Last week we made one of our yearly visits to Blackpool tower. I say yearly because we have been going there at least once a year since starting this blog.
We chose a perfect day to go to Blackpool too (Wednesday), the sun was scorching and the day was just lovely. We set off early at 9am and got to the tower for 10.30am just after it opened.
As we were spending the night in Blackpool this time, we managed to get round all seven attractions connected to the tower - Tower eye & 4D cinema, Jungle Jims, Dungeon, ballroom, Sealife, Madam Tussauds and the circus and all in that order too.
Our first stop was the tower eye and Izebellas first time at the top of the tower. This was also my first experience of the 4D cinema which I have not been able to visit previously due to time or Izebella being too young. Unlike other 4D cinemas you stand up in this one and lean against a bar. It doesn't last too long and the effects are really good. Then it's onto the lift and up to the glass floor.
This can be a daunting experience as it does feel like your going to fall through it. However the glass is really thick and safe to walk or sit on. The views were amazing and especially so with the nice weather that day.
The lift does not go to the very top of the tower. It stops at the glass floor level. There are another 3 staircases to climb to the maximum public height which is very close to the very top. These are spiral metal staircases and very narrow and it did make us tired climbing all the way up, but we made it.
Then down to Jungle Jims for an hours play. This place is probably older than me. Tho it's been revamped and redone many times over the years.
A short walk from the tower is Sealife which is part of the tower attractions. My kids love this place. It's a great opportunity to see different species of fish and marine life and they are always adding new things to it. There are opportunities to touch star fish, crabs and even giant snails. Walk through a shark tunnel with sharks and huge fish swimming above and around, see jellyfish, seahorse and other amazing creatures and even stand and crawl through marine tunnels.
At 7pm we went back to the tower for the 2 hour circus show. Again just like the dungeon photography and videos are forbidden. It's a great show with trapeze artists and acrobatics and Mooky the clown and Boo are still going strong making everyone laugh.
We had an amazing but tiring day at all the tower attractions. We took a lot of photographs but far too many to show here individually. So instead I've made this video slide.
Blackpool tower have many ticket options including the "Big ticket" which gets you into all seven attractions. These cost £45.00 per adult and £32.50 for a child over 3 years. There are other ticket options if you only want certain attractions. Booking online is cheaper than paying on the day and tickets can be booked directly on the Blackpool tower website.
