NR1106-240 Blackpool Pocket Guide

Great Money-saving
North Pier
Blackpool Model Village & Gardens
Blackpool by train with Northern
CENTRAL PIER
BLACKPOOL
30 ride tokens on
Central Pier for £20
Save £13
www.centralpierblackpool.co.uk
BLACKPOOL
SANDCASTLE
WATERPARK
25% OFF
www.sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk
Regular direct services to Blackpool North from:
• stations in Yorkshire including Bradford Interchange,
Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Leeds and York
• stations within Greater Manchester including Bolton,
Manchester Airport, Manchester city centre
(Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria), Salford
Crescent and Wigan North Western
• stations within Lancashire including Accrington,
Blackburn, Burnley Manchester Road, Chorley,
Leyland and Preston
• stations within Merseyside including Huyton,
Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool South Parkway
Regular direct services to Blackpool South from:
• stations within Lancashire including Accrington,
Blackburn, Burnley Central, Colne, Nelson and Preston
Connections at Preston can be made to Blackpool
stations from:
Barrow-in-Furness, Carnforth, Carlisle, Crewe, Grangeover-Sands, Lancaster, Oxenholme The Lake District,
Penrith North Lakes, Warrington Bank Quay and many
other stations.
MADAME TUSSAUDS
BLACKPOOL
Kids go free
with every full-paying adult
Pleasure Beach Resort
www.madametussauds.com/
blackpool
For details of train times, please visit our website
www.northernrail.org or call National Rail Enquiries
on 08457 48 49 50.
Example adult fares to Blackpool
(North, South or Pleasure Beach station)
Adult Off-Peak
Day Return
Adult Off-Peak including Blackpool
From
Day Return
buses and trams++
Blackburn
£12.50
£17.50
Bolton
£11.80
£16.80
Liverpool Lime Street
£15.60
£20.60
Manchester Stations*
£14.40
£19.40
Wigan North Western
£11.40
£16.40
Discounts are available for railcard holders. Children (5 – 15 years
inclusive) travel at half the Adult Off-Peak Day Return fare.
*Manchester Piccadilly, Oxford Road, Victoria or Deansgate station.
Fares quoted are valid from 22 May 2011 and are subject to change during 2011.
++Includes unlimited travel on Blackpool Transport bus and tram network.
Terms and conditions apply.
Contact
Customer Helpline
For comments, enquiries and complaints telephone 0845 00 00 125
email [email protected]
textphone 08456 045 608
www.northernrail.org
Fares and Service Information
National Rail Enquiries telephone 08457 48 49 50
textphone 0845 60 50 600
www.nationalrail.co.uk
THE BLACKPOOL
TOWER CIRCUS
Kids go free
Northern Rail Ltd: a joint venture of Serco and Abellio.
Registered No: 04619954. Registered Office:
Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park,
Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9UY, UK.
with every full-paying adult at any circus
performance
All information correct at time of going to print in July 2011.
www.theblackpooltower.com
SEA LIFE BLACKPOOL
Kids go free
Pocket Guide BP/0711/Solar/20k
Great days out by train!
with every full-paying adult
www.visitsealife.com
PLEASURE BEACH
BLACKPOOL
3 wristbands for the
price of 2
Fastest journey times to Blackpool North*
save up to £32
www.pleasurebeachresort.com
BLACKPOOL MODEL
VILLAGE & GARDENS
Buy one get one free
Blackpool Illuminations
Blackpool Tower Circus
Timetable Information
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Vouchers
Bolton:
58 minutes
Blackburn:
45 minutes
Liverpool Lime Street:
1 hour 24 minutes
Manchester Airport:
1 hour 36 minutes
Manchester Piccadilly:
1 hour 19 minutes
Manchester Victoria:
1 hour 29 minutes
St Helens Central:
1 hour 6 minutes
Wigan North Western:
50 minutes
*Daytime Mondays to Saturdays 9am – 4pm
www.blackpoolmodelvillage.com
Mirrorball, South Promenade
MONEY SAVING OFFERS
Blackpool Tower
www.northernrail.org
Visit
Blackpool
Spectacular
events all year round
CENTRAL PIER BLACKPOOL
August
4–7
7
26 – 28
30
30 ride tokens on Central Pier for £20 – save £13.
Rebellion Punk Festival
Blackpool Air Show
UDO World Street Dance Championships
Ride the Lights
September
2–4
2 Sept – 6 Nov
9, 16, 23 & 30
12
17 – 18
Illuminations Switch-On Weekend
Blackpool Illuminations
World Fireworks Championships
Tour of Britain Cycle Race
Manchester to Blackpool Night Cycle Ride
October
6–8
13 million visitors a year visit Blackpool –
the UK’s undisputed capital of family fun.
Be one of them in 2011!
Kiteival British Windsport Championships
Christmas Lights Switch-On
Nickelodeon Land is brand new at the Pleasure
Beach, featuring everyone’s favourite characters
in a six-acre site loaded with 12 fantastic rides.
Across the road at Sandcastle Waterpark, they’re
gearing up for the arrival of two new high-energy
waterslides in the Aztec Temple!
Beautiful Spanish steps link the promenade to
the beach, and we’ve created huge new spaces
including the spectacular Tower Festival
Headland – with a capacity of 20,000 to host
breathtaking year-round events.
Step into the splendour of the newly restored
Winter Gardens and enter a world of Victorian
glamour in the stunning Floral Hall.
Blackpool’s never needed an excuse to have fun,
but in case you need inspiration, take a look
at our calendar of world-class events.
From amazing fireworks and air displays to dance
spectacles, sporting fixtures, concerts with the
wow-factor, and Showzam! – our annual festival
of magic, circus and new variety – something’s
sure to take your fancy!
Of course, there’s also the magical Blackpool
Illuminations, which light up the resort for 66
nights, beginning with the star-studded SwitchOn show in early September.
BLACKPOOL SANDCASTLE
WATERPARK
25% off.
Address: South Beach, Blackpool FY4 1BB
Telephone: 01253 343 602 or 01253 340 700
Opening times: vary, check www.sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk
Terms & Conditions: 25% discount off standard individual
admission. Valid until 31 December 2011. This voucher entitles
the bearer to 25% discount off standard individual admission
(Hyperzone and family passes excluded). Not valid in
conjunction with any other offer or promotion. This voucher
must be shown at guest services upon arrival and payment.
This voucher is not for re-sale. Voucher value 0.0001p. Available
www.sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk
only on production of a valid rail ticket. Code: NRLP0411.
Kids go free.
Address: 89 Promenade, Blackpool FY1 5AA
Telephone: 0871 282 9200
Opening times: Monday to Friday
10am – 4.30pm
Saturday to Sunday
10am – 6pm
School holidays
10am – 6pm
Terms & Conditions: Kids go free with every full-paying adult.
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer, and no cash
alternative. All dates to 31 December 2011 excluding 22 – 31
October and 25 December 2011. Adults 15 and over. Under 3s
go free. Available only on production of a valid rail ticket.
www.madametussauds.com/
blackpool
Kids go free.
Address: Promenade, Blackpool FY1 4BJ
Telephone: 01253 622 242
10am – 4pm
Opening times: Monday to Friday
10am – 5pm
Saturday to Sunday
10am – 5pm
School holidays
Terms & Conditions: Kids go free with every full-paying adult
at any circus performance. Not to be used in conjunction with
any other offer, and no cash alternative. Offer valid until and
including 6 November 2011. Adults 15 and over. Under 3s go
free, providing no seat is taken. Available only on production of
a valid rail ticket.
World Fireworks Championships
www.theblackpooltower.com
SEA LIFE BLACKPOOL
Kids go free.
Address: SEA LIFE Centre, Promenade, Blackpool FY1 5AA
Telephone: 01253 621 258
Opening times: Daily 10am – 4pm
Terms & Conditions: Kids go free with every full-paying
adult. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer and
no cash alternative. All dates to 31 December 2011 excluding
22 – 31 October and 25 December. Adults 15 and over.
Under 3s go free. Available only on production of a valid
rail ticket.
www.visitsealife.com
PLEASURE BEACH BLACKPOOL
3 wristbands for the price of 2 – save up to £32.
Address: 525 Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool FY4 1EZ
Telephone: 0870 444 5566
Opening times: vary, check www.pleasurebeachresort.com
Terms & Conditions: Online booking only. Visit
www.pleasurebeachresort.com, click buy online, wristbands and enter
promotional code 1166. Select date of visit and complete the online
transaction. Bookings must be made by midnight the day before your
visit. On the date of visit you MUST bring this 3 for 2 voucher and
e-ticket containing your unique reference number, which will be
issued on completion of the online transaction, plus proof of address
and a valid rail ticket to collect your wristbands. Offer applies to gate
priced wristbands. Height restrictions apply. Not valid in conjunction
with any other offer. Excludes Bank Holiday weekends. One voucher
per transaction. Valid to 6 November 2011. Ref: 1166.
BLACKPOOL MODEL VILLAGE
& GARDENS. Buy one get one free.
www.pleasurebeachresort.com
The Biggest Little Village in Lancashire. Visit the award-winning
Blackpool Model Village & Gardens and experience the
miniature world of our special village. The village is set in 2.5
acres of beautiful landscaped gardens. Our business is bringing
smiles to your faces and, as such, there’s something for every
member of the family.
Address: East Park Drive, Stanley Park, Blackpool FY3 9RB
Telephone: 01253 763 827
Opening times: 10am until dusk, weather permitting
Terms & Conditions: Buy any ticket and get the equivalent
ticket free on production of a valid rail ticket. Not valid in
www.blackpoolmodelvillage.com
conjunction with any other offer. Valid till 6 November 2011.
A spa resort, a five-star hotel or a clean and
comfy place to lay your head? There’s no
shortage of quality accommodation choices to
suit all budgets. Make your selection at
www.visitblackpool.com
For a great holiday, come
rain or shine.
What are you waiting for?
Get yourself to Blackpool!
www.centralpierblackpool.co.uk
THE BLACKPOOL TOWER
CIRCUS
Blackpool’s revamped Madame Tussauds is
the only place in the UK outside London where
you can see brilliant likenesses of all your
favourite stars.
And look out this September for Merlin’s grisly
Tower Dungeon and newly refurbished
observation deck – the Blackpool Tower Eye –
for the best view in town.
Address: Promenade, Blackpool FY1 5BB
Telephone: Box Office No: 01253 623 422
Opening times: Daily 9am – 5pm
Terms & Conditions: On production of this voucher with
a valid rail ticket at an authorised Central Pier token booth,
purchase 30 ride tokens for only £20 (single ride token is
£1.10 without voucher). Voucher must be exchanged after
6pm any day until 6 November 2011. Ride tokens are valid
at all times, on all dates thereafter until 6 November 2011.
Offer not available in conjunction with any other promotion
or discount. Ref: NR05/11.
MADAME TUSSAUDS
BLACKPOOL
November
19
VOUCHER VOUCHER VOUCHER VOUCHER VOUCHER VOUCHER VOUCHER
Mirrorball, South Promenade
Madame Tussauds
SEA LIFE Blackpool