Sunday, April 26, 2009

Taking Blackpool Vacations And Some Important Facts

By Hamish MacLeod

Blackpool is an amazingly popular seaside resort built on the English North West coast, which is popular with visitors from the close by cities and towns which include Warrington, Liverpool, Warrington and more. The resort is also fantastically popular with folk from Scotland who often turn up in large numbers rather like the groups of factory workers of the past on their factory vacation. Sometimes it would appear that the resort is awash with accommodation and entertainments and although there is a large amount of Blackpool bed and breakfasts it is better to book ahead to avoid upset. Hotels varies from the cheap and chearful to the totally luxurious. Many are on the sea front but, if you prefer book somewhere far less lively there are some further away.

Tourists first started to visit Blackpool in the 18th century who had arrived to enjoy the new practice of sea bathing. With the arrival of the railways, from 1846, the town witnessed more visitors arriving to"take the cure". Today people can travel to Blackpool by air, road or rail arriving there much faster than the Victorian workers who would travel for up to 48 hrs from Manchester.

The Famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach

The busiest attraction in the resort, in Lancashire, which manages to receive approximately seven million visitors every 12 months, is Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Blackpool's Pleasure Beach is a sprawling funfair with terrifying big rides, such as Valhalla, Ice Blast, the Pepsi Max Big One, Grand National, Wild Mouse and Zipper Dipper, as well as many, many more rides, sideshows, food booths, games and sidestalls. The latest thrill ride is Infusion, the first ride in the world to have a suspended looping coaster completely over water.

A handy tip: If you are visiting the Pleasure Beach as a family or group it is possible to make considerable savings by purchasing a wristband for unlimited rides especially if you will be staying until you have been on nearly every ride because individual prices soon amounts to serious cash.

How To Get To Blackpool And Bed And Breakfast

As mentioned earlier, Blackpool is very easy to get to these days as it is possible to travel to the resort by automobile, train or aeroplane. If arriving by railway you will, most probably, arrive at the main station in Blackpool, which is called Blackpool North found on Talbot Road. Not too far away, still on Talbot Road is situated the main bus and coach station, Blackpool National Express Coach Station. The other train station, Blackpool South, is at Waterloo Road, South Promenade, which is closer to the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool Airport is situated approximately 2 miles south of the town center and was known as, Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, One of the oldest airports in Great Britain.

Blackpool bed & breakfast accommodation is priced fairly low. Rooms are frequently cheaper in the off season but not such a bargain at the weekend. Hotels in Blackpool are at their most expensive during the Blackpool Illuminations, which is really the resort's peak season.

A handy tip: Some hotels and guest houses can be rather busy and noisy especially those located close to North and Central Pier. If you prefer at a place which is not so noisy try booking somewhere beyond the North Pier.

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