Photo via Wikimedia CommonsNature reserve, dunes and a quiet stretch of coast beyond the Pleasure Beach.
At the southern end of the promenade, the Solaris Centre sits among restored sand dunes and gardens — a protected habitat with boardwalks and birdlife, and about as far from the arcades as you can get while still being in Blackpool.
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