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Great afternoon tea with a twist – Harry Ramsden’s
Harry Ramsden’s at the tower, The promenade, Blackpool. FY1 4BJ. Everyone loves a good afternoon tea don’t they? There’s some great options in Blackpool for afternoon tea, from the Tower Ballroom…
4 Great places to find real ale in Blackpool.
BLOG calling out a few of the best real ale venues in Blackpool.
Illusion – The magical, mysterious masterpiece.
About Illusion. Back in Blackpool for a two week run from 31st March through to 16th March, Illusion is a fantastic family magic show being performed at the Horseshoe, Blackpool Pleasure…
6 Fabulous Blackpool events you must see!
In this BLOG we cover off some of the excellent Blackpool events hostedeach year (covid permitting of course!!). Blackpool hosts numerous events and conferences all years round so theres bound to…
Coolest joint in Blackpool? – Common Bar and Kitchen.
About the Common Bar and Kitchen. Common Bar and Kitchen, located on Edward Street, is one of the newest venues to hit the town. The venue, located just behind the old…
5 of the best Blackpool restaurants.
5 of what we consider to be the best restaurants in Blackpool
5 Dog Friendly Places to eat in Blackpool.
In this BLOG we call out some of the best dog friendly places to eat at (or even just have a drink) in Blackpool town centre. It can be an effort…
5 best Blackpool live music bars.
Enjoy a night (or day) in a pub listening to live music? Well, if in Blackpool, you’ve come to the right place, in this BLOG we call out some of the…
5 Best Reasons to visit Blackpool
‘Only 5’ we hear you cry… well, of course there are more than 5 reasons to visit Blackpool, but we do have a life outside of BLOG writing and to list…
Buccaneer Blackpool – The number 1 best Sunday dinner in town?
(Note: this is an independent BLOG and not associated with Coral Island or paid for in anyway) In Blackpool its traditional to get ‘fish and chips’ on your holiday but everyone…
7 Great Pubs to Visit Whilst Holidaying in Blackpool
7 great Blackpool pubs! With summer in full swing and many of us opting to stay at home to get our dose of sun, sea and sand this year, there’s never…
Stag and Hen pubs in Blackpool – 6 of the best!
Stag and hen pubs in recent times haven’t given Blackpool a great image, the council have made a concerted effort to discourage venues from targeting stag and hen parties to try…
The best Blackpool Day Tripper!
What to do on a Blackpool Day Trip! Following a quick poll in the facebook group we have, we decided it might be useful to do a quick guide to a…
Top 5 non-mainstream Blackpool things to do.
Blackpool isn’t just about the rides, the rock, the pubs and the tower, it’s an historic town in it’s own right with more than just the usual ‘roll off the tongue’…
5 Blackpool Top Tips
Be it social, be it financial be it….well…. something else, here are a few of our Blackpool top tips for a trip to Blackpool from a locals perspective…… Don’t buy anything…
Fantastic ups and depressing downs of living in Blackpool
Having read on various social media forums questions about moving to Blackpool; what’s the best areas, what are schools like etc etc….. we thought we’d do a little BLOG on what…
5 Top ‘Couples’ Blackpool Bars.
Blackpool has oodles of ‘spit and sawdust’ type pubs stretching all the way from North Shore to South shore. In Blackpool, historically demand has been geared towards ‘cheap and cheerful’ pubs…
Top 5 Blackpool karaoke bars
Come on, everyone loves Blackpool Karaoke Bars don’t they?? Even if not doing it, it can be such fun to watch the good, the bad and the down right terrible take…
How to get £100s worth of great Blackpool Discounts
Holidays in Blackpool can be expensive or, as a lot of people will know from ‘bargain loving brits’, can also be remarkable value for money! With loads of venues competing for…
5 Budget Friendly Blackpool Attractions
There’s loads to do in Blackpool, the whole town is geared towards entertainment and there are plenty of opportunities out there to free yourself of your hard earned cash, even little…
The Best Blackpool Town Centre Pub Run? (Talbot/Topping Street)
Blackpool Town centre has a plethora of pubs to choose from to do a pub run, with the Town Centre being fairly small, there’s loads within easy walking distance of each…
Pub crawl around South Shore Blackpool Backstreets (mainly)
Amongst other things Blackpool is famed for, it’s famed for its pubs and pub crawls! Blackpool has a massive variety, from your posh bars serving cocktails …..and clientele looking just as…
5 Top family friendly restaurants in Blackpool.
Families are becoming the mainstay of the Blackpool tourism industry and the town is catching up with the change in the town’s marketing and design efforts with more and more family…
Top 5 things to do in Blackpool!
As a family having lived in Blackpool all our lives, we’ve experienced over the years most of the things the town has to offer, some widely known, some not so. The…
What to do on the fantastic………. North Pier.
North, Central, South….. everyone has their favourite pier in Blackpool….. don’t they? Well, maybe not but they do form such a fundamental role in the make up of the town, everyone…
5 Top family friendly pubs in Blackpool
Blackpool has grown to be much more family focused in recent years, where as say 10+ years ago, families with children wouldn’t be allowed in any but a select couple of…
Things a Blackpool local wouldn’t do…… maybe 🙂
In this Blog we’ve gone a bit random and asked round a few friends what they think tourists do in Blackpool which they wouldn’t. We’re talking ‘in the main’ here, there…
10 installations of ‘The Great Promenade Show’
Welcome to our tour of the Great Promenade Show as of November 2020. In this article we will look to show you the installations (well, what’s left of them) along the…
Blackpool when it rains! – 5 exciting things to do!
With the Great British weather we all know and ‘love’, whilst you can plan for brilliant sunshine in the summer, you should also have a ‘plan B’ up your sleeve for…
5 exciting different things to do around Blackpool
So, the phrase ‘Blackpool, more than just a front’ was the slogan the council used to advertise the town a good few years back and whilst is was more aimed at…
The fabulous number 1 musical Hairspray tour hits Blackpool!
Venue: Opera House and Winter Gardens Address: 97 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. FY1 1HL Phone: (01253) 625252 Website: Winter Gardens Hairspray musical comes to Blackpool. From December 13th through to January…
The amazing ‘Blood Brothers’ musical at the Blackpool Winter Gardens.
Blood Brothers. From 11th October 2022 through until Saturday the 15th October 2022, Bill Kenwright presents Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’ at the Blackpool Winter Gardens and we were lucky enough to…
Dance greats take to the stage!
Expect immense physicality, candid conversation, and maybe a little (or lot!) of backstage gossip as celebrated dance icons Sleep, Wilton, Horwood and Simone take to the Blackpool Grand Theatre stage! Blackpool…
The fantastic ‘Dreamgirls’ musical.
Overview of ‘Dreamgirls’. Coming direct from the West End and hitting Blackpool Winter Gardens, until the 5th November (remember, remember!!), Dreamgirls is a dazzling show, showcasing some amazing vocal talent. Set…
The Fabulous Mamma Mia on at the Winter Gardens!!
MAMMA MIA! ….returns! Returning for another stint by the sea, the world famous feel good musical, MAMMA MIA!, running in Blackpool from 21st March through until 1st April (inclusive), make sure…
Heathers the Musical – A must see show!
Heathers the Musical Dear diary…. What a fantastic show Heather’s the Musical was last night. Its on now at Blackpool Winter Gardens, last show Saturday 16th September 2023. (link for tickets…