Blackpool Attractions - What's On In Blackpool

Blackpool Sandcastle Waterpark

Blackpool Sandcastle Waterpark on the South Shore Promenade is the ultimate UK waterpark and another of Blackpool's top family attractions. The Sandcastle Blackpool is actually the UK's largest indoor waterpark offering 18 slides and attractions. Open all year round, Sandcastle water park breaks a second record for the longest indoor rollercoaster waterslide in the world - the Masterblaster!

All age ranges are catered for at Sandcastle Waterpark across the choice of 18 slides and attractions including Sidewinder (6-8 years), Thunderfalls Waterslide (3 years plus), Masterblaster (8 years plus) and the Typhoon Lagoon pool area suitable for all swimming abilities.

Snacks can be accessed whilst within this brilliant Blackpool water park at Bongo-Bongo Burger Shack and Monkey Island is perfect for Birthday Parties and Group Parties.. Book online up to 3 months in advance and receive discounts. Under 2s enter free, and a selection of saver deals are available for groups and families and the Sandcastle in Blackpool. Blackpool Sandcastle Water Park, South Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 1BB. Tel. 01253 343 602

Things to do in Blackpool

Things to do in Blackpool include family hotspots Blackpool Pier Central and South Pier, particularly Central Pier with amusements and big wheel. Add to this the endlessly sandy Blackpool beach, flat level promenade and a huge choice of family restaurants and family shows at Pleasure Beach, the Grand and North Pier Theatre and you have all you need for a fun packed family seaside holiday. Don't forget the ever-popular donkey rides on Blackpool beaches!

Alternatively a cluster of great Blackpool family attractions sit just 2 miles inland around Stanley Park including Blackpool Zoo and Model Village. Covering 2 1/2 acres, the award winning and charming model village and gardens are fully accessible with hard pathways and ample seating areas throughout. There are no stairs and steep slopes and the site is fully accessible to mobility impaired visitors and for both wheelchairs and power scooters. A visit to historic Stanley Park next to the Model Village is not to be missed during any Blackpool holiday. Covering a mammoth 22 acres and inclusive of large lake, golf courses and extensive wildlife habitats and gardens including Italian Garden, Rose Garden and Water Features, Blackpool's famous Stanley Park first opened in 1926.

Another unmissable day out in Blackpool is Louis Tussaud's Waxworks. Hundreds of waxworks models await in themed rooms such as Hollywood, Celeb City, Corrie, Rock Factory and Horrors. Posh & Becks, Elton John, Angelina and Brad, Elvis, Madonna and the Royal Family are all here. Blackpool's Sealife Centre just beyond the Tower along the Promenade is famed for its huge collection of tropical sharks amongst other wonders. Fifty displays contain a fine selection of marine and freshwater creatures including rays, seahorses, jellyfish and piranhas. Right next to the Pleasure Beach, 'Ripley's Believe it Or Not' in Blackpool is one of two in Europe. As the external facade of dinosaur head and rope climber hints at, Ripley's is home to a dazzling array of oddities including 2 headed calf, a fertility statue which is creating quite a stir and a floating tap which appears to have no plumbing!

Finally, City Sightseeing offer open top bus tours around Blackpool. The full bus tour lasts 90 minutes, starting at Pontin's Clifton Drive and the frequency is every 30 minutes. One ticket gets you 2 days unlimited hop on/hop off service for a great price. The route takes in all of Blackpool's main attractions including Blackpool Pleasure beach, Blackpool's three piers, Blackpool Tower and Sandcastle Indoor Waterpark, Blackpool Zoo and Stanley Park and Haven Holiday Park at Marton Mere.

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