Haunted Blackpool – The Marine Hall, Fleetwood
A short drive north of Blackpool is Fleetwood, and here, on the waterfront, you’ll find the Marine Hall. Built in the 1930s, the Marine Hall is one of the newest buildings in our Haunted Blackpool series. The Marine Hall was first opened in 1935 and is made from brick and Continue Reading
Lightpool – Programme 2017
Here, you’ll find the LightPool Programme. To find out about the artists, visit this link. This year’s festival runs from Wednesday 25th October to Friday 28th October. Wednesday 25th October 5pm – Sense of Unity will be setting off from the Tower Festival Headland in front of the Blackpool Tower. Continue Reading
LightPool – Performers for 2017
Whilst the Blackpool Illuminations have been attracting audiences for more than a century, new to Blackpool in recent years is the Lightpool Festival. This event complements the illuminations and spans a few days towards the end of October. It features live entertainment and exhibits to add a little more excitement Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Pleasure Beach
Today it’s Friday the 13th! Spooky! So we thought we’d bring you the tales of the ghosts that haunt the Pleasure Beach! Yes – ghosts, plural! Background The Blackpool Pleasure Beach was founded in 1896 and has always been owned and run by the Thompson family. Not only is it Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – Lytham Hall
Lytham Hall is a Grade I listed building located around a mile from the centre of Lytham. It is made up of 78 acres of parkland and was built in the 18th century. Not only is it a beautiful piece of history, but it’s also reported to be quite haunted Continue Reading
Shipwrecked in Blackpool – Abana
Built in New Brunswick, Canada in 1974, the Abana was a cargo vessel that ended up being shipwrecked near Blackpool. On 22nd December, 1894, the Abana was travelling to Savello in Florida from Liverpool with 500 tonnes of ballast to deliver. The ship ended up getting caught in a storm Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – Illuminations Depot on Rigby Road
There are only a few weeks left of the illuminations this year, which will be running until November 5th. Today’s ghost story features the old illuminations depot on Rigby Road, where the illuminations were once stored, cleaned and maintained when they were not being used. Said to be one of Continue Reading
Lost At Sea – Amy Johnson
Today, October 11th, is the International Day Of The Girl where the global focus is on empowering girls and raising awareness of the challenges that they face. Ensuring that girls everywhere have the chance to have their voices heard, achieve their dreams and to be afforded their human rights will Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Lost Chapel Of Kilgrimol
Today, we take a slightly different direction with our ghost stories. Instead of ghostly people, we bring you the story of a ghostly building and land. A sort of Atlantis of the Coast. Between Lytham and Blackpool as we know it today, there was a small settlement. It was known Continue Reading
Blackpool’s Gangster Past Part 1 – Keeping The Krays Out!
If you’ve not heard of the Kray twins, you’ve probably missed out on watching some really cool gangster movies as well as keeping your ears closed because Reggie and Ronald Kray are two of the most notorious British gangsters in history. We thought it would be cool to bring you Continue Reading
