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Tanya, The Blackpool Tower
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The North Pier at low tide
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The Golden Mile beach at low tide
The North Pier is viewed in the distance and the Blackpool Tower to the right.
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Donkeys on the beach near theTower
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North Beach at low tide
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A street full of bed & breakfast places
There are literally thousands of cheap B&B's in Blackpool to stay the...
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Blackpool illumination lighting
The tower is viewed in the distance.
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Mermaid decoration on lighting
Part of the Blackpool illumination lighting. Blackpool was the first place in...
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Dolphin decoration on street lighting
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Seahorse decoration on street lighting
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A tram trundles up from Pleasure Beach
amusement park located at the south end of the Promenade
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Open top Blackpool tram
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Another old Blackpool tram
Blackpool is one of the rare places in England where you can still see...
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Princess Alice, an open-top tram
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Inside an electric double-decker tram
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All day breakfast works
Standard weekend breakfast fare in Blackpool is both delicious and extremely...
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South Beach, Blackpool
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A colourful rocket, South Beach
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A very yellow tram
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The famous Blackpool rock
A long, hard candy coming in millions of colours. It tastes and looks...
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Fun Palace amusement arcade
Full of video games and gambling machines
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Tanya on the Central Pier
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Looking towards Pleasure Beach Park
from the Central Pier
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Blackpool bear
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Tanya on the Central Pier
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Richard, Central Pier
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A calm Blackpool evening
viewed from the Central Pier
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Fake tattoos on the Central Pier
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Blackpool, home of the Golden Mile beach
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The Golden Mile beach
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The Hurly-Wurly Slide, Central Pier
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Try your skill at Super Soccer
on the Central Pier
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Richard takes a rest on the Central Pier
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Sunset over Blackpool
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Coral Island Amusement Arcade
Full of poky machines and video games
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A large parrot attack in Blackpool
Just kidding!
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Central Pier shop hut
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Kiddy rides on the Central Pier
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Buckets & Spades on the Promenade
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Osama & Saddam
hiding out in Blackpool...who would have thought.
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Sunny Blackpool
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The Blackpool Tower at night
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The Promenade, passed South Beach
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A weird silver globe, The Promenade
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The Winter Gardens, gardens no more
A theatre for live shows and cabaret
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Pleasure Beach Amusement Park
South Beach, Blackpool
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Pleasure Beach Amusement Park
located at the South End of the Golden Mile and the Promenade.
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The Pepsi Max Roller Coaster Ride
The tallest and scariest ride in Blackpool (and Europe if the brochure...
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A tram passes Pleasure Beach Park
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Plastic Palm Tree, very classy
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A revolving ride
Much too scary, I did not even give this one a try. The central swing...
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Richard the astronaut
Not quite the heroic figure of Neil Armstong
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The Big Dipper Rollercoaster ride
One of the oldest rides in the park, dating from the start of the 20th...
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A stranded mini sits above a restaurant
Pleasure Beach Amusement Park
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The Steeplechase ride, another goody
Also quite old, you ride wooden horses around a track hanging on for...
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The IRN-Bru Rollercoaster
Lots of going round in circles, not good for the stomach.
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A rollercoaster ride from 1924
Another "woodie" and very fun, if not quite as extreme as some of the...
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Trauma Towers
A spooky house, with lots of monsters and ghouls. But be warned - it...
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What awaits the brave in Valhalla?
A Viking themed boat ride, probably the best ride I have been on, but oh so...
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Richard emerges safe & wet from Valhalla
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Richard measures up to a Viking Warrior
after emerging wet but safe and sound from the dangers of Valhalla
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Flying rockets, oldest ride in the park
Built in 1909 and still very fun.
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Flying rocket ride
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American footballer dodgems
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The Ghost Train
Every bit as lame as it looks!
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Win one of the Simpsons
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Turtles loose in Pleasure Beach
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Richard keeping odd company as usual
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Bash a bully and win one of the
Rainbow Gang, characters from the 1970's kids show that was full of...
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The Kentucky Derby race
where you have to batter a button for 30 seconds with a bunch of other...
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Wheeeeeww....just tall enough
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The Pepsi Max Rollercoaster
I was brave enough to give this a go after much coercion by Tanya
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