Useful links and information
Last updated at 16:08 01 May 2002
Blackpool Tourist Information www.blackpooltourism.com (tel: 01253 478222, Send an e-mail
Blackpool Visitor Centre, 1 Clifton Street, Blackpool FY1 1LY.
Beach and water quality have improved vastly in the area over the last two years. For a full analysis of Blackpool and any other UK beach, The Good Beach Guide 2002 is available by sending an SAE with a 57p stamp to The Marine Conservation Society, 9 Gloucester Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5BU.
Results are also available on www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
Getting There
Blackpool is 3 ½ hours from London by direct train.
Travelling from London Euston to Blackpool with Virgin Trains costs from £25 for a Virgin Value period return (must be booked 14 days in advance and is subject to availability).
A first class Virgin Value ticket costs £67, with the same terms and conditions.
A seven-day advance booking ticket costs from £35, and a three-day advance booking ticket costs from £47, subject to availability.
www.virgin.com/trains tel: 08457 222333
Manchester lies around 1 hour's drive away from Blackpool.
Domestic flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick to Manchester are available from British Airways (www.british-airways.com) and bmi British Midland (www.flybmi.com/)
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