"The Seasiders" were relegated in 2023 and now play football in League One, the game's third tier.

Blackpool FC

The zoo in Blackpool Tower closed in 1969; it was a cramped unhygienic affair, the site of Alfred's mishap with the lion. This larger zoo opened in Stanley Park in 1972. There are great ape enclosures, wolves, wallabies, penguins, meerkats... and dinosaurs, rare in the wild nowadays.

Daily Nov-Mar: 10AM-4PM, Apr-Oct 10AM-5:45PM

Blackpool Zoo

Welcoming trad pub, independent with real ales and big screen sport TV.

Sun Inn

Pleasant seafront pub, decent grub, dog-friendly.

Mon-Fri 11AM-11PM, Sat 10AM-midnight, Sun 10AM-10PM

Dutton Arms

Bankhall Distillery began production in 2020 and should begin sales in April 2023. They make Kentucky-style bourbon, not Scotch. No tours.

Blackpool Whiskey