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Here's what the tourists are saying about Blackpool
Blackpool Gazette
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09/11/2023
As Blackpool's Tower Headlands prepares for a festive transformation, Lucinda Herbert asks visitors if they think the resort is on the up ⬆️⬆️
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I'm here on Blackpool Comedy Carpet where in two weeks time this whole place will be transformed
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into a winter wonderland for Crisp's By the Sea. So today I'm finding out if people think
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that Blackpool is improving as a tourism destination. I've no idea because I've only
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just got here about an hour and a half ago so I don't know. A long time ago yes probably about
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40 years or 35 years ago yes. So what brings you here today? We've just come for the illuminations
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really. So what are you hoping to see? Just to see what the illuminations are like because I
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remember them being very good when I was a child yeah. I have to say it's the first time in 50
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odd years of my life I've ever been here but he lives in Preston so. I used to how long ago now
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50 years ago 40 no 40 years ago so it probably is but the problem is we've come out of season
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haven't we but it's still lovely and the people that we met so far are amazing. I love it. How
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long have you been here? We got here about five hours ago. And what have you seen so far? Well
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we've had a walk all around the amusements and things. We're about to go on the piers.
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I want to do it all and then I'm plucking up the courage to go up the tower.
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Yes I should imagine it's absolutely going to be beautiful yeah.
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Probably yes and I'll probably bring my granddaughter now I've been here
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yes definitely. And we're off to Winter Gardens tonight aren't we? Yes we're off to the Winter
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Gardens tonight to see the bodyguard. I brought my lad to go up the tower but it's closed which
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I didn't realise so. I didn't know it was closed. It's closed till April they said. Till April?
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Yeah. I want to show you my glass floor up there. You've come out of season then? Yeah I got a
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basically I got a day off I saw a trip advertised so I brought my lad. So we've seen the illuminations.
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Yeah we'll go back at eight yeah. Have a walk up and down at eight later on. What do you think of
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the place so far apart from the tower disappointment? It's alright. A lot of things
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closed but we're out of season aren't we? Plus it's midweek and all that but it's fresh air isn't it?
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Where have you come from? Sheffield. We're between Sheffield and Chesterfield. Not bad.
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I think we last came probably 10 years ago didn't we? Yeah we came 10 years ago. I don't know if
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we've come out of the quiet well we obviously have come at the quieter part of year but there's a few
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newer bits aren't there I'd say that are quite nice and make it worth the trip I'd say even though
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we're only here a few days but yeah obviously like with the illuminations this time of year
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that's something we did want to see as well so that's been going a long while isn't it but it's
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still worth you know something that makes it worth coming for. Have you come for the illuminations?
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Yeah mainly actually isn't it? Yeah our son has autism and he really likes lights
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so we've come so he can see them so he'll really enjoy it. Has he had a chance to see them yet?
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No he's going to see them tonight. How long are you here for? Till tomorrow. Okay have you seen anything else?
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We're doing a little treasure trail thing today actually so we've been walking around
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quite a few bits and seen some of the historical bits and buildings and
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statues and things like the diving woman and the arches and yeah some of the little squares that
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are quite nice yeah so yeah we've been getting about a bit today haven't we? Yeah.
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Leicester yeah so yeah it's been good. Yeah I'd say I'd like a bit of sun but you know
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we want the sun and the illuminations so yeah we're a funny time of year I suppose aren't we but
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yeah and then I think obviously they're setting up Christmas stuff for I'm assuming next week so
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we're a bit early for that but at the same time it's getting there isn't it? Yeah but it's nice
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yeah it's not too cold.
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