Blackpool Family Holidays

Blackpool is ideal for family holidays and has something for everyone to enjoy. There is a huge range of attractions from thrill seeking rides and dungeon tours to sparkling sea-side days and exhibits.

Blackpool’s Model Village and Gardens is a great place to start and is good for photograph warm up practice! Kids really enjoy looking at the fascinating miniature world, containing castles and famous English sites.

With extensive redevelopment complete, the Blackpool Tower Eye with skywalk glass platform and 4D cinema experience is a must see and do in Blackpool for 2011. This free attraction allows you to see views of the Grand Promenade and waterfront for miles around. You can visit the newly opened Madame Tussauds’ Blackpool and stand with the stars for a taste of the celebrity life.

Ensure you go below and explore the attractions deep within the new Blackpool Tower Dungeon. With ten scary stages and a thrilling drop into the depths of despair, the dungeon is sure to give your family some thrills and spills.

There is the Tower Circus and the famous Mooky and Bubu the clowns to entertain you, with jokes appealing to the young and old. Jungle Jim’s Indoor Play centre is a fantastic place for kids to explore, with a treasure map adventure experience on offer this year that is out of this world.

The sea side beckons with the world famous Pleasure Beach resort which has plenty to offer all of the family. Nickelodian Land has lots of water splash fun for little ones. The young and not so young will love Sandcastle Waterpark with 18 slides and activities to attack, including the world’s largest indoor rollercoaster ride – on the water!

The Sealife Water Centre is a comprehensive exhibit of over 10,000 creatures, including scary sharks and fascinating fish and other types of sea life, including sea horses. You can walk through a tunnel and have sharks swimming over your head and feel like you are part of the deep ocean.

Blackpool Zoo is worth a visit and has over 1,500 species of animals to see. Very popular at the moment is the Lemur petting area, where you can walk in woodland and the lemurs can come right up to you and as close as they like. There is additionally beautiful sea life to see as well as lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys and all your family favourites.