Blackpool Tourist Sightseeing Bus

You can buy a 24 hour ticket for the Blackpool Hop on Hop off open topped double decker Blackpool Tour bus. Buses are approximately every half hour and stop at most of Blackpool's attractions.

Please note that you can opHopon or Hop off at the well sighted special bus stops.

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The Tower, opened in 1894 to the public during the height of the Industrial revolution, it looms over the town and can be seen from miles away as you approach Blackpool by train or road and is Blackpools symbol.

The Blackpool tower building is more than a tower with spectacular views, the base building also houses an aquarium, ballroom, circus, Jurassic walk,and many more spectacular shows and events

Now open the brand new JUNGLE JIMS TOWERING ADVENTURE a themed "Lost City" where the kids can use the various climbing swinging and sliding adventurous contraptions during there quest to find hidden treasure. In busy times a time limit of 1 hour may be imposed.

Normally it is cheaper to buy tickets in advance than buying at the door. It is also cheaper in June and the first week or 10 days in July than later in the high season of July and August. Occasionally the Tower does special low door prices, I suspect at quiet times.

Tower Attractions

• Tower View platforms
  Admire the view from the platforms on the tower top reached by large lifts. Note The Tower lift closes in high winds.
  On a clear day you can see North Wales and the Lake district as well as a rooftop view of Blackpool.
  
  
• The Walk of Faith
  Also on the Tower Top is the  Walk of Faith. Are you brave enough to walk over a glass floor section with a drop of 380 feet below. The glass is 2 inches thick but the mind works overtime will it crack?
  
  
• Tower Circus.
  The Tower Circus  is as well known as the Tower itself. Built within the 4 giant legs of the Tower it can hold a massive audience of 1600 people.
  Most shows are the Circus but Magic shows, wrestling, Circus skill workshops and other events are also shown
  The number of shows per day varies usually 2 or 3 but in peak season there are sometimes 4.
  The marvelous design of the Circus ring allows the floor to sink on hydraulic rams and filled with water all done within 1 minute.
  
  
• Tower Ballroom.  Now a days there are very few ballrooms left standing that maintain the beautiful Victorian opulence that is the Tower Ballroom. Enjoy a twirl on the dance floor, enjoy the beauty of its balconies, stage and famous Wurlitzer Organ that appears through the stage floor.
  Various shows are performed in the ballroom by the organ, the Tower Big Band, top quality comedians and singing groups or individuals.
  
  
• Jurassic Walk & 3D Cinema
  
  
• Tower Aquarium See beautiful highly coloured tropical fish and almost invisible sea horses amongst the dozens of fish species held in purpose built tanks.

Food

The Tower has a

• Restaurant serving breakfasts, snacks, burgers,, roast and main meals, hot drinks and alcoholic and non alcoholic cold drinks
• Tower Coffee shop for coffee , tea and snacks
• Bickerstaffe buffet menu of tasty pizza, fresh pasta and salads

The Tower normally open at 10 am. 

Location

On the Sea front in Central Blackpool, you can't miss it just look up.

Hop on Hop off bus stops at the Tower   

Tower View platforms at the top of the Tower

Blackpool Tower and Tower building

Blackpool Tower Walk of faith
photo by HomeParking

View from Blackpool Tower
photo by llamnudds

• Legends Showbar
• Big Wheel with stunning view of Blackpool fom the top which is  over 100 feet high.
• Amusement arcades
• Amusement for kids
• Shops

See the location of Central Pier  on our Google Interactive Blackpool Map     

Coral Island has a pirate themed frontage and is a large amusment arcade suitable for all ages.

See the location of Coral Island  on our Google Interactive Blackpool Map     

There are over 1500 animals from all over the world in this award winning Zoo. The popular animals include elephants, gorillas, lions and tigers

Opens every day except Christmas Day at 10 am.

The Dinosaur section has 30 full sized models of Dinosaurs that roamed the earth Millions of years ago. The models are set in beautiful landscaped gardens.

The Blackpool Zoo is located near Stanley Park  and the Model Village

Hop on Hop off bus stops at the Blackpool Zoo

See the location of Blackpool zoo on our Google Interactive Blackpool Map

Blackpool Zoo Elephants
photo by sdownes1972

Blackpool Zoo Tigers
photo by Paul Livingstone

Funny Girls is the home of Top entertainment from some of the best drag artists in the country, backed by a team of dancers who all give a unique entertainment experience that should not be missed..

Funny Girls, 5 Dickson Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 2AX
Telephone: 0870 350 FUNN (3866)

Blackpool's Golden Mile is the stretch of the central promenade running south from the Tower towards the Pleasure Beach for about 500 metres. It is crammed full of Amusement arcades with slot machines and rides, fast food outlets, candy floss stalls, icecream stalls, gift and tourist trinket shops, and accommodation.

This is the place for fun lovers to buy there saucy T shirts, kiss me quick hats and the latest tacky fun gear.

This central location is the most popular area of Blackpool's sea fron and a walk along appears to be a must for both holiday makers and day trippers.

The 1100 seat Grand Theatre offers a wide selection of shows. The theatre also holds ghost and theatre tours.

The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1HT

Louis Tussaud's Waxworks is Blackpool's oldest attraction with wax figures of famous stars of sport stage and screen.

In the basement Chamber of Horrors you will find the infamous villains and murderers.

Open Daily from 10am Last admission 6pm

Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, 89 Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 5AA

Marton Mere is Blackpools local Nature Reserve located in a tranquil area on the edge of Blackpool. The reserve is an area of red beds, open water, scubland and grassland, and is famous for it's natual wildlife with abundant dragonflies, bats, butterflies and many other land and water animals.

In Spring and Autumn it is a hive of activity because it is used by migratory birds many are rare visitors.

Marton Mere Located approximatly 3 miles inland almost due East of Blackpools Central Pier

Hop on Hop off bus stops at Marton Mere

The Blackpool Model Village is a fascinating  award winning attraction, located close to Stanley Park and occupying two and a half acres of beautiful gardens full of handcrafted models that make up the model village with lighthouse, castle, prison, airport, planes, canal and canal barges, church, watermill, windmill, scout camp and more.

Hop on Hop off bus stops at the Model Village

Located on Blackpool's Golden Mile  this fascinating has over 40 display tanks with exotic sea life, sharks, rays, seahorses, piranhas and the UK's only exhibition of poisonous sea snakes.

This is one of the largest marine exibit in the UK.

Be surrounded by sharks as you walk throgh a class sided tunnel

Originallu constucted in 1893 as Victoria Pier it changed it's name to South Pier in 1930.Theatres were built on the pier but after fires in 1958 & 1964 these were converted. South Pier now houses an amusment arcade, dogems & and a several adrenaline surging thrill rides bungee jumping over the water and reverse bungee leaping, & the Skad and Skycoaster freefall rides.

By far the best pier for thrill seekers.

A family bar, the The Laughing Donkey is also on the pier and puts on entertainment.

Stanley Park is Blackpool largest parkwith 250 acres and it has entertainment facilities. located about a mile inland. A beautiful park to relax in or have a quiet stroll

Its attractions include

• Band Stand with various styles of music on occasions
• Boating lake
• Bowling greens
• Children’s playground
• Crazy golf
• Pitch and putt
• Snack bars andan Art Deco cafe with Sunday jazz music
• Tennis courts

Hop on Hop off bus stops at Stanley Park

Blackpool North Train Station is the main station with around 17,000 passengers a year and has 3 major train routes comming into the station all come through Preston with major North / South Routes.

• Red Route.    (Top route)        Preston, Halifax, Leeds, York, Hull and other smaller stations. Connections to Yorkshire and North East cities and towns
• Blue Route.   (Middle route)   Preston,  Bolton, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Connections to Lancashire and the South cities and towns
• Green Route. (Bottom route)  Preston,  Wigan North Western, Liverpool

is the second busiest station after the main station Blackpool North with around 1.7 Million passengers a year

Tthere are several large car parks near to the station

Location

Blackpool North Train Station is located at the junction of Talbot Road & High Street

The bus coach station is approximatly 200 metres south, also in Talbot Road

The sea  front near Talbot Square and North pier is approximatly 800 kilometres

Until recently Blackpool has been the only UK town to retain a tram system, and has been proved right as many cities would love to reinstal there tram systems that they desroyed years ago.

Blackpool trams have operated since 1885 and there is approximatly 12 miles of tram tracks that run from Squire Gates to Fleetwood.

During Blackpool Illuminations many of the trams are decorated with lights.

Some trams still running are from the 1930's but the majority are more modern.