North Pier
North Pier is a pier in Blackpool, Lancashire. It counts as a Grade II listed building. 43 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Blackpool Tower (400 m).
Pier in Blackpool
Inside Blackpool
North Pier is inside Blackpool’s built-up area, with 30 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.
Weather through the year
Aim for June to September, when Blackpool reaches 18–20°C.
North Pier
Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
- Type
- Pier
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Blackpool
The way to North Pier
North Pier sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count North Pier
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Blackpool (149,087 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
Blackpool
Carleton
Poulton-le-Fylde
Staining
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where North Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | It’s in town | 149,087 | 41 |
| Carleton | 3.8 km northeast of it | 4,793 | 13 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 4.1 km northeast of it | 12,792 | 13 |
| Staining | 4.1 km east of it | 1,622 | 30 |
Also within reach
Choose from 43 places within 15 km, such as 4 attractions, a theme park and a zoo.
AttractionBlackpool Tower400 m away2
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach3.1 km away3
ZooBlackpool Zoo3.1 km away4
Art galleryGrundy Art Gallery500 m away5
AttractionAvalanche3.2 km away6
PierCentral Pier900 m away7
AttractionBig Dipper3.2 km away8
AttractionInfusion3.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting North Pier
Where is North Pier?
North Pier is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is North Pier?
Pier in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit North Pier?
June to September are the warmest months in Blackpool, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is North Pier a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near North Pier?
Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (400 m), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (3.1 km), Blackpool Zoo (3.1 km) and Grundy Art Gallery (500 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)
- North Pier: Parrot of Doom, 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
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grundy Art Gallery: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avalanche: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Pier: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Dipper: Norms360, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Infusion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnthescone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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