The warmly lit Carousel Family Bar on North Pier at night

Stay for the view.

Then stay for another.

Photo: Barry McCann

The walk is only half the point.

North Pier has always been somewhere to promenade, stop, talk and look back at Blackpool from the water. Its bars and deck still work that way: no grand itinerary required.

Pier access and individual venues can vary with weather and operations. Check the latest visit information before travelling.

From shore to pier.

A century-old bar, a sheltered lounge, the open deck and the familiar pleasures of a British seaside pier.

The North Pier family amusement arcade entrancePhotography pending

North Pier Lounge & Bar

The long-running shore-end bar, still better known to many visitors by its former Merrie England name.

Carousel Bar

Drinks, a place to pause and long views down the deck towards the Irish Sea.

Sun Lounge

A glass-enclosed mid-pier refuge when the weather decides to join the day out.

The Carousel

A traditional open-deck ride and one of the pier's most familiar family landmarks.

The Arcade

Amusements and games at the shore end. It is the classic beginning or end to a walk along the pier.

Walk out over the sea. Find your own reason to stop.

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