I managed a little bit of sight seeing this trip and the camera clicking tourist in me came out! OH NO!!!
The first full day I woke up and was not in as much pain as usual, the sun was out so I decided to go and investigate one of the piers, I am not sure which one it is but it was really run down, it was pretty sad.
The view however was stunning! This was the view from the start of the pier of the next pier.
It's been many years since I have been to Blackpool but I have to admit I had never noticed that there was no sand beach but simply the steps at this end of the Beach. I am clearly so used to Scarborough!
This is the view in the opposite direction, as you can see the building looks so worn out it's sad. I did not actually take photos of this, but at the start of the pier there were several sections so worn and weathered there were barriers up to stop access to them. What worried me was that these were not safely fastened in place and several had simply fallen over.
The state of the whole pier upset me, they are such an important part of our heritage and yet so little used these days. I do not understand why there is not more done on them, the view is beautiful and in a warm conservatory type building I am sure people would come and sit to eat/drink while watching the sea even during the winter if they got better roofing and sides for people on the walkways also. For me it would be worth the money from a city that draws in HUGE crows in September onwards with the lights being on. They could even have lights on the piers and have people walk along them to view them!
Just look at the state of the current seating along the side! Would you feel safe stopping here?
Just a simple view at the end but such a waste of area, the most beautiful view and not even anywhere for visitors to sit?!
This one just had to make the blog, as a theatre fan I spend a lot of my time at stage doors, so when I spotted this on the pier at the side of the pub it made me smile.
Just a pretty view - so many seats, I would have loved to have seen it when it was busy and in use!
After my walk along the front, I ended up in the arcades and had a little play on the 2p slots. I get very addicted to clearing out a machine of some toy that I will never use! I am just grateful it's a 2p addiction and nothing worse lol!
Look what happened after 3 days at the seaside and several trips to the various arcades!
Oh well at least I had fun and as you can see I won the fight with the key rings lol!
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