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Blackpool is Britain’s most popular seaside resort. The tower (right) was built to rival Paris’s Tour Eiffel, and remains a major crowd puller. In 2002 Blackpool (finally) met EU bathing water quality regulations.
At low tide there is a large sandy beach, but at high tide waves will break over the prom.
The central beach runs opposite the Tower (second right) and includes donkey rides among its attractions.
The North Shore (below) is the quietest part of town, with seats under the colonnaded, white washed prom. Lower down, but still well above the beach is another walk way, with benches running along it.
At the base of the Tower, in a 1930 building that was once Woolworths is an indoor market. Trams run along side the busy road (bottom right) and bustling prom. Some of the illuminations are already in place, weeks before they are switched on.
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