Blackpool, 5mi/8km north of Lytham St Anne's, is the largest holiday resort in the North of England and is still expanding. The bustling town can accommodate over half a million visitors in the summer months at the height of the season. Entertainment for every taste is provided in profusion - golf, zoo, circus, dance halls, theaters, cinemas, bathing pools (including the enormous "Splashland" complex), a promenade 7mi/11km long, and three piers, at which pleasure boats dock. Since 1889 the town's most famous landmark has been the Blackpool Tower, 519ft/158m high, situated on the beach, which also has an aquarium.
The festive illuminations in autumn are a high point of the year for the resort. Other annual events which attract many visitors to Blackpool are the dance and music festivals and the summer agricultural show. Blackpool is also the venue for the annual conference of the Trade Union Congress.
Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, a favourite theme park for tourists, has the Pepsi Big Max One rollercoaster. Between 1994 and 1996 it was the fastest and tallest circuit rollercoaster in the world.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach features the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the world - 'The Pepsi Max Big One'. The new "Space Shot" ride has 12 seated riders who will be catapulted 210 feet into the air at 80 miles per hour before being thrust back down in a free-fall descent.
Address: Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 525 Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool FY4 1EZ, England
Hours:
March 1 to March 26: am-am; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Blackpool Zoo is home to more than 1,500 animals including lions, tigers, Asian elephants, gorillas, camels, kangaroos, zebras, sea lions, tapirs, otters, and llamas. Visitors can watch morning and afternoon feedings.
Address: Blackpool Zoo, East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8PP, England
Hours:
March 1 to September 21: 10am-5pm
September 22 to October 5: 10am-4pm
October 6 to October 24: 10am-3pm
October 28 to February 28: 10am-3pm
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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