South Pier
South Pier is a pier in Blackpool. Look also at Blackpool Tower, 2.3 km away, first of 42 more within 15 km. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.
Pier in Blackpool
Inside Blackpool
South Pier 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.
The seasons here
In Blackpool the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
South Pier
Pier in Blackpool, England.
In Blackpool, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Pier
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Blackpool
- Official site
- blackpoolpiers.co.uk
Where it sits
The map puts South Pier in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The 3 towns are led in size by Blackpool, with 149,087 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Blackpool
Lytham St Anne's
Staining
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where South Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | It’s in town | 149,087 | 41 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 3.4 km southeast of it | 42,693 | 33 |
| Staining | 4.7 km northeast of it | 1,622 | 30 |
Pair South Pier with these
There are 42 within 15 km, 7 attractions and a theme park among them.
AttractionBlackpool Tower2.3 km away2
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beach600 m away3
AttractionAvalanche600 m away4
AttractionBig Dipper600 m away5
AttractionInfusion600 m away6
AttractionBig One700 m away7
AttractionRevolution700 m away8
AttractionGrand National400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about South Pier
Where is South Pier?
South Pier is in Blackpool, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is South Pier?
Pier in Blackpool, England.
When is the best time to visit South 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 South Pier?
Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (2.3 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (600 m), Avalanche (600 m) and Big Dipper (600 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)
- South Pier: Jon's pics (Jon Bennett) profile at Flickr website, 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
- 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
- Grand National: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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