People from all areas of life enjoy what Blackpool has to supply, from fish and chips and an amble on the promenade to a ride on the trams up and back down the front or maybe a day at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach entertainment park which is Blackpool's largest attraction.

There are 2 main train stations in Blackpool; one of those is Blackpool North, which connects Blackpool to the UK's major towns, and Blackpool South, which services local destinations. The Blackpool North station is found near the Tower, Winter Gardens and North Pier. It's got a direct service to Manchester and, from there; travelers can connect to practically everywhere else, including London. The Blackpool South station is found near Pleasure Beach. It has direct services to Lytham, St. Anne's and Preston.

Travelling by train from Manchester to Blackpool takes roughly an hour and fifteen minutes. About 35 daily services ply that route. Travelling by train from London to Blackpool takes about 3 and a half to 4 hours. There are approximately ten daily services on that route. Lots of other competing seaside resorts in Britain shut down for the winter months though not Blackpool. Each October and Nov Blackpool switches on the famous Blackpool lights, an one mile stretch of the promenade that's adorned with millions of bulbs which are fashioned into displays and decorations to wow the visitors.

One of the high points of the year is the "flicking on" of the Blackpool lights which is generally carried out by a celebrity and followed by a gig. To get asked to turn on Blackpool lights is seen to be a great distinction indeed. The beach at Blackpool is huge and made from coarse English sand, nothing like the sand that you are going to find on a Caribbean or Australian beach but sand none the less. Although the beach is huge it can get really busy on a hot day in the middle of Aug.

The standard of the sea at Blackpool used to be a standing joke among holiday makers to Blackpool. In years gone by you were presumed either extremely brave or dumb if you ventured in to the water due to the quantity of pollution that was in the water but lately the local authorities have made giant jumps in cleaning up the water and now it is among the cleanest in the country. Blackpool is known for its loud nightlife with numerous pubs, clubs and bars open till the early hours of the morning and offering each conceivable sort of entertainment a late night partygoer could dream of.