British Seaside Resorts - Blackpool

These days it seems all our neighbours spend their summer hols in exotic, distant lands. Whatever happened to a good, old-fashioned jaunt to the British seaside? We wondered to ourselves. So we packed our buckets and spades and went in search of the traditional British seaside resort...

Where: Blackpool

What? Seven miles of magnificent sand spread either side of Britain's answer to the Eiffel Tower.

Check out: Blackpool's famous Illuminations date back to Victorian times, when the town was the first in the country to go electric.These days it's not just a lot of light bulbs tied together- computer-controlled fibre optics bathe the five mile-long seafront in dazzling colour. Kids will tug your arm towards the Pleasure Beach, home to Europe's most terrifying roller-coaster.

Seaside street cred: Golden Mile is candyfloss heaven. With donkeys and ice cream parlours everywhere, amusement arcades and three piers, Blackpool is the iconic British seaside resort.

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