Lights, camera, action in this busy seaside town. (Blackpool Illuminations)

Member Name: kazimojo692

Product:	Blackpool Illuminations
Date:	05/11/08 (105 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots to see, new lights every year.

Disadvantages: Some lights need updating. Can take a while to get through the traffic.

We decided to go and see the illuminations this year in Blackpool.

We went this year on what was the last night (2nd Nov). We started off from teh far end of South Shore and were most impressed by Beaverbrooks lights towards the Pleasure Beach.

The lights were fantastic and the kids loved them. There was plenty of people milling about and lots of people selling flashing wands etc along the side of the road which you could stop and buy ( as the traffic was moving so slowly).

Towards the North Pier though - the momentum seemd to go off a little and you could tell that some of the lights had been around for years.

As we approached the far end of North Shore - we got to the best bit. A run of illuminated tableaus on the shore side of the prom. They were fantastic. Lots of them had moving objects. There was a haunted house, Alice in Wonderland Tea Party, Postman Pat. MOst of them had music coming from them as well.

This was probably the best bit and although it took us teh best part of an hour to drive along the prom in the slow moving traffic - this was well worth waiting for.

Another British tradition not to be missed.

Summary: Not to be missed if you have never been