a restaurant serves modern british fare, plus there's a blackpool-themed sports bar. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include conference facilities and a fitness centre. some have views of the pitch. overlooking the pitch at blackpool football club's bloomfield road ground, this polished hotel and conference centre is a 6-minute walk from the seafront and a 9-minute walk from blackpool south train station. the modern, sophisticated rooms come equipped with flat-screen tvs, free wifi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities Manchester Airport 1 hr 4
Madame Tussauds Blackpool (9 min) Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous Americans & historic icons in themed galleries. Central Pier (10 min) Opened in 1868, this wood & iron pier features a ferris wheel, a funfair & other attractions. The Blackpool Tower Dungeon (5 min) Costumed actors host visitors in 10 terrifying shows telling scary stories from the country's past. Nickelodeon Land (6 min) Themed amusement-park area with rides based on “SpongeBob SquarePants” & other Nickelodeon TV shows. The Atkinson (1 hr 1) Elegant arts venue staging music, comedy and theatre in a 19th-century building, with shop and cafe. South Pier (14 min) Bustling boardwalk & pier offering amusement rides, live music events, eateries & arcade games. Splash World - Temporarily CLOSED for refurbishment (1 hr) Fitness centre and water park on 2 levels, with gym, pool, sports hall, flume rides and bubble spa. Blackpool Tower (5 min) A classically proportioned ballroom lies at the foot of this iconic Victorian Eiffel Tower-a-like. Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve (17 min) Nature reserve featuring reed beds, grasslands, areas of open water, woodland & scrub. Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Blackpool (6 min) Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons. Blackpool Zoo (9 min) 32-acre woodland zoo housing big cats, gorillas, elephants, with train tours and member discounts. Southport Pleasureland (1 hr) Seaside amusement park with around 100 rides, go-kart track, indoor play area, restaurants and bar. Grundy Art Gallery (8 min) Founded in 1911, this exhibit space has rotating displays showcasing 20th- & 21st-century works. The Big One (6 min) Opened in 1994, this 65-m. steel roller coaster is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Adrenalin Zone (5 min) Thrill rides at the pier, including Skycoaster, Skyscreamer, Spider Mountain and Maxibounce. |