| The seaside town of Blackpool, a major
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| | Blackpool and surrounding areas such as
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| tourist hub since the 19th century,
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| | North Wales, Cumbria, Lancashire, Winter
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| continues to be heavily dependent on
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| | Hill and the Isle of Man. There were
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| tourism. There is so much to see in
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| | actually 14 platforms in all, including
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| Blackpool that is uniquely its own. The
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| | enclosed ones, when the tower was rebuilt
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| following are only some of its leading
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| | in 1900.
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| attractions.
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| | A Union flag usually flies proudly atop
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| 1. The North, Central and South Piers
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| | the tower, which is painted dark red
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| It is no secret that the way to judge the
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| | except during its 1994 centenary when it
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| stature of a seaside town is by its pier,
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| | was gold. During illuminations, the tower
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| and Blackburn has three of them: the
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| | glows brightly from the light of one
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| North Pier, Central Pier and South Pier.
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| | hundred lamps.
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| Built in 1863, the North Pier is the
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| | 3. Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
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| oldest and largest of the three coastal
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| | This amusement park near South Pier was
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| piers. It was mainly used for leisure
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| | inaugurated in 1896 as an American Style
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| instead of seafaring and is one of the
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| | Amusement Park whose main objective,
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| last remaining piers designed by Eugenius
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| | according to its founder, Alderman
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| Birch, who built 14 piers in all.
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| | William George Bean, was "to make adults
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| The Central Pier, built in 1868, came
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| | feel like children again and to inspire
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| about largely due to the success of the
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| | gaiety of a primarily innocent
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| North Pier. The Blackpool South Jetty
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| | character."
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| Company, established one year after the
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| | About six million visitors come to
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| North Pier opened in 1864, hired Richard
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| | Pleasure Beach, Blackpool each year,
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| Laidlaw, the North Pier contractor, to
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| | drawn by its wide array of rides, ranging
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| build a new pier near the now-defunct
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| | from traditional wooden and small family
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| Blackpool Central railway station and a
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| | rides to modern steel roller coasters and
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| scant 500 metres to the south of
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| | highly-advanced thrillers as well as some
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| Blackpool Tower.
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| | rides that have been around for
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| The South Pier, built in 1893, was
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| | generations but are still in good working
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| spurred by the ever-growing popularity of
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| | order. In recent years, Pleasure Beach,
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| Blackpool as a tourist resort. Naturally,
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| | Blackpool has also installed ongoing ice
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| development eventually reached the south
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| | shows and a casino.
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| shore and construction of the third pier
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| | One attractive thing about Pleasure
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| began in 1892. It is also the site of the
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| | Beach, Blackpool is that it seems to be
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| famous American carousel built by John
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| | constantly evolving and visitors are
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| Outhwaite on sand dunes that has drawn
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| | often amazed that there is something new
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| hordes of holidaymakers. A pair of
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| | every time they visit.
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| massive fires in 1958 and 1964 caused
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| | 4. Blackpool Illuminations
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| major damage to the South Pier. These
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| | Illuminations are an electric light
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| were the same fires that razed the Grand
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| | festival held in several cities in
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| Pavilion to the ground.
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| | England during Autumn. The Blackpool
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| 2. The Blackpool Tower
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| | Illuminations are the biggest such light
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| The Blackpool Tower is the main
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| | show in the UK, running for 66 days in
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| attraction of this famous seaside resort,
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| | September to early November each year and
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| especially given its superb beachfront
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| | stretching beyond 10 kilometers. They
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| location. During the traditional
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| | have been thrilling thousands of people
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| illuminations each year, the tower shines
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| | each year since 1879.
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| magnificently and offers a superb vantage
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| | Each year, there is a "Switch On"
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| point for enjoying the colourful lighting
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| | ceremony that includes live entertainment
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| displays that adorn the town and
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| | featuring a host of acts such as Peter
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| seafront. The Tower complex also boasts
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| | Kay in 2006. Over a million bulbs are
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| the renowned Tower Ballroom and the world
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| | used during the Blackpool Illuminations,
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| famous 'Mighty Wurlitzer Organ' whose
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| | with every kind of light display
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| melodious notes can still be heard during
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| | imaginable, including neon, lasers, fiber
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| the holiday seasons.
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| | optics, searchlights and floodlighting.
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| Built in May 1894, this 518-foot-tall
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| | The 2006 Blackpool Illuminations featured
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| structure was inspired by the Eiffel
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| | over 500 scenic designs, including
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| Tower in Paris and is a member of the
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| | characters and "moving" objects, which
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| World Federation of Great Towers.
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| | only seem to move because of the effect
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| While the Eiffel Tower is a free-standing
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| | of blinking lights.
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| structure, the Blackpool Tower is not
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| | 5. Sandcastle Waterworld
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| quite so, although this is a common
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| | Sitting opposite Pleasure Beach,
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| misconception. This is because its base
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| | Sandcastle Waterworld is the leading
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| is strategically hidden by the building
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| | indoor waterpark in the UK. Launched in
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| that houses the Blackpool Tower circus.
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| | 1896, the park's four huge waterslides
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| There are two lifts that lead to the apex
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| | and dozens of smaller ones as well as a
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| of the Blackpool Tower, where there are
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| | lazy river. There is also a pirate
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| four viewing platforms that provide
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| | galleon and the Caribbean Storm
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| visitors with a breathtaking view of
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| | Treehouse.
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