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Late Night Riding At Blackpool Pleasure Beach

  On Saturday 1st May, Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be open until 10pm for May Day Bank Holiday weekend fun during the first Late Night Riding event of the year. For one great price, all guests can enjoy their favourite rides after dark and experience the spectacle that is Blackpool Pleasure Beach illuminated at night.   With the park open until 10pm guests can ride into the night on the UK’s tallest rollercoaster, the Big One, check out the twists, turns and acceleration of ICON at twilight, enjoy a night race on the Grand National and ride into dusk on the Big Dipper. Whatever thrills take your…

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WG Bean’s Coffee Shop Opens at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

  Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating its 125th anniversary year with the opening of a new coffee shop that has links to the very beginnings of the world-famous amusement park.  WG Bean’s is named after Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s founder and is located at the front of the iconic Casino Building, close to the park’s main entrance. WG Bean’s is open now and will be serving freshly ground coffee and snacks every day throughout the 2021 season.  The new coffee shop faces out onto Balmoral Road, close to Blackpool’s famous Promenade and has seating for over 80 customers across two floors.…

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Blackpool’s Heritage Trams are set to return for the 2021 season

  Heritage Tram Tours will return in 2021 with bookings available from 29th May 2021 until 3rd January 2022   The operator of Blackpool’s world-famous Heritage Trams, some of which are over 100 years old, has announced that bookings are now on sale for the 2021 summer and illuminations season.   It will mark the 7th successive season that the collection of vintage trams have been available on a tour basis, allowing visitors young and old to experience a piece of Blackpool’s history.   Tram tours will resume from Saturday 29th May onwards, with tours running in the daytime every weekend and during school…

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