Take a long stroll Northwards away from the Bingo, Fish and Chips, Waxworks and Candy Floss. Further North than the Norh Pier things get a little more relaxed.
The 'Golden Mile' runs this far, to the Imperial and Hilton Hotels, both of which are popular conference centres.
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Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. It is traditionally part of Lancashire but on April 1, 1998 was made into an independent unitary authority.
The town boundaries are drawn very tightly, and exclude the nearby settlements of Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fyldeand Lytham St Anne's. Blackpool Borough, unlike its neighbours, is almost completely urbanised.
Blackpool - Hotels As probably the busiest UK holiday resort Blackpool has a huge range of accomoodation. You can use our handy search to locate Hotels with last minute discounts.Blackpool - Piers has three piers, the North (built in 1863), Central (1868) and South (1893). Blackpool Tower, built in May 1894, is a 518-foot-tall copy of the Eiffel Tower. It was painted gold for its centenary.
The town also has a tramway, which for a long time was Britain's only working tramway outside of museums. Other cities have been rebuilding their networks since the late 20th century.
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