blackpool

Dump is quite extreme but it's not the place it once was, definitely survived better than other towns.

 

last time i was there was in 1982 and it was a shithole then.
Thought Morecombe was better and only about 20 miles away from Blackpool.

 

I was there a few year ago,done the horse and carriage seeing the lights.mind the b&b I had was nt the best could have been a lot cleaner

Majority of all the windys were boggin agree that money needs to be spent but councils have none so it will be like that for years to come

 

Fleetwood any good ?went there when a wiz a wean

 

Feel your pain. Used to live there, * dump of a place man.
It's like they spent a ton of money on tacky * back in the 70's and just haven't spent another penny on it.
Place is so run down it's scary (not in a feart way, just *).

 

I live just outside Blackpool, and I work there. The place is heaving during Easter & Summer holidays. It's a place for kids. We get plenty of stags & hens, but they're usually pretty underwhelmed by the nightlife.

Yeah they sorted out the seafront a bit, but it's desolate during the out of season months.

 

It is very run down, and it will take more than a lick of paint to change it.

Scarborough on the other hand (or coast)is a vibrant seaside resort.

 

When was Blackpool ever nice? It has always been run down and tacky as far back as I remember.

You did used to get a good night out though, but that seems to have died off too.

About 15 years ago the pubs and clubs used to be packed. I was there for weekends the last couple of years and most places were near empty.

Years ago it was hard to get somewhere to stay. Now lots of B&Bs are all boarded up.

There really is little reason to go these days.

 

The only time i've ever been was as a toddler and have no memory of it.

My face is tripping me in the baby pics though so i must have thought it was awful :smiley-laughing002:

 

Not Been in last 5 years ,last time was a Stag Do and it was a bit off a Blur

Used to go every year when I was a kid with my parents and loved it

My old man and mum still go every year and take my kids at Sept weekend for Illuminations

I thought they had spent a lot off money at the front

I think once the older genarations pass by, it will be dead on its * and be like Whitley Bay with the Tumbleweed growing

 

went for the lights last year ... it was awright .

 

I'm from Preston, not far from Blackpool. Yeah it's certainly not the nicest place! As a kid it was alright, but only because of the amusements and the theme park. Can never understand why it is so appealing to the Scots though, whenever I go there most of the football shirts worn are Sevco ones, and a few 'tic tops. There's a lot better places to visit in Scotland compared to Blackpool!

 

I Have horrible nightmares of Blackpool and surrounding areas.

Bumping a train down there, Buckfast, poppers and ecstacy.

Shudder

 

Noticed the amount of Sevconians when I was there last year as well. Pretty sure the Huns have some sort of day out down there every summer.

 

was down last year for a few days and thought it was o.k.
for the money I paid, I wasn't expecting to much.

 

Yeah I know they have a supporters club in Blackpool. Blackpool has traditionally been the orange/unionist part of Lancashire, Preston has a lot more Celtic fans/Irish nationalists.

 

What I also noticed was the beir keller (if that's how ye spell it)and palace have both gone.doubt I'll ever go back even for a stagdoo.

 

Only time i head down to Blackpool is when the Blackpool Shamrock CSC hold their end of season dances, usually a cracking night, other than that the place is a dive, remember being in a bit called the Jaggy Thistle only to realise it was a big sevco bit when i went in, think its burned down now

 

Never been before and I never will go. Place has always looked like a dump. Looks grim and depressing. Last place in the world I would go for a break