Blackpool
Here are my photo albums of some of the places to visit & events to attend in the UK's premier seaside resort of Blackpool.
Air Show 2011 - 2019
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Here are my highlight photos from attending the Blackpool Air Show held on Blackpool Promenade each August in recent years.
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Remembrance Sunday, November 2018
Here are my best photos from the Remembrance Sunday service & parade held at the Blackpool Cenotaph at eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the year 2018. This year's service commemorated both the centenary of Armistice Day that marked the the end of World War I and the centenary year of the Royal Air Force. Lest We Forget ...
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Classic Car Show, August 2018
Here are my best photos from the Blackpool Classic Car Show staged on the seafront promenade in August. All the cars were gleaming in the bright sunlight of a sunny summer's afternoon.
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Piers, May 2018
Here are my top twenty-five photos from my stroll along Blackpool Promenade between its three Piers on a glorious May Day bank holiday. The piers & beach were packed with holidaymakers making the most of the Spring sunshine.
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Winter Gardens, January 2018
Here are my best photos from the recent Open Day event held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. This was a rare opportunity to explore behind the scenes of this famous attraction, including backstage access to the Opera House, dancing on the Empress Ballroom floor to the Wurlitzer organ, and viewing the different themed halls of Blackpool's largest entertainment venue.
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Remembrance Sunday, November 2017
Here are my best photos from today's Remembrance Sunday service & parade at the Blackpool Cenotaph on a bright but bitterly cold November day. Lest We Forget ...
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Fireworks Championships 2010 - 2017
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Here are my best photos from attending the Blackpool World Fireworks Championships in recent years. This event takes place on Blackpool Promenade every September to coincide with the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations.
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Pride Parade, June 2015
Here is my selection of photographs from the Blackpool Pride Parade that was held on Blackpool Promenade in June 2015.
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Illuminations, September 2014
Welcome to my armchair tour of the world famous Blackpool Illuminations, the "greatest free light show on Earth". This light spectacular stretches over six miles along Blackpool promenade. My tour starts in Bispham at the North end of the lights, and initially covers the tableaux displays. Heading South, it passes Blackpool Tower & the Pleasure Beach, and finally ends at Starr Gate.
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Illuminasia, June 2014
Here are my top forty photos from my trip to Blackpool's newest attraction - Illuminasia. This attraction, based in the Winter Gardens, blends the tradition of Chinese lantern craft with modern lighting techniques to create the world's largest indoor illuminations experience!
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Ride The Lights 2012 - 2013
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Here is a short selection of photos from cycling in the Blackpool Ride The Lights event in recent years. This event is held on Blackpool Promenade on a late August night every year as a preview to the start of the Blackpool Illuminations season.
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Zoo, June 2013
Here is a selection of my best photos from my visit to Blackpool Zoo in June. The purpose of my visit was to practice my animal photography skills in preparation for my trip to South Africa later in the year.
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Pleasure Beach, June 2011
Here are the best of my action photos from my recent visit to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Summer has arrived!
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