Blackpool

The Piers:

All the best seaside resorts have a pier - Blackpool's got three! The piers are one of Blackpool's top features - and each has its own unique character.

North Pier:

is famous for its theatre and seasonal shows, its shops, restaurants and bars and its sunbathing.

Central Pier:

offers you a show bar and the breathtaking Big Wheel, plus amusement arcades for all ages…and

South Pier:

is simply perfect for family fun, with its circus-marquee entrance and spectacular rides. Make sure you visit them all!

Blackpool Tower

Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 4BJ
Tel: 01253 622242
Web: www.sealifeeurope.com

There's the international Tower Circus awarded best UK Circus 2001, Tower Top and Walk of Faith challenge. Children can run wild in Jungle Jim's or journey back in time on the Dinosaur Ride. Take tea in the Ballroom or dance to the Wurlitzer Organ, or visit Undersea World or the Charlie Cairoli exhibition.

The Golden Mile:

This is where seaside fun overflows. The brash and bustling Golden Mile offers seaside favourites like hamburgers, chips, ice cream and candy floss. A place where silly hats and saucy T-shirts are the order of the day. The Golden Mile is also the slot machine capital of Britain where giant leisure centres are interspersed with the latest video technology. Discos, cabaret spots and exhibitions are all to be found on Blackpool’s famous Golden Mile. Among the latest additions to the Mile is the £6m Sea Life Centre with its thrilling "shark tunnel". Do the Golden Mile on foot to savour all the sights, sounds and smells, then see it again from a tram or one of the fleet of horse-drawn landaus!

The Sandcastle

South Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1BB
Tel: 01253 343602

Stay all day in the 84°f constant temperature, splash into the Sleepy Lagoon children's fun pool or relax on a sun lounger at the poolside. Brave the giant water slides and white knuckle water chutes. There's also a selection of hearty meals and light snacks available from one of the cafés.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Ocean Boulevard, Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1EZ
Tel: 0870 444 5566
Web: www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com

When it comes to full-on excitement, look no further than the UK's officially-busiest tourist attraction - Blackpool Pleasure Beach. More than six million revellers flock to this 42-acre thrill-seeker's paradise every year, and no wonder, with its 10 rollercoaster's, famous white-knuckle rides and countless other brilliant attractions for kids of all ages.

Sandcastle Waterworld

South Beach. Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1BB
Tel: 01253 343602    Fax: 01253 406490
E-mail: info@sandcastle-waterworld.co.uk
Web: www.sandcastle-waterworld.co.uk

Enjoy the permanent heatwave at the Sandcastle on Blackpool Promenade. Inside our family and disabled friendly, award-winning WATERWORLD, it's a subtropical paradise with constant temperatures of 84oF. The proud home of the Masterblaster, the longest indoor rollercoaster waterslide in the world at an incredible 260 metres. The new Ushi-Gushi River Creek, with palm-fringed water and 'watery surprises', provides watery fun for all the family while tots will love becoming pirates on their own play galleon, HMS Thundersplash. Sidewinder sees riders literally tipped off the edge of a steep ravine into a giant u-shaped runway and the whole family can travel along Action River. Already a favourite, the Caribbean Storm and Treetops Multi-Slide has more than 35 interactive features, topped by Britain's biggest coconut which tips 600 gallons of water onto the clambering playmates beneath! There are also several themed and interactive play areas for the kids and you can have fun with water cannons, magic jets and water blasters. There is a safe harbour for toddlers and plenty of room for landlubbers too.

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Blackpool Countryside Experience

C/O Blackpool Borough Council, Layton Depot, Blackpool, Lancs, FY3 7HW
Tel: 01253 478428
E-mail: park.landscapes@blackpool.gov.uk

The Blackpool Countryside Experience is a series of nature walks from Stanley park through the Woodland Gardens, around herons reach and linking to Marton Mere Nature Reserve. There is a wide variety of walks of differing lengths, ranging from a short stroll around Stanley Park, to a more challenging ramble.

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Blackpool Zoo Park

East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8PP
Tel: 01253 830830

32 Acres home to 400 animals including lions, tigers, elephants and gorillas. Other attractions include miniature railway and dolphin simulator. Feeding and animal encounters throughout the day. Animal talks. Contact Zoo direct for more details. Adults £6.75. Children (3 - 16 years) £4.75. Under 3's Free. Senior Citizens £5.25. Family (2 adults, up to 3 children) £23.00.

Sea Life Centre

within The Golden Mile Centre Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 5AA
Tel: 01253 622445
Web: www.sealifeeurope.com

The Sea Life Centre houses one of Europe's largest marine collections with the tropical shark display as the dramatic centrepiece. Enter the mythical 'Lost City of Atlantis' and journey through our underwater tunnel surrounded by the ocean's greatest predators. Visit the new display "Claws" or browse in the shop and enjoy refreshments in Kites Café.