Blackpool Tower
Observation tower and entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
Attractions in Blackpool
Photo: Blackpool Tower, Dave Green (CC BY-SA 2.0)Blackpool’s places to visit, starting with Blackpool Tower
Blackpool’s list takes in 21 attractions, 5 theme parks and 5 piers. Mapped inside Blackpool’s built-up area are 30 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 11. Beyond the town, the best known is Lancaster Castle, 30 km off.
In Blackpool
30
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list in Blackpool
Then come 4 attractions and a theme park, behind Blackpool Tower.
AttractionBlackpool Towerin town
Theme parkBlackpool Pleasure Beachin town
AttractionAvalanchein town
AttractionBig Dipperin town
AttractionBig Onein town
AttractionInfusionin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Finding your way
Furthest out is Lytham Windmill, at 11 km.
The dashed line is Blackpool’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: other attractions (21) and zoos, theme parks or other days out (14).
Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery4 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 5 theme parks · 5 piers · 2 zoos · 1 aquarium · 1 water park7 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 21 attractions19 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Blackpool. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
It starts in town with 30 places and goes on to 11 within 5 km of its edge.
Infusion
Inverted steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, England.
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Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre
Visitor centre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
Lytham Hall
Grade I listed English country house and museum in Lancashire, England, UK.
The 30 inside Blackpool come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings are on Blackpool’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blackpool →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Lancaster Castle (30 km) is the best known.
CastleLancaster Castle30 km northeast
CathedralLancaster Cathedral30 km northeast
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral37 km east
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle28 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey37 km north
CastleGreenhalgh Castle20 km northeast
MuseumThe Dock Museum35 km north · 68K visitors a year
Theme parkSouthport Pleasureland19 km south
Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall25 km southeast
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston23 km east
MuseumHarris Museum23 km east
MuseumBritish Lawnmower Museum20 km southPlaces well known beyond Blackpool (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Blackpool
What are the main attractions in Blackpool?
The best known inside Blackpool’s built-up area are Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Avalanche and Big Dipper. In all, 30 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 11 more within 5 km.
Does Blackpool have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Blackpool: Grundy Art Gallery, Madame Tussauds, Showtown Blackpool and Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blackpool?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Piel Castle (English Heritage), 28 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Blackpool?
Within 40 km: Lancaster Castle (30 km), Lancaster Cathedral (30 km), Blackburn Cathedral (37 km), Piel Castle (28 km).
Where are Blackpool’s historic buildings listed?
Blackpool has 51 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Blackpool when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (34)
- 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
- Big One: Vuvar1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Infusion: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnthescone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Flyer: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand National: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Icon: BlackpoolJC91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickelodeon Streak: CoasterKaty, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeplechase: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Pier: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grundy Art Gallery: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Pier: Jon's pics (Jon Bennett) profile at Flickr website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Pier: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickelodeon Land: Camlees, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valhalla: Christophe Badoux, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- SEA LIFE Blackpool: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackpool Zoo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lytham Hall: Michael D Beckwith, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Pier: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenhalgh Castle: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southport Pleasureland: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Lawnmower Museum: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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