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North Pier

PierPromenade

The oldest and most elegant of Blackpool's three piers, opened in 1863.

Victorian ironwork, a theatre at the far end and the best place on the coast to watch the sun drop into the Irish Sea.

Getting here from our hotels

Measured from each hotel's front door.

Also worth your time

The 158-metre landmark with the Tower Eye, Ballroom, Circus and Dungeon under one roof.

The UK's best-known amusement park, home to the Big One and the wooden Grand National.

Six miles of lights along the Promenade, running from late summer into the new year.

A vast Victorian entertainment complex hosting concerts, comedy, conferences and the Empress Ballroom.

The UK's largest indoor waterpark, opposite the Pleasure Beach.

Thirty-two acres of parkland zoo with elephants, gorillas and a sea lion pool.