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Blackpool is the large city in United Kingdom, located some 10 km to the south-west from Poulton. The capital city London is in 430 km to the south-east. This the large city has a population of 239,500 people. Many people visit Blackpool each year to take a look at its famous piers and events.

Blackpool is served by Blackpool (IATA: BLK) airport, which is 10 km away.

Things to do in Blackpool

1. North Pier, Blackpool
North Pier is the most northerly of the three coastal piers in Blackpool, England. Built in the 1860s, it is also the oldest and longest of the three. Although originally intended only as a promenade, competition forced the pier to widen its attractions to include theatres and bars. Unlike Blackpool's other piers, which attracted the working classes with open air dancing and amusements, North Pier catered for the " better-class" market, with orchestra concerts and respectable comedians. Until 201…

2. Blackpool Illuminations
Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 18 September that year, held each autumn in the British seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. Also known locally as The Lights or The Illuminations, they run each year for sixty-six days, from late August until early November at a time when most other English seaside resorts' seasons are coming to an end. They are 6. 2 miles (10  km) long and use over one million bulbs. The disp…

3. Central Pier, Blackpool
Central Pier is one of three piers in the town of Blackpool, England.

4. South Pier, Blackpool
South Pier (originally known as Victoria Pier) is one of three piers in Blackpool, England. Located on South Promenade on the South Shore, the pier contains a number of amusement and adrenalin rides. It opens each year from March to November and is owned by The Sedgwick family.

5. Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. (grid reference SD306360). Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris it rises to 158m (518 ft 9 inches). The Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. & lt; ref name=" WFGT" & gt;

6. Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Blackpool Grand Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Since 2006, it has also been known as the National Theatre of Variety. It is a Grade II* Listed Building.

7. Sandcastle Water Park (Blackpool)
Sandcastle Water Park is a waterpark located at South Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1986 as a joint public/private partnership.

8. Pepsi Max Big One
The Pepsi Max Big One is a steel roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in the United Kingdom. The ride was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, a now defunct steel coaster manufacturer, and is sponsored by the soft drinks firm Pepsi, under their brand of Pepsi Max. The ride cost £12, 000, 000 ($19, 669, 316 USD) to build and is the second biggest ever investment for Pleasure Beach. At its highest point above ground level, the ride reaches 213 feet (65 m) with the first drop measu…

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North Pier, Blackpool

North Pier is the most northerly of the three coastal piers in

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Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival, founded in 1879

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Central Pier, Blackpool

Central Pier is one of three piers in the town of Blackpool, England.

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South Pier, Blackpool

South Pier (originally known as Victoria Pier) is one of three piers

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Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in

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Grand Theatre, Blackpool

Blackpool Grand Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire,

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St Anne's Pier

St Anne's Pier is a Victorian era pleasure pier in the English seaside

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Sandcastle Water Park (Blackpool)

Sandcastle Water Park is a waterpark located at South Beach in

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Pepsi Max Big One

The Pepsi Max Big One is a steel roller coaster located at Pleasure

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool Pleasure Beach commonly referred to as Pleasure Beach Resort

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Opera House Theatre, Blackpool

The Opera House Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire,

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Fleetwood Pier

Fleetwood Pier, also known as the Victoria Pier, was a pleasure pier

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St John's Church, Blackpool

The parish church of Blackpool Saint John the Evangelist, or St John's

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Blackpool High Tide Organ

The High Tide Organ is a tidal organ 15 metres (49 ft 3 in)

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Hotels in Blackpool

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The Arncliffe Hotel

starting $33

The Gresham Hotel

starting $47

The Royal Alexandra Hotel

starting $46

The Allendale

starting $65

The Dukeries Hotel

starting $47

Boomerang Blackpool

starting $64

The Melville Hotel

starting $50

Arlingtons

starting $36

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