Attraction · Blackpool · Lancashire

Grand National

Grand National 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.

Photo: Grand National, Stefan Scheer (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Blackpool

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Attraction in Blackpool

Inside Blackpool

Grand National 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.

When to go

Month by month

Warmest in Blackpool are June to September, at 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°84 mm

Feb8° / 2°66 mm

Mar10° / 3°57 mm

Apr13° / 5°53 mm

May16° / 7°57 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°69 mm

Aug20° / 12°87 mm

Sep18° / 10°87 mm

Oct14° / 8°106 mm

Nov11° / 5°98 mm

Dec8° / 2°102 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Blackpool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Blackpool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Blackpool’s full climate →

About

Grand National

4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Blackpool Tower (2.7 km) heads a list of 41 within 15 km.

Blackpool’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Attraction
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Blackpool

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Grand National

The orange dot is Grand National; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 5 is Blackpool, at 149,087. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Blackpool

149,087 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km southeast of it

Lytham St Anne's

42,693 people · 33 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km northeast of it

Staining

1,622 people · 30 places to visit

4 · 7.1 km northeast of it

Poulton-le-Fylde

12,792 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Grand National is	People	Places to visit
Blackpool	It’s in town	149,087	41
Lytham St Anne's	2.9 km southeast of it	42,693	33
Staining	4.8 km northeast of it	1,622	30
Poulton-le-Fylde	7.1 km northeast of it	12,792	13
Carleton	7.8 km northeast of it	4,793	13

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km you can add 7 attractions and a theme park.

AttractionBlackpool Tower2.7 km away 2

Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach100 m away 3

AttractionAvalanche200 m away 4

AttractionBig Dipper200 m away 5

AttractionInfusion300 m away 6

AttractionBig One300 m away 7

AttractionRevolution300 m away 8

AttractionNickelodeon Streak200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Grand National

Where is Grand National?

Grand National is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Grand National?

Amusement ride.

When is the best time to visit Grand National?

June to September are the warmest months in Blackpool, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Grand National a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Grand National?

Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (2.7 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (100 m), Avalanche (200 m) and Big Dipper (200 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)

Grand National: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackpool Tower: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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
Nickelodeon Streak: CoasterKaty, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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