On foot

Blackpool: Tower Ballroom to the Imperial

A seafront walk through Blackpool's grand Victorian buildings. It starts at the Tower Ballroom, calls at Raikes Hall, a former convent turned pub, and finishes on the North Promenade at the Carlton and Imperial hotels, the latter used as an infirmary in both World Wars.

4 stops · about 3.7 km · allow roughly 1 hr 30 min

  1. 1
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    The dancing phantoms of Blackpool Tower Ballroom

    Blackpool Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

  2. 2
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    The drowned nun of Raikes Hall

    Raikes Hall, Blackpool

  3. 3
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    The corridor ghost of the Carlton Hotel

    North Promenade, Blackpool

  4. 4
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    The wartime infirmary ghosts of the Imperial Hotel

    Imperial Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool

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