Big One
Big One is a steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Around it, within 15 km, lie 41 more places, Blackpool Tower (3 km) first on our list. Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia.
Attraction in Blackpool
Inside Blackpool
Big One is inside Blackpool’s built-up area, with 31 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
The warmest afternoons in Blackpool run June to September, at 18–20°C.
Big One
Steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
In Blackpool, inside the town’s built-up area.
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- in Blackpool
Mapping Big One
Use the numbers to match each place near Big One with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Big One
Of the 8, Blackpool is the largest, at 149,087 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Blackpool
Lytham St Anne's
Staining
Poulton-le-Fylde
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Big One is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | It’s in town | 149,087 | 41 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 2.7 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 | 8.1 km northeast of it | 4,793 | 13 |
| Weeton | 8.4 km northeast of it | 496 | 2 |
| Wrea Green | 9.6 km east of it | 1,899 | 4 |
| Little Singleton | 9.6 km northeast of it | 326 | 2 |
Make a day of it near Big One
A visit can add 7 attractions and a theme park, from 41 places within 15 km.
AttractionBlackpool Tower3 km away2
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach200 m away3
AttractionAvalanche100 m away4
AttractionRevolution100 m away5
AttractionInfusion200 m away6
AttractionBig Dipper200 m away7
AttractionSteeplechase100 m away8
AttractionIcon100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Big One
Where is Big One?
Big One is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Big One?
Steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
When is the best time to visit Big One?
June to September are the warmest months in Blackpool, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Big One?
Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (3 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (200 m), Avalanche (100 m) and Revolution (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 One: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, 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
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Infusion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnthescone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeplechase: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Icon: BlackpoolJC91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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