BLACKPOOL BOROUGH INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE, LARK HILL STREET. Tel: 01253 751400

International stadium with 8 full size rinks, visitors welcome, free coaching, bowls for hire.

Open daily from 10.00am - 8.30pm

Fibre optics and computer control have brought a new dimension to Britain's biggest tourist attraction. The display stretches along Blackpool's famous seafront for over five miles transforming the Promenade into a wonderland of colour.

Each year spectacular new sections are added to the display. It's Britain's favourite autumn break, so take a trip to Blackpool lights. It's nicer with the lights on!

BLACKPOOL MODEL VILLAGE, EAST PARK DRIVE. Tel: 01253 763827

Hundreds of models against a background of waterfalls, lakes and running streams.

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BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH
The most ride intensive park in the world ! Over 125 rides and attractions including the Pepsi Max Big One, the tallest rollercoaster in Europe, Infusion, the world's first suspended looping coaster built entirely over water. Beaver Creek for the children. Sensational award winning shows: Hot Ice, spectacular dancing on ice and Forbidden a breathtaking stage production.

BLACKPOOL PLEASURE FLIGHTS, BLACKPOOL AIRPORT. Tel: 01253 341567

Daily, weather permitting.

From £25.00 per person

Air charter available

Trial flying lessons available

Officially opened on September 29 1885, Blackpool's world famous trams have come a long way since those early days. Stretching for 12 miles along the Promenade, the Blackpool electric trams range from finely restored cars from ages past to customised feature trams during the Illuminations.

BLACKPOOL ZOO
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.

GO-KARTING

Kapitol Karting (indoor), Central Drive. Tel: 01253 292600

Oasis Leisure Centre, Golden Mile. Tel: 01253 751170

Karting 2000, New South Promenade. Tel: 01253 406340

This is where seaside fun overflows. The brash and bustling Golden Mile offers seaside favourites like hamburgers, chips, ice-cream and candyfloss. 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. Along the latest additions to the Mile is the 6 million pound 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!.

GRUNDY ART GALLERY, QUEEN STREET. Tel: 01253 478170

Victorian oils and watercolours, contemporary prints, modern British paintings, display of Old Blackpool plus special exhibitions.

Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays

Admission free of charge

PIERS
In England, the seaside resort is nothing without a pier. Blackpool has not one, not two, but three magnificent piers, imaginatively upgraded and amongst the resort's finest attractions.

North Pier is famous for its theatre and top-class seasonal shows, its amusements, shops, restaurants and bars and is the resort's favourite sunbathing spot. The facade of the North Pier has been restored to its Victorian splendour.

Newly-refurbished Central Pier boasts a showbar and a superb Big Wheel, which has proved to be a great favourite with holidaymakers. All the other attributes of a pier are also there; amusement arcades, shops and kiddies' amusements.

South Pier, with its famous circus marquee style frontage, also has its own theatre - which is a popular attraction for the whole family.

RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT ! BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH Tel: 0871 222 1234

Email: info@bpbltd.com

Web Site: www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com

Tour the world of astonishing and unusual findings. This undercover attractions has 8 themed galleries and intriguing exhibits across 2 floors.

Open throughout the year, weekend opening during the winter, call for opening and closing days/times.

SANDCASTLE, SOUTH PROMENADE. Tel: 01253 343602

http://www.sandcastle-waterworld.co.uk

Web Site: www.sandcastle-waterworld.co.uk

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 waterslides and white knuckle water chutes. There’s also a selection of hearty meals and light snacks available from one of the cafés.

Please telephone for current opening times and prices or visit the web site.

SEA LIFE CENTRE, CENTRAL PROMENADE. Tel: 01253 622445

Web Site: http://www.sealifeeurope.com/uk/blackpool/home.htm

The Sea Life Centre on Blackpool’s famous Golden Mile houses one of Europe’s largest marine collections with the tropical shark display as the dramatic centrepiece. A superb all-weather attraction with full programme of feeding demonstrations and talks. Children free under 3 yrs. Adults 14yrs +.

Open from 10.00am daily except Christmas Day

See web site above for dates, times and pricing information.

Blackpool is well established in the North West of England as a leading shopping centre and boasts most of the major retail names. The town centre has been are fully designed to offer an excellent selection of sops and multi-storey car parking. The development of the magnificent Hounds Hill Shopping Centre has added another dimension to shopping with a pedestrian precinct, undercover arcades and entertainment provided to make your shopping trip a pleasure.

SKYCOASTER, SOUTH PIER. Tel: 01706 875174

SKYSCREAMER, SOUTH PIER. Tel: 01706 875174

With so many exciting attractions in Blackpool, some people like to slip away to tranquillity. Once you have visited the beautiful Stanley Park you will return again and again. Situated less than two miles from the seafront, the 256 acre park is the place for those more leisurely pursuits. The 26 acre lake, partly enclosed by woodland is the perfect setting for a quiet cruise by motor-boat, rowing or pedal boat. There are six superb bowling greens and two 18 hole putting greens and numerous tennis courts.

Opening times from 7:00 am to dusk

SWIMMING

Blackpool Leisure Lido Swimming Pool, Lytham Road. Tel: 01253 478482

Blackpool Leisure Moor Park Swimming Pool, Bispham Road/Bristol Avenue. Tel: 01253 478487

TEN PIN BOWLING

Blackpool Superbowl, 29-37 Market Street. Tel: 01253 752020

AMF Premier Bowl, Central Drive. Tel: 01253 295503

Back in the 18th Century Blackpool began as a small village with a great beach - no less than seven magnificent miles of sand. The resort grew fast in Victorian times with all its major attractions within a stone's throw of the sands. Nowadays entertainment in all forms is Blackpool's greatest attraction, but the beach is still a magnet for many - a place to snooze away hot afternoons, a space for family fun and games. The sands stretch from the bustling Central Beach with its donkeys, ice-cream and seafood stalls to the tranquil, wide- open spaces of Bispham to the North and Squires Gate to the South.

TUSSAUD’S WAXWORKS, CENTRAL PROMENADE. Tel: 01253 625953

Web Site: www.blackpoollive.com

See web site above for dates, times and pricing information.

WINTER GARDENS
Marvel at the gilded exuberance of Blackpool's Winter Gardens newly restored to pristine glory. This is quite simply one of the most amazing buildings in the world. As if renowned Empress Ballroom and Opera House - Britain's biggest theatre - weren't enough, the architects crammed the sprawling 4 and a half acre site with bits and pieces from dream palaces of a dozen ages and cultures. Vast, yet full of intimate corners, the Wintergardens is partly Tudor England, partly Strauss's Vienna, partly Seville in its golden age, partly ancient Rome - in fact, wholly fantastic and wholly Blackpool.