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   lancashire
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Posted on: 12:52 pm, August 14, 2008

hi hope you can help me, taking the grandchildren to blackpool on satarday, weather is not going to be great, they are 4 & 7, how much is the tower without a show the little one will be frightened, ( the big one is afraid of the rides, so you can see my dilema.

any help please

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Posted on: 3:15 pm, August 14, 2008

Hi

Log on to

www.theblackpooltower.co.uk

You will find how to buy tickets online and save a packet. Plenty for the little ones. Jungle Jims has apparently improved since last season. My nephews love going in there.

You will see the other attractions on offer as well.

Hope this helps.

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Posted on: 3:53 pm, August 14, 2008

Dear lord I used to love Jungle Jims.

I actually come from Lytham (a small town a few miles down the coast from Blackpool - don't live there any more now) so I can give you a few little tips:

1 - DEFINITELY look into the tower, as the previous poster said.

2 - haven't checked but I think the Sea Life Centre is still open which would, I imagine, entertain them both.

3 - there are various shows at the Pleasure Beach, though I think they're not likely to be that good for the kids.

4 - if you want something a bit more peaceful have a trip to nearby St. Annes. The area on the front (especially the rocky garden area) is nice for a stroll, and there's a small kids train and trampoline/park area there, along with a few small shops in train carriages and a cinema. However, this is a few years old. Also, Fairhaven Lake (a few miles past St. Annes) has a park and is good for a stroll.

Hope this helps. Out of them I'd recommend the Sea Life Centre.

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Posted on: 5:28 pm, August 14, 2008

Sea life Centre is worth a look, there lots of 2p arcade machines around. I always enjoyed that as a kid.

Have a nice day whatever you decide to do and who knows the weather may be kind to Blackpool

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   lancashire
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Posted on: 4:05 pm, August 15, 2008

thanks every one, hope the weather holds out, if not going to risk sea life

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