoo is home to over 1500 beautiful, rare and exotic animals from all around the world.

Blackpool Tower. Inside Blackpool Tower you will find the world famous Tower Ballroom, the circus, Tower Top Ride and Undersea World.

Blackpools Central Pier offers traditional seaside entertainment for everyone. The pier was opened on 30th May 1868 and is a total length of 1,100ft.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has something for everyone with over 145 rides and attractions plus spectacular shows, including the world renowned Hot Ice at the Arena, the famous Mystique cabaret of magic and illusion at the Horseshoe, and the internationally acclaimed Eclipse at the Globe Theatre.

Getting there and getting around.

Blackpool is easily accessible from all parts of Great Britain with the M55 linking the town with the M6 and the country's motorway network.

Blackpool trams trundle along twelve miles of Promenade and carry more than 120,000 people on a busy summer's day.

National Express www.nationalexpress.com Coach Services operate to and from Blackpool throughout the year. Travel is available from almost any of their 1500 destinations served within the UK.

Blackpool is connected through the railway network to most destinations. Preston Train Station is close to Blackpool and has a speedy shuttle sevice to Blackpool. Train timetable and tickets.

There are regular bus services to all parts of Blackpool and the surrounding area. Bus information is available from Traveline.

Blackpool Airport is only 2½ miles from Blackpool town centre and has a new terminal building, capable of handling 350,000 passengers per year.

Distances from major British cities are:

• Bristol - 207
• Birmingham - 125
• Cardiff - 230
• Edinburgh - 206
• Leeds - 99
• Liverpool - 57
• London - 250
• Manchester - 46
• Newcastle - 150

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