After years of under-investment, deprivation, unreliable weather and boozy stag and hen parties, but Blackpool is still fun for all the family.
From its roller coasters, amusement arcades and fortune-tellers to bingo halls, ballroom waltzes and beach donkey rides, Blackpool has long had multi-generational appeal, so it’s fitting that there’s fun for all the family at Showtown.
Trailing behind, the kids’ parents and grandparents chuckle at bawdy postcards, bygone photographs and trademark props. There’s Laurel’s bowler hat, Cooper’s red fez and a ukulele plucked by George Formby, a racing jockey who became Britain’s most famous actor-musician between the world wars.In the “How’s Tricks” gallery, I gravitate towards the door of a Blackpool police cell that Harry Houdini apparently escaped from.
Although fish and chips, fairy floss, toffee apples and rock are still Blackpool staples, the town’s dining offerings have evolved since I was a lad. Tuck into lobster and sea bass tacos at Beach House, a boho-chic seafront bistro, or, say, Punjabi soul food and Lancashire craft beer at Abingdon Street Market. At this covered, recently revamped food hall by Blackpool Church, you can also buy potential keepsakes, from arts and crafts to retro prints of this, Britain’s unofficial capital of fun.
Open daily, Showtown costs £15 for adults, £13.50 for over-65s and £11.50 for children aged four-15. See New hotels are springing up in Blackpool, complementing the traditional guesthouses and B&Bs. The Boulevard Hotel by the Pleasure Beach theme park has rooms from about £110 . Seeis based in the UK, but is usually drawn to sunnier climes. He has a special affection for Mediterranean Europe, south-east Asia and Latin America.
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