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Blackpool - miles of sandy beach
By | October 13, 2007
You might be surprised that I am about to recommend a beach on the coast of the north of England, an area hardly renowned for its sunshine, but visit Blackpool, and you will realise that it has a beach worth mentioning. Blackpool is on the coast of Lancashire, looking out onto the Irish Sea, and became a major seaside resort in Victorian times, people being attracted by its extensive golden sandy beach, which stretches along the whole of the seafront. Blackpool is indeed the traditional British seaside resort of cheeky picture postcards, striped deck chairs, donkey rides, buckets and spades, seaside rock, candy floss, ice cream, and fish and chip shops.
One of the novelties of a visit to Blackpool and its beach, is that you can ride a tram all the way from Starr Gate in Blackpool out to Fleetwood, eleven miles away, and the journey is all along the promenade, with a view of the beach and the sea all along the route.
Blackpool Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower and 158 metres high, offers a fantastic view over the whole area, the town, the beach and the sea.
Blackpool Illuminations are particularly dramatic, and run for sixty-six days every year from the end of August. The illuminations cover the length of the promenade for several miles, and the trams are decorated too, sweeping along through the evening darkness sparkling with a multitude of lights.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a theme park full of different rides and attractions, including the fabulous roller coaster, Infusion.
Blackpool has three traditional British seaside piers, one of which has a ferris wheel.
Accommodation of all kinds is in abundance, from the well-known four star hotel chains, to reasonably priced bed and breakfast establishments.
Topics: Britain, England, Family Beaches |
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