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Embrace

yourinner

childwith

a wander

aroundthe

attractionsof

thehistoric

seasidetown

(^1) PLEASUREBEACH
Itdoesn’ttakemuchtobe
transportedbacktochildhood
duringa visittoBlackpool,even
if youhavebeendrawntherefor
mattersofbusiness.Perhapsthemost
renownedattractionofthenorth-
westcoastalresortis thePleasure
Beach.Theamusementparkwas
createdbyWilliamGeorgeBean
in 1896 “tomakeadultsfeellike
childrenagainandinspiregaietyof
a primarilyinnocentcharacter”.It’s
hometotheoldestrideinEurope,
SirHiramMaxim’sCaptiveFlying
Machines(createdbytheeponymous
inventoroftheworld’sfirstportable
machinegun),inoperationsince
1904.Otherhighlightsinclude
fourwoodenrollercoasters,theBig
One(thetallestrollercoasterinthe
country)andthelatesthair-raiser,
theIcon,a wonderfullysmoothride
thatoffersthesameaccelerationas
thatexperiencedbya FormulaOne
driver.Youcouldeasilyspenda day
here,butif timeis short,pay£10for
entry-onlyandpurchaseindividual
ridetickets.TheupmarketBoulevard
hotel,locatedontheedgeofthe
park,hasbeennewlybuiltbythe
PleasureBeachgroup.It’sreviewed
atbusinesstraveller.com/tried-and-
tested.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com
(^2) NOTARIANNIICE
Icecreamandfishandchipsare
quintessentialseasidefare,and
Blackpooloffersfineexamplesof
both.Notarianniis a delight,a
1950s-styleicecreamparlourthat
servesoneflavouronly– delectably
creamyvanilla.FoundedbyLuigi
Notarianniinthe1920s,it moved
toitsexistinglocationonWaterloo
Roadin 1937 andis nowinthe
handsofthefourthgeneration
ofthefamily.Thesundaesare
thestuffofdreams,whileatthe
takeawaycounteryoucanchoose
froma copiousrangeofcones,
saucesandtoppings.Forfishand
chips,tryBentley’s,anunassuming
spotwithblue-and-whitechecked
tableclothsonnearbyBondStreet.
Formany,thisis thebestintown,
andgluten-freeoptionsareavailable.
notarianni.co.uk,facebook.com/
bentleysfishandchipshop
(^3) THE PROMENADE
Carefully shielding your sustenance
of choice from overhead assault by
seagulls, make your way north up
the promenade towards the heart of

Blackpool

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WORDS BECKY AMBURY