We were in Blackpool a couple of weeks ago. I loved it as a kid and wanted to share that joy with mini MSE, so this was actually her third time there and she loves it, as do we. Huge great, long, wide sandy beach; rides at the pleasure beach, tuppenny machines, water parks and more.
When I mention it to other friends who liv in the SE, most look askance at the idea of a couple of days in Blackpool. Yet they've never been. So I wanted to pop up and say a good word. Do it right and it's a joy.