Blackpool Tower

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Blackpool Tower
The London Dungeon
The London Eye
Madame Tussauds
The Trocodero

There are a couple of things on offer here for sight seeing purposes. They have a famous circus operating at various times. There's also the famous Tower Ballrooms, but this will only really occupy you for a short time, unless you have a strong interest in Ballroom dancing.

The main site seeing hi-light has to be the trip to the top of the tower's observation area. From here there's a good view of Blackpool. I think I can safely say it's not the most spectacular view in the world, but it does include The South Pier and the Pleasure Beach. The clear Perspex floor you can walk on, and the phone box at the top of the tower are both nice extra touches.

 

Once you've done these there are some other attractions on offer, which I'm afraid are a bit of a let down. If I had to describe them in one word it would be lame.

I believe the biggest problem is they've tried to fit to many attractions in too small a space. There are a variety of attractions like an aquarium, a small museum of optical illusions and visual effects. Oh, and there's a really bad Dinosaur themed scenic dark ride, but the less said about that the better.

The trouble here there is little among these attractions to occupy you for more than a short time, and there's nothing that hasn't been done better in other locations. I do feel that some of the attractions could be improved if they where allocated more space, perhaps by getting rid of some of the poorer attractions.

Overall although not terrible, I felt it didn't have much to offer other than the trip up the tower and the circus. I feel there is just enough to justify paying the asking price, but it could offer a lot more.