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Blackpool North Pier |
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03/09/01 (79 review reads) |
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Advantages: English Tradition.
Disadvantages: None.
The North Pier is my favourite of the three piers at Blackpool. It is how I believe a real seaside pier should be.
Originally this pier was called the Blackpool Pier and it is the oldest (1863) and longest (402 metres) of the three Blackpool piers.
This is a pier to just stroll along and really enjoy the sea air. There is a small amusement arcade at the start of the pier, where there is also a coffee shop and a few other small shops.
The pier is a traditional open promenade with wooden flooring, where you can see the sea through the gaps in the planks. All of the way along the pier on either side there are seats where you can just sit and relax and watch the world go by. If you don’t fancy walking to the end of the pier then you can save your legs by taking a ride on the pier tram (75p return – 50p single).
Along the pier there are four small kiosks with shops and fortune tellers in them.
At the end of the pier there is the Carousel Bar and the Sun Lounge. The Sun Lounge is glass sided and has an open roof. In here you can sit in a deck chair and enjoy the playing by the resident organist, although there is a charge of £1.50 per session.
Also at the end of the pier is the North Pier Theatre. Here such artists as The Grumbleweeds and Alvin Stardust put on shows, together with a full production of supporting artists. Tickets for these shows are £12.50 each.
For me this pier epitomises what an English seaside pier should be like, plenty of seating, fresh air and good old fashioned entertainment. Let’s just hope that nobody ever decides to modernise this pier.
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