Bed And Breakfast Blackpool England
Blackpool is one of the most popular seaside resorts in England, attracting large numbers of visitors from all over the United Kingdom and beyond. Tourists come here for the large sandy beach, the ‘Golden Mile’, with its illuminations and amusements, the Pleasure Beach, and of course the famous Blackpool Tower. Whether you come just for a short break, or for a longer holiday, the best value accommodation option is a bed and breakfast. Blackpool has a large number of small hotels and B&Bs to choose from, making it easy to get a great deal when you book your stay.
Until relatively modern times, Blackpool was little more than an obscure hamlet on the Lancashire coast. It was only the development of the railway system in the mid 19th century that led to the huge expansion of the town as a seaside resort. Once Blackpool was connected by rail to the major industrial towns of the North and Midlands, it became feasible for working people of lesser means to consider trips to the coast on bank holidays, or even a week or two away in the summer, when the factories and mines closed.
By the 1890s the familiar Blackpool promenade was in place, along with the resort’s three piers: the North Pier, the Central Pier and the South Pier. In 1894 came the remarkable Blackpool Tower, which, although being something of a copy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, has become world-famous in its own right. The Tower stands over 500 feet tall, and visitors may ride a lift to the top, where the view on a clear day extends as far as North Wales, the Cumbrian Mountains and the Isle of Man.
Back at ground level, and just near the South Pier, the Pleasure Beach is one of Blackpool’s other major attractions. Current visitor numbers at the Pleasure Beach, which dates back to 1905, make it Britain’s most popular amusement park, as well as one of the top twenty such attractions in the world.
When it comes to choosing a hotel, guest house or B&B in Blackpool, visitors are pretty much spoiled for choice. There are such a large number of places to stay in the town that competition is fierce and as a result prices are very cheap, compared to some of the other, smaller resorts around the coast. Of course, prices always reflect the facilities offered, so visitors will have to pay more for a room near the seafront, or one offering a sea view, and also for an en-suite room, as opposed to one where the bathroom and WC are shared with other guests.
Nowadays the best way to compare different accommodation options is to do an internet search and shop around online. Many hotels now have their own websites, frequently offering virtual tours so that prospective guests may see what the rooms are like before booking an accommodation. Once you have booked your bed and breakfast, Blackpool, and all its many delights, awaits you!