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Blackpool Pleasure Beach South Shore

Blackpool Pleasure Beach on South Shore consistently tops Britain's most popular attractions chart year on year. Constantly adding new exhilarating rides - Infusion is the latest - whilst retaining old favourties like the Grand National classic racing roller coaster, Blackpool Pleasure Beach guarantees a family fun packed day with something for all ages. Major rides include the well knowns - Avalanche, the UK's only bobsled coaster reaching speeds of upto 50mph and the Big Dipper roller coaster with 5 huge drops. Major ride Infusion soars through a water experience and five loops. These are cutting edge rides offering thrills like no other amusement park in the UK.

Pleasure Beach complex caters brilliantly for families with a huge choice of gentle family rides like the classic Ghost Train, Mini Dodgems and the Veteran Carousel. Full listings and photos of all rides are to be found on the Pleasure Beach weblink right.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach big glamour shows, much like the rides, are a 'take your breath away' affair. Two big show arenas sit within the Pleasure beach complex on South Shore including the Ice arena - home to the spectacular Hot Ice Show and the Globe Arena home to modern day dance and variety at its best! 'Forbidden' - A Devil of a Show is at the Globe for 2008, and an all inclusive Blackpool Pleasure Beach wristband includes matinee entry to either Hot Ice or Forbidden (evening performances require an upgrade - see Pleasure Beach's webguide right for details).

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 525 Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1EZ. Enquiries Hotline open 7 days a week from 9am to 8.30pm tel. 0871 222 1234. Shows Hotline Tel. 0871 2229090. Groups Hotline Tel. 0871 222 8787.www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com

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Sandcastle Water Park Blackpool South Shore

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

All age ranges are catered for 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. See full listings of all the water slides and attractions via Sandcastle's weblink right.

Snacks can be accessed whilst within the waterpark at Bongo-Bongo Burger Shack and Monkey Island is perfect for Birthday Parties and Group Parties.

Sandcastle Waterpark, South Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 1BB. Tel. 01253 343 602. Book on-line upto 3 months in advance and receive discounts. Under 2s enter free, and a selection of saver deals are available for groups and families.

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Blackpool South Pier - 'Adrenaline Pier'

A shorter and wider pier, this was the last of the three Blackpool Piers to be built, opening first in 1893. South Pier was originally called Victoria Pier.

A wide selection of adrenalin rides are on South Pier, complimenting the adrenalin pumping rides of nearby Pleasure Beach. Pier attractions include Reverse Bungee, the Crazy Mouse and the Sky Swing. Families will feel at home on South Pier too which boasts the Donkey Family Bar open daily from 11am until late with DJ and family entertainment. Ice cream shops and amusement arcades are plentiful, and South Pier has a distinctive funfair feel in high season.

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Blackpool's Great Promenade Show, South Shore

Moving to Blackpool's South Shore, the Great Promenade Show on the 2km stretch from Squires Gate to Sandcastle is fast gaining international acclaim. Each of the ten artworks which form the Great Promenade Show have links with Blackpool - Peter Blake's 'Life as a Circus' celebrates Blackpool tradition of entertainment whilst 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They' - the great glitter ball alludes to Blackpool's premier position as ballroom capital. Much like the Tern Project along Morecambe's prom, the Great Promenade Show is popular both locally and with visitors and is drawing increasing attention to Blackpool. These are works of art you can touch and interact with, and all blend well in their Blackpool South Shore home. Take a tour of the artworks via the Great Promenade Show's webguide below.

www.greatpromenadeshow.co.uk

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Ripley's Believe it Or Not Blackpool South Shore

Right next to 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. Great fun and open daily from February to November from 10am until Pleasure Beach Closes. Printable discount entry vouchers are via the Ripley's webguide link right.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Units 5&6 Ocean Boulevard, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, FY4 1EZ. Tel. 01253 341033.

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Solaris Centre Blackpool South Shore

One Blackpool architectural gem benefitting from the regeneration of South Shore has been the historic Solarium - the original Solarium 'Winter Garden and Sun Lounge' dating from 1938 with stunning Art Deco design by John Charles Robinson.

Blackpool's Solarium was once a real seaside attraction hub on South Shore with tropical plants, ice cream and, many visitors will remember, the famous Harrowside Solarium Cafe.

Brought right up-to-date, the Solaris Centre today is a cutting edge building powered by the sustainable energy of wind turbines and photo voltaics. (read more via the Solaris weblink right). The project included resoration of the Solarium's front facade and inside the central exhibition space hosts showcase exhibtions often with an environmental link throughout the year. The Centre Space Cafe is also on-site.

The Solaris Centre, Harrowside, New South Promenade, Blackpool, FY4 1RW. Tel. 01253 478020. Opening times are Monday Friday from 8.30am to 5.00pm. Weekends 10.00am to 5.00pm.

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