Blackpool Tower from the Promenade. There are actually 3 observation decks on the top. The lower one is is enclosed and is the row of windows that can be seen in this photo.
Views from Blackpool Tower
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The observation decks open to the air are covered in safety wire for obvious reasons. Here and there people have made obtrusive holes to take pictures through.
Looking out to sea in the general direction of the Isle of Man. Sadly though the IOM is to far over the horizon to be seen from Blackpool.
Looking South Towards the Pleasure Beach Looking South towards the Pleasure Beach the high Iron work is the Pepsi Max Big One once the tallest faster roller coaster in Europe. The pier is South Pier and just beyond is the Sandcastle water park complex. In the distance the you can just about see the coast of North Wales. Moorbank House is just out of shot to the left of the picture near the end of the pier. These pictures were taken in 2004 since then the seafront in view here has undergone extensive re-generation works and several headlands have been added.
Looking North A closer shot looking North. The towns war memorial is evident to the left of the picture and stand in front of what is now the Metropole hotel. This was formerly the famous Butlins resort Blackpool The Imperial and Hilton hotels can be seen further up the Promenade. At the centre bottom of the shot Sacred Heart Church can be seen opposite the rotunda of Yates Wine Lodge which burnt down in 2008. Both are in Talbot Road. Centre Right can be seen Blackpool North Railway Station where hundreds of thousands of visitors a year alight to visit the town.
Closer View Looking North The large brown building is the Hilton Hotel. The Norbreck Castle Hotel is the lighter construction shaped to look like a castle and can be seen far off in the distance. Beyond is Cleveleys and beyond that where the coastline loops to the right is Fleetwood and the Fylde Estuary. Beyond is Morecambe Bay and the coast of Cumbria. On a clear day the Mountains of the Lake District are visible from the Top of the Tower. The Riverdance Ferry was grounded on the sands directly opposite where the Norbreck Hotel lies.
Residential Blackpool looking West. Stanley Park can be seen off in the Distance
The Walk of Faith 320 feet straight down.. The 'Walk of Faith' is made of plate glass, with 320 feet separating your two from the ground. Visitors are encouraged to walk on it and their reaction can be very varied. Some people go at it with abandon, some put as much distance between them and the glass as possible. Some lean over to take a look, clutching the nearest support; some have to be cajoled by their partners into taking the plunge.
What makes me smile with the Blackpool tower is the fact that the engineers had such faith in the design. That it was built to fall into the sea if it ever callapsed, that would cause a amusing traffic jam on the A584!
Hi, just wanted to point out the Isle of Man can be seen from Blackpool. You just need a very clear day and ideally binociulars. Yesterday was such a day and I could see the tops of Snaefell and the other Manx hills through my binoculars, from the cliffs by Bispham tram station.
Cheers,
Mark