Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Come and join me as I check out summer weekends 2023 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! Blackpool is a large town and seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and is 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Manchester. At the 2011 census, the unitary authority of Blackpool had an estimated population of 139,720 while the urban settlement had a population of 147,663, making it the most populous settlement in Lancashire, and the fifth-most populous in North West England after Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and Warrington.
When someone says Blackpool, what’s the first thing you think of?
The Pleasure Beach?
The Lights?
The seaside resort on the northwest coast of England is renowned for these attractions, but there’s plenty more to Blackpool than meets the eye.
From famous fans to ballroom delights, you’ll be surprised at these fun Blackpool facts.
1. In September 1977, a famous racing horse switched on the Blackpool Illuminations. Red Rum had just won his third Grand National that April.
2. It takes 14 weeks to take down all the lights of the Blackpool Illuminations.
3. Famous Blackpudlians include actor David Thewlis (Professor Remus Lupin from Harry Potter ), The Cure’s Robert Smith, Dr Who sidekick Jenna-Louise Coleman, John Mahoney from Frasier, and Zoe Ball.
4. The world’s biggest stick of rock candy was made by Blackpool confectioners Coronation Rock in 1991. It was 19 feet long and weighed 413.6kg.
5. George Clooney once enjoyed fish and chips on the seafront.
6. Director Tim Burton has filmed a video for The Killers in Blackpool, and is known to love the Pleasure Beach roller coasters. (You can do some celebrity-spotting when you come stay at our Blackpool Travelodge right opposite.)
7. The White Stripes’ first live DVD is named after Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom.
8. After London, Blackpool is the second most visited place in Britain.
9. It takes seven years to paint the whole of Blackpool Tower.
10. In 1885, Blackpool introduced the world’s first permanent electric street tramway.
11. There are more than 500 designs in the Blackpool Illuminations, and the cables and wiring stretch for over 200 miles.
12. The first stagecoaches from Manchester to Blackpool started running in 1781.
13. Blackpool Zoo is built on the site of the old Blackpool Municipal Airport, which was later turned into Stanley Park Aerodrome. It was turned into an RAF parachute training centre in 1939.
Recorded on 10/6/23 (The same day previous video was taken)
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Come and join me as I check out summer weekends 2023 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! Blackpool is a large town and seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and is 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Manchester. At the 2011 census, the unitary authority of Blackpool had an estimated population of 139,720 while the urban settlement had a population of 147,663, making it the most populous settlement in Lancashire, and the fifth-most populous in North West England after Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and Warrington.
When someone says Blackpool, what’s the first thing you think of?
The Pleasure Beach?
The Lights?
The seaside resort on the northwest coast of England is renowned for these attractions, but there’s plenty more to Blackpool than meets the eye.
From famous fans to ballroom delights, you’ll be surprised at these fun Blackpool facts.
1. In September 1977, a famous racing horse switched on the Blackpool Illuminations. Red Rum had just won his third Grand National that April.
2. It takes 14 weeks to take down all the lights of the Blackpool Illuminations.
3. Famous Blackpudlians include actor David Thewlis (Professor Remus Lupin from Harry Potter ), The Cure’s Robert Smith, Dr Who sidekick Jenna-Louise Coleman, John Mahoney from Frasier, and Zoe Ball.
4. The world’s biggest stick of rock candy was made by Blackpool confectioners Coronation Rock in 1991. It was 19 feet long and weighed 413.6kg.
5. George Clooney once enjoyed fish and chips on the seafront.
6. Director Tim Burton has filmed a video for The Killers in Blackpool, and is known to love the Pleasure Beach roller coasters. (You can do some celebrity-spotting when you come stay at our Blackpool Travelodge right opposite.)
7. The White Stripes’ first live DVD is named after Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom.
8. After London, Blackpool is the second most visited place in Britain.
9. It takes seven years to paint the whole of Blackpool Tower.
10. In 1885, Blackpool introduced the world’s first permanent electric street tramway.
11. There are more than 500 designs in the Blackpool Illuminations, and the cables and wiring stretch for over 200 miles.
12. The first stagecoaches from Manchester to Blackpool started running in 1781.
13. Blackpool Zoo is built on the site of the old Blackpool Municipal Airport, which was later turned into Stanley Park Aerodrome. It was turned into an RAF parachute training centre in 1939.
Recorded on 10/6/23 (The same day previous video was taken)
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