Big Dipper
Big Dipper is an amusement ride. Within the built-up area of Blackpool, it is one of the places to visit. It is a Grade II listed building.
Attraction in Blackpool
Inside Blackpool
Big Dipper is inside Blackpool’s built-up area, with 31 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Blackpool has 51 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Warmest in Blackpool are June to September, at 18–20°C.
Big Dipper
5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Add Blackpool Tower, 2.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 41 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Attraction
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Blackpool
Finding Big Dipper
Orange: Big Dipper.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Big Dipper
Blackpool, with 149,087 people, is the largest of the 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Blackpool
Lytham St Anne's
Staining
Poulton-le-Fylde
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Big Dipper is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | It’s in town | 149,087 | 41 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 2.8 km southeast of it | 42,693 | 33 |
| Staining | 4.9 km northeast of it | 1,622 | 30 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 7.3 km northeast of it | 12,792 | 13 |
| Carleton | 8 km northeast of it | 4,793 | 13 |
| Weeton | 8.4 km northeast of it | 496 | 2 |
| Little Singleton | 9.6 km northeast of it | 326 | 2 |
| Wrea Green | 9.7 km east of it | 1,899 | 4 |
Pair Big Dipper with these
Within 15 km are 41 places, among them 7 attractions and a theme park.
AttractionBlackpool Tower2.8 km away2
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach100 m away3
AttractionAvalanche100 m away4
AttractionInfusion100 m away5
AttractionBig One200 m away6
AttractionRevolution200 m away7
AttractionIcon100 m away8
AttractionNickelodeon Streak100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Big Dipper in questions
Where is Big Dipper?
Big Dipper is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Big Dipper?
Amusement ride.
When is the best time to visit Big Dipper?
June to September are the warmest months in Blackpool, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Big Dipper a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Big Dipper?
Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (2.8 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (100 m), Avalanche (100 m) and Infusion (100 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Infusion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnthescone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big One: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Icon: BlackpoolJC91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickelodeon Streak: CoasterKaty, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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