Central Pier
Central Pier is a pier in Blackpool, Lancashire. A short trip away is Blackpool Tower, 600 m off, the first of 43 within 15 km. It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
Pier in Blackpool
Inside Blackpool
Central Pier is inside Blackpool’s built-up area, with 30 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.
Weather through the year
From June to September, Blackpool sees highs of 18–20°C.
Central Pier
Pier in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
In Blackpool, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Pier
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Blackpool
- Official site
- centralpierblackpool.co.uk
The map
The map centres on Central Pier, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Central Pier
The largest of the 5 towns is Blackpool, with 149,087 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Blackpool
Staining
Carleton
Poulton-le-Fylde
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Central Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | It’s in town | 149,087 | 41 |
| Staining | 4.1 km east of it | 1,622 | 30 |
| Carleton | 4.5 km northeast of it | 4,793 | 13 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 4.5 km northeast of it | 12,792 | 13 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 4.9 km southeast of it | 42,693 | 33 |
More to see nearby
Choose from 43 places within 15 km, such as 6 attractions, a theme park and a zoo.
AttractionBlackpool Tower600 m away2
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach2.2 km away3
ZooBlackpool Zoo3 km away4
AttractionAvalanche2.3 km away5
AttractionBig Dipper2.3 km away6
AttractionInfusion2.3 km away7
AttractionBig One2.4 km away8
AttractionRevolution2.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Central Pier: what to know
Where is Central Pier?
Central Pier is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Central Pier?
Pier in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Central Pier?
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 Central Pier?
Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (600 m), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (2.2 km), Blackpool Zoo (3 km) and Avalanche (2.3 km).
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)
- Central Pier: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, 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
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