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Parking in Blackpool Can Be Difficult - A Guide on What to Expect and How to Combat It

Blackpool being the premier seaside resort in Britain if not Europe has some very difficult parking problems. It can be a real challenge to find cheap or free safe parking close to either your bed and breakfast accommodation or indeed near to whichever of the Town's attractions you are in town visiting for that day. The town council employs parking wardens pretty much in the same way as most other UK towns. These wardens patrol the restricted zones on an hourly basis and will not hesitate in issuing a fixed penalty notice if they find a vehicle illegally parked.

The road markings employed are more or less the same as everywhere else in the UK with some very subtle differences. Single yellow lines means there is a partial parking restriction. Parking may be allowed upon in at less busy times of the day say before 9.00am or after 6.00pm. There will be a sign nearby on a pole next to the kerb which will display the times you are allowed to park. The law demands that these signs have to be placed every few yards so trying to explain that there was not a sign will not be a valid defence in court.

Double yellow lines generally mean no parking at any time day or night. Now the subtle difference. Blackpool is very much a season driven town. It's visitor attractions open at Easter and run through to the end of the Blackpool illuminations which will normally be early to mid November (the dates vary from year to year). In the depths of winter everything closes for maintenance and the town becomes very quiet. As such parking restrictions will often be lifted on most if not all yellow lines in and around the town. Again those looking to park should consult the posted signage which will be clearly marked and available.

It is probably fair to say that the two most popular tourist attractions are Blackpool Pleasure Beach which is situated in South Shore Blackpool and Blackpool Tower which is located on the seafront in the Town Centre between Central and North Piers. The distance between the two attractions is around a 2 kilometres and a pleasant walk on sunny and warm days. At the same time excellent public transport links the two with both a regular bus service and the traditional famous Blackpool trams plying the route which forms most of what is referred to as the Golden Mile Blackpool. Visitors would not be able to do either attraction justice by trying to cram both into the same day so on that basis it makes sense to either make more than one day trip (certainly feasible if you live in the Northern area of England) or choose to stay over in a bed and breakfast accommodation in Blackpool.

If the decision is to stay over then it is important to choose a venue that offers parking either free or stated as included in the cost of your room (it is important to confirm this at the time of booking). Many Blackpool B&B'S are unable to offer parking due to lack of facilities and will direct you to nearby council car parks which can cost as much as £10 for 12 hours overnight parking. For visitors to the Pleasure Beach Moorbank House Bed and Breakfast in South Shore Blackpool is excellently located in that it is only a short walk from Blackpool Pleasure Beach and crucially is able to offer free parking.

It may be that the visitor will strike lucky and can find a spot to park in the residential streets that surround both Blackpool Tower and the Pleasure Beach but these spaces are few and far between and likely to disappear quickly at busy times. Blackpool Pleasure Beach provides parking at: South Car Park, South Beach, Junction of Bond Street and Station Road, Balmoral Rd and by the Pleasure Beach Railway Station. Visitors to the Tower looking to park should aim for Central Car Park, Talbot Road Multi Storey and at Cocker Square. Be prepared to pay £3.50 up to 8 hours and £10 for longer stays up to 24 hours. All these car parks can be found on Google maps and or further advice taken from both Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Blackpool Tower official web sites.

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