hi Patricia and many thanks for your comment and yes such a lovely place Blackpool with some fantastic places to go no matter if you’re young or old there’s something for everybody for example the jubilee Gardens Stanley Park the older generation strong along the beach and for the younger generation rides the hustle and bustle Blackpool something for everybody. Hope you’re keeping well enjoy the rest of your evening all the best and take care Paul.
many thanks for comment and yes that’s why it has 20 million visitors each year. Certainly a place to come again. Many thanks all the best and take care.
Im a northern lad from 1965 Yorkshire. Family would go to Blackpool few times I lived in Yorkshire. Would definitely stay in either Hamptons Hilton or Sands Resort. My age makes it difficult to be riding any big ride at pleasure beach. Good to see this town getting revival. Hopefully more better hotels. Rikal group former post office, nre Mercure. Looks like Brittania has to get its act together or die overnight. As more hotels from Far east take hold with very prestigious hotels, with all the modern facilities.
good afternoon many thanks, and yes certainly things are going forward in Blackpool. Plenty of regeneration projects and plans are on the table which is fantastic again. Many thanks for sharing that information with everybody and your story. All the best and take care
Thanks for the video I enjoyed it there is a lot to do.the beach is clean there's the piers.thanks for your time look after yourself look forward to your next video
Hi Paul fantastic video I think Chris higget should expand giving value for money for people even though a small profit always seems happy to talk to the people
good evening Mark many thanks for coming and yes certainly that will be another great idea :-) many thanks for becoming all the very best and take care
Great vlog Paul as always. Times sure have changed all over. Families go abroad for much less than in England. Hope it will be busy next summer. Loved the Stanley park ending, beautiful lake and the birds swimming in the sunshine. Thanks for sharing,take care bye for now 😊x
good evening Hazel many thanks for your comment. I hope you’re keeping well and had a great day so far? And yes certainly times have changed over the recent decades. I guess Blackpool and other seaside towns and cities certainly need to adapt going forward. I guess nothing stays the same forever. Stanley Park as you mentioned is a wonderful place :-) again many thanks for coming all the very best and take care of yourself Paul
@TheBlackpoolLads Thanks Paul as the ice and snow still around and very dicey, we've not been out most of the week,stayed safely home. Watched my church service on RUclips this morning, since COVID it's been brilliant to be able to enjoy with all our church family from home,if we can't make it to church. Hope this mild weather will get rid of it this week, had enough of the icy temperatures now. I know it's winter but been so very very cold. Take care enjoy your week. X 🙏
Evening Paul, evening everyone, thing is nowadays, it's more of a day trip or long weekend place now like all other coastal resorts, so easy to drive to and from. Even though some places in the back streets are trying it's never going to be the same, I think the back streets will be demolished in the end. Somebody mentioned yesterday a modern seafront caravan park could work, something Blackpool doesn't have, great topic, great video Paul, cheers mate.
hi Stephen, many thanks and hope you’re keeping well? And yes again some valid points you did mention things will never be the same and we do need to move on certainly changing times changing habits and changing lifestyles of people. Again many thanks all the best take care stay safe, Paul.
hi Janice,, many thanks for Watching and commenting and yes certainly is a shame that certain areas need a little TLC however things take time and it is getting better with lots of things going forward all the best and take care Paul
I read in the news that the twenty million visitors a year is slowly climbing. But the problem is a lot of visitors are day tripper's, so the hotels are missing out on trade currently.
many thanks for coming and watching and yes it looks like times have changed in peoples habits and more and more people are coming for day trips to enjoy the vast amount of events and festivals Blackpool but sadly not staying for long periods of time again many thanks all the best and take care
Hi Paul fantastic video again. I thinkyou are right about the hotels when booking a hotel to give a 20% off like the tower or pleasure beach hopefully more people will book.i love Stanley Park so many memories there aswell just love Blackpool altogether thanks so much again for sharing ❤❤👍👍👍
Food business are struggling too . Blackpool bounce back . Possible. I rember went i was lad . Still come for odd day out . Small hotels out number by the big guns of hotels . Lower numbers now . I rember you walk on the pleasure beach for free and buy wrist brands. For the rides .
I just think more seating with green spaces and sun shelters on the front for people to stay and sit over 50s don't want to sit on concrete steps also bring back the outdoor lido.
good evening many thanks for coming and watching and yes certainly Blackpool has a lot of concrete and as you write they mentioned a few nice shelters with a little greenery would certainly go along way. I just say many people especially the old degeneration. Do you like to reminisce and Look out to see and enjoy the views so yes a good point, Again, many thanks for comment all the very best and take care, Paul
Hi Paul great video. Blackpool will be ok. I love the place been going at least twice a year for 20 years now. As i said before its a shame if we had the good weather constantly then more would come. Special place. Thanks for this video. Take care
good evening Sue Hope you’re keeping well? Certainly getting a little nippier now the Sun is gone. Certainly is a nice place Blackpool :-) all the very best and take care Paul
Good video ,always wondered how many Blackpool businesses put money back into the town ie Pleasure Beach ,Tower ,the piers all making money but do they contribute to regeneration or is it solely being left to councils.
I’m afraid it is a vicious circle. IMO far too expensive for some, as you say go abroad much cheaper, however due to cost of living hoteliers can’t charge much cheaper. I come three times a year and pay between £65-£85 a night but do get all inclusive so food and drink included plus a free travel pass xx
hi Paul many thanks for your comment and yes Blackpool certainly is a great place to come visit or even live. Make sure you stay safe and stay warm all the very best and take care Paul
I think Blackpool will always be very popular and think with the investment going on around the town that tourism will see a boost in the coming years, i can't imagine not checking in on the daily activities going on in Blackpool with channels like yours Paul, you do a dedicated job in keeping your subscribers up to date and is appreciated by all of us 👍
Thanks again Paul for another great vlog although there might be 20 million visitors there is most of them day trippers i can remember when there used to be dozens of buses left my hometown every week to go to Blackpool but now there is none i hope you are well 👍
hi George, many thanks for coming and also watching and yes as you write they said over 20 million visitors each year to Blackpool the majority of these are day trippers come through events and festivals. Sadly there’s many hotels in Blackpool as they used to cater the huge crowds what used to stop but sadly times have changed habits have changed the main question is what’s going to happen to these hotels and shops which no longer get people in. Hope you keeping well all the very best and take care.
Another great video, 👍, the queens was a fantastic place, they used to put on a country western night , every Friday, would be there every time I visited Blackpool. I remember one particular night the band was still playing at ten to one in the morning, what a night, it came to an abrupt halt though when management told them to finish up as someone couldn’t get to sleep 😂😂, fantastic fri in there
hi Kevin many thanks for your comment and also showing that wonderful story with everybody, is things like that money come by and you can certainly look back and tell your kids your grandkids your friends and family of those special moments in life. It’s great you have a fantastic memory of Blackpool and again many thanks for sharing our experience and story with everybody on here all the very best and take care
Maybe take leaf out our book for shops in Tunstall . Stoke-on-Trent some lads. Have take in their hands . To clean up the rubbish and clean up near by shops . That are empty. I know blackpool is big area .
I moved to Blackpool 3 years ago escaping DV, I love it… it’s scruffy but people still love Blackpool (It needs TLC), and some money into it. Blackpool is recovering.
hi John, many thanks, and yes certainly is a cheap place to drink. In fact it’s one of the cheapest places in Blackpool. I would say so many thanks for mentioning that and keeping well. All the best and take care.
There's a group of us (around 16) visit every May paul as part of a lads weekend away. Ages range between 18 and 70. The trip has been going since the 80s. Numbers have dwindled over the years but we keep the tradition going. Always visit tye mitre for a few light ales
The problem is the reason millions flock here year after year, familiarity and consistentcy. There are only so many new models can be put in madame tussauds or how many trips up the tower you can take before you are at the point of been there, done that BUT for lots of people it IS that familiarity that brings people back. There needs to be a balance but also.....Blackpool isnt just a Promenade, Amusement park and Merlin.....❤
good evening, many thanks for coming and showing the information with everybody and yes, certainly some valid points you have raised. All the best take care, Paul.
many thanks for your comment and suggestion again another one especially if the grandparents go with the kids they’ll just be walking around and they won’t be going on. The right are certainly a great suggestion! All the very best and take care
Hello Paul, I enjoy your videos. Interesting video yes it's hard these days People holiday abroad and shop online. We need to still use the high St and our local Towns. Spend money in local businesses to keep the local economy healthy. Thousands of people used to go to Blackpool when the Mills and factories closed for holidays. Take care and keep it up. Special deals working together is a good call.....
hi Jonathan, many thanks for your comments and watching. Many thanks for sharing the information with everybody. Hope you’ve been keeping well? All the very best take care of yourself, Paul.
If I were the council I would consider giving 1-2 years free rates on the shops, maybe even low interest private loans to get the shops back to usable… then the old hotels sell them cheap to developers for homes but only for affordable housing and some council housing.. then look into how to help the bigger hotels improve.
We come to blackpool every year but the prices for the attractions are way too much for a family nowadays. The prices for a beer for adults and soft drinks are getting close to London prices.
good evening Mike many thanks for coming and watching, I use the iPhone 15 pro Max for live events and sometimes still photos however I use a pocket three and go 12 for shooting the films. Again many thanks all the best and take care.
A few Fish & Chips, shops would help, you can't really go wrong with those. Pie shops, baker shops, local butchers, there is definitely not a lot of those around these days, sweet shops, curios shops and pound land shops, those would come in real handy with everything being so expensive these days. You did ask for some suggestions LOL.
good evening Amy many thanks for coming and fantastic suggestions and yes certainly some of the shops would benefit from the shops as you mentioned people nowadays shop for discounts and bargains and imagine a lot more of the shops so they would attract more customers going in. Again, many thanks for suggestions comments and watching all the very best and take care, Paul
Hi Paul excellent video the new development will make blackpool better and hopefully they will come to blackpool every year and fill up the hotels and a lot of hotels in blackpool need to look at the busier hotels and first impressions count all hotels need people to walk through there days what annoyed me paul was can you remember after lockdown when people couldn't go abroad what they did was all come to Blackpool all the hotels were busy and after it was allowed for people to go abroad thats what they did and i have abroad i love everyear now to come to blackpool now my happy place i want blackpool to do well because i love blackpool and i blame the council for example the pleasure beach what they charge is ridiculous the rides on the piers are so cheap you can a lot of takebs for a family of six you are right about the hotels in blackpool they all need to be full all year round and what is bothering me paul about the hotels that are quiet that council will be them put x drug users and alcoholics and hope the council help the hotels out before the hotels shut it is upsetting seeing a lot of hotels up for sale thanks Paul excellent video take care pal from Keith 👍👍👍👍👍
good evening Keith many thanks for your comment and also watching out as you mentioned in your comment and shared with everybody of some great valid points there, hopefully things will pick up and everybody can bash their heads together And come up with solutions going forward which will benefit everybody in the long run again many thanks for your kind comment and sharing all the very best and take care
hi Mike, many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes certainly it could do with something fantastic there as you said and affordable for everybody to enjoy. Hope you’re keeping yourself well? Certainly been looking out for you but I guess our paths crossed in recent weeks. Many thanks all the very best and take care, Paul.
Love Blackpool ,remember lytham road in the 70s ,it was packed full of shops & markets. It’s ok putting new buildings up but it needs the run down areas sorting. That’s why Blackpool gets a bad name
good evening many thanks for coming and watching and yes certainly they do need to address more rundown areas in Blackpool. Hopefully things will improve and get better. Lots of work going on and projects on the cards again all the best and take care Paul
hi Kevin many thanks and yes certainly it’s an avenue to explore like I said everybody needs to get round the table all these businesses hoteliers and come up with solutions and wife forward to help each other out and the town. Many thanks for coming all the best and take care, Paul.
I think the issue has been, the shops in Blackpool were like no other. No matter where you go these days everywhere is the same it has b and m's, home bargains etc etc the high street of Blackpool is the same as any other high street in England now. These days It's the sort of place, been once and not need to go for years. Where as people were going every years ago. Bonny street market is also a massive loss.
Great video again Paul thanks in Glasgow we had a company Southern coaches which took us down every year and there was a lot of coaches on but that's all away now we have to drive down now and the trains are very expensive it'll not stop me but what a shame 😢
hi Jacqueline many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes as you say many things have got expensive including public transportation and the cost of everything has gone up so much lately but as you say once you get in Blackpool it’s certainly worth the time and effort as you can create so many fantastic and great memories of the place. Hope you’re keeping well all the best and take care.
@jacquelinemccann1493 we stay I Dundee and go numerous times a year. There are 3 bus companies that still pick up in Glasgow they're Blackpool Promotions, Breaks2go & Lomond Travel
Hi Paul Blackpool will always survive mate .... I know what U are saying it is changed times I agree ....there's no answer for hotels or shops there just have too survive in wintertime got no choice mate
hi Andy many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes certainly I believe personally that shops need to adapt in hotels to the changing habits or consumers nowadays. I guess a lot of things are online people coming to Blackpool for day trip rather than spending weeks at time like you two years ago. As you mentioned is there an answer for these hoteliers ithat’s the big question again many thanks for your client all the best, Andy. Take care, Paul.
I think it's because,that most people are day trippers and don't stay in the small hotels and walk past the small local shops that are off the beaten track
hi Phil many thanks for coming and watching and yes as you say a lot of people don’t go off the beats and track where the shops used to be busy once over and I guess a lot of people do stain the huge hotels where it offers more facilities. I guess times have changed and peoples habits have changed. Again, many thanks for coming all the best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul.
I think the hotels and b&b's should lower the room prices but make you pay for the electricity you use like they did years ago. That would put a big dent in their running costs for starters.
good evening Scott Hope you’re keeping well? And yes, another valid point certainly Lower the prices I guess then they take over in the winter months and pick up in the summer months and make the profit that way so again another point. Hope you’re keeping well? All the very best take care enjoy the rest of your evening Paul.
Hello Paul. Thanks for the update,however Blackpool does not get 20 million visitors a year it only gets 19 million visitors a year and as a result it will survive. Well done.
hi Edward many thanks for your comment and according to guv.uk Blackpool had over 20 million visitors in the year that’s the statistics apparently according to gov.uk website. Again many thanks for your comment. All the best. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul
Hi Paul. Another great informative vlog. It’s all true what you say. Most people go abroad because for one reason GB is so expensive now and another reason is the weather is better abroad which is a shame. I love coming to Blackpool. Come every year but don’t stay overnight because my brother doesn’t live so far away. As for the shops I don’t buy anything online. I love to walk around the shops and look at all the different things. Lovely video of the Stanley Park. All the ducks geese 🪿 and swans absolutely stunning. Hope you enjoy the rest of the evening. Take care of yourself and as always I wish you all the best. Mildred 👍🙂❤️
good evening Mildred many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes some valid points you have raised I guess with families it can become quite expensive with all the attractions the cost of getting here accommodation food And so on. And also as you mentioned Great Britain or the United Kingdom certainly has unpredictable weather patterns and if you do go abroad, he guaranteed sun. I guess things have changed in recent decades habits of people technology and everything has moved on. I’m the same as you do like and look around the shops and you can certainly pick up the bargain sometimes. Hope you keeping well all the best and Take care
@ thank you Paul for your kind response and I am fine thank you. I hope you’re keeping well and safe and take a break now and again. You work very hard a full time job . Going out filming and editing uploads and also thinking about what you can film every day. You are doing a fantastic job and I thank you very much for your time that you spend answering all the comments Best wishes . Mildred. 👍❤️
Evening how are you? sea just strolling in 😊 the pleasure beach is so expensive now for a family there’s loads of things going on in Blackpool it needs to come down shops are closing cuz they are to expensive to rent plus like you said people shop on line I do feel sorry for the hotels they do try hard but a lot now don’t do evening meal the rooms are quite small but hey ho hopefully things will come back till the next one
good evening June many thanks for coming and also watching and yes as you said things are very expensive nowadays especially if there’s a family and then once in each attraction they consume out up. I believe that business is hotel is and people who have these activities certainly should come up with a solutions between them and work together, to forge a bright future for everybody. Okay, many thanks for coming. All the very best. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care.
Hotels do a loyalty scheme stay 7 nights get 1 night free example and work in groups of hotels together to advertise other hotels that are open for business.
good evening many thanks for coming and great suggestion. Certainly A great idea, I think the hotels under the industries needs to come together and work on a plan to move forward. Tell each person and each business out. Again fantastic idea and hopefully somebody will explore these options what people like yourself have come up with. All the very best and take care.
@TheBlackpoolLads thank you for replying I love blackpool ,snd want it to do well and improve for its own benefit plus for visitors experiences. I don't know of anywhere else with nothing like what's blsckpool gives visitors all year around. We are coming in may this year for a week. I'm looking forward to it.
Blackpool is huge, far bigger buildings wise than is needed nowadays. I suppose the only answer financially is that when the back street businesses inevitably fail, the properties sit and rot into dereliction for years, decades even until the value of them is so low that mass compulsory purchase can be afforded by the council. Compulsory purchase is only permitted for demolition, so the council cannot compulsory purchase to 'do up' a property. This point is key. Blackpool will get far tattier before the much needed clearances begin.
good evening many thanks for coming and sharing the information with everybody much appreciated. Hope you’re keeping yourself well? Again many thanks all the very best to take care Paul.
Blackpool will never die mate its just too popular. All the events, darts , bgt, rebellion, illuminations etc etc . Then you have all the stag do's and weekenders. Like myself, a lot of people also have the memories of year's of visits as a kid and will come back every year regardless. As long as guys like yourself and Stephen keep doing your superb channels it will always be out there. The pleasure beach is a disgrace really, the jewel of the golden mile and they charge these extortionate prices and close when they do, they actually don't deserve the people through the gates. Keep up the good work because you guys really make a difference 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
good morning many thanks for coming and also watching and to be fair there’s nothing to add to your reply, so many different events like you listed many many more that’s why over 19 million people visit Blackpool each year and the number is rising and rising I know habits have changed in regards to how people stay but certainly it’s one of the most popular places in the United Kingdom and it’s only becoming better and better with all the regeneration work what’s going on? So this time in a few years is certainly will be back! all the best and take care and thanks again, Paul
To be honest paul came blackpool three times last year two three days and six days in August and August was terrible weather I love blackool but decided to go benidorm in August this year instead weather in this country getting worse every year still love blackers though
hi Colin many thanks for your comment and watching and yes as you say a lot of people go away abroad for the weather everything all included so it’s certainly hard to compete with things like that. I guess things have to change businesses and people need to adapt to the current climate and changing habits again many thanks for your feedback. All the very best and take care.
Unfortunately all the b and bs and cheap hotels have priced themselves out of business. How can anyone make a profit from the low prices. Also dirty basic rooms don't help.
Blackpool is a great place to visit i was there for three day and had fun, i would say just one thin it needs a good coat of paint to get it back to fabulous.
Good afternoon, many thanks for your comment and watching, and yes a lovely town, as you said even a cost of paint would make so many buildings look better in some areas, again many thanks for your comment all the best Paul.
I think the general economy of the country needs to pick up, people need to have more disposable income in their pockets, the money people are making at the moment goes nowhere, with your Gas, Electric , council tax, shopping, you name it, by the time you have payed every thing out, you haven't got much left, so people look for bargains , on everything , basically most everyday people are skint, and unless the Government get their finger out, and make people's wages go further, by bringing the prices off everything down, then i can't see where the disposable income is going to come from . if only we where on the same salary as the train drivers , i would be stopping at the Imperial Hotel in a suite overlooking the sea .
hi James many thanks for coming and watching and yes another valley point is times are hard people are struggling this day and age with everything going up food bills car insurance car tax everything you can name is going up and as you write they said people cannot afford chips away and stay for long periods of time . Again, many thanks for coming all the best and take care.
Theres a lot of factors and believe me im sorry for being negative but fact things are not going to get any better anytime soon its a multitude of things and its complex just one thing i will say its society as a whole its broken thats just one sadly
Staying in Blackpool does not seem to expensive. Sands hotel: Basic Double Room, 1 Double Bed (Room 5) - Room Only Price per room per night £34.44 Travelodge Blackpool South Promenade 27.99, which seems cheaper than renting a house or flat. Bit surprised there are no more visitors than they are. Maybe if the council did not waste so much money on strange woke ideas, they could lower the rates and hence the prices on hotels would come down.
hi Mike, many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes certainly that’s quite reasonable rates to be fair for accommodation these days. Again, many thanks for sharing that information and your comment with everybody all the very best and take care
Does not help when bpb charge 50 pounds a person to go in even for people who like to just walk around or disabled people like me who does not go on rides it's too expensive then difficult in the days of the cost of living people can't afford it like they used to be able to
good afternoon Paul many thanks for coming and yes certainly can get expensive especially in some of these resorts. The best place in the best thing to do is shop around and going to the mall local Cafes restaurants and pubs certainly saves you a lot of money again, many thanks comment all the best and take care.
Unfortunately we have had councils for the last 20+ yrs hoping to bring it back to yesteryear when that was never possible. Money is pumped into the promenade but they left the rest behind. You only have to go one street back to bond st and as far as lytham Rd to see how run down it has become. The big hotels should be turned into bars and clubs. We should have a strip that can attract the youth. Yates is prime for a day clubbing environment but it's decaying at a rapid pace. I'm afraid it's gone too far now.
many thanks for coming and yes and valid points you’ve raised. Hope you’re keeping well? Again many thanks for coming and watching and take care enjoy the rest of your evening all the best Paul.
Good video about u are right i come 6 times a year since my husband died o f 51 years and I find piece when I come to blackpool and watching u tube xp
hi Patricia and many thanks for your comment and yes such a lovely place Blackpool with some fantastic places to go no matter if you’re young or old there’s something for everybody for example the jubilee Gardens Stanley Park the older generation strong along the beach and for the younger generation rides the hustle and bustle Blackpool something for everybody. Hope you’re keeping well enjoy the rest of your evening all the best and take care Paul.
I come to Blackpool because I absolutely love it there!!!
I don't care what anyone else tries to tell me, Blackpool is simply the best 🥰
many thanks for comment and yes that’s why it has 20 million visitors each year. Certainly a place to come again. Many thanks all the best and take care.
@@TheBlackpoolLads I'm up there 21st of Jan for 3 nights. Can't wait 🙂
have a wonderful time when you do return And have a safe trip up all the very best :-)
@@dpld70 totally agree
Im a northern lad from 1965 Yorkshire. Family would go to Blackpool few times I lived in Yorkshire. Would definitely stay in either Hamptons Hilton or Sands Resort. My age makes it difficult to be riding any big ride at pleasure beach. Good to see this town getting revival. Hopefully more better hotels. Rikal group former post office, nre Mercure. Looks like Brittania has to get its act together or die overnight. As more hotels from Far east take hold with very prestigious hotels, with all the modern facilities.
good afternoon many thanks, and yes certainly things are going forward in Blackpool. Plenty of regeneration projects and plans are on the table which is fantastic again. Many thanks for sharing that information with everybody and your story. All the best and take care
Thanks for the video I enjoyed it there is a lot to do.the beach is clean there's the piers.thanks for your time look after yourself look forward to your next video
Blackpool will always be popular.
100% Agree :-)
Hi Paul fantastic video I think Chris higget should expand giving value for money for people even though a small profit always seems happy to talk to the people
good evening Mark many thanks for coming and yes certainly that will be another great idea :-) many thanks for becoming all the very best and take care
Great vlog Paul as always. Times sure have changed all over. Families go abroad for much less than in England.
Hope it will be busy next summer. Loved the Stanley park ending, beautiful lake and the birds swimming in the sunshine. Thanks for sharing,take care bye for now 😊x
good evening Hazel many thanks for your comment. I hope you’re keeping well and had a great day so far? And yes certainly times have changed over the recent decades. I guess Blackpool and other seaside towns and cities certainly need to adapt going forward. I guess nothing stays the same forever.
Stanley Park as you mentioned is a wonderful place :-) again many thanks for coming all the very best and take care of yourself Paul
@TheBlackpoolLads Thanks Paul as the ice and snow still around and very dicey, we've not been out most of the week,stayed safely home. Watched my church service on RUclips this morning, since COVID it's been brilliant to be able to enjoy with all our church family from home,if we can't make it to church.
Hope this mild weather will get rid of it this week, had enough of the icy temperatures now. I know it's winter but been so very very cold. Take care enjoy your week. X 🙏
Evening Paul, evening everyone, thing is nowadays, it's more of a day trip or long weekend place now like all other coastal resorts, so easy to drive to and from. Even though some places in the back streets are trying it's never going to be the same, I think the back streets will be demolished in the end. Somebody mentioned yesterday a modern seafront caravan park could work, something Blackpool doesn't have, great topic, great video Paul, cheers mate.
hi Stephen, many thanks and hope you’re keeping well? And yes again some valid points you did mention things will never be the same and we do need to move on certainly changing times changing habits and changing lifestyles of people. Again many thanks all the best take care stay safe, Paul.
Thanks for another great video. It’s a shame that parts of Blackpool has went down hill.
hi Janice,, many thanks for Watching and commenting and yes certainly is a shame that certain areas need a little TLC however things take time and it is getting better with lots of things going forward all the best and take care Paul
I read in the news that the twenty million visitors a year is slowly climbing.
But the problem is a lot of visitors are day tripper's, so the hotels are missing out on trade currently.
many thanks for coming and watching and yes it looks like times have changed in peoples habits and more and more people are coming for day trips to enjoy the vast amount of events and festivals Blackpool but sadly not staying for long periods of time again many thanks all the best and take care
Hi Paul fantastic video again. I thinkyou are right about the hotels when booking a hotel to give a 20% off like the tower or pleasure beach hopefully more people will book.i love Stanley Park so many memories there aswell just love Blackpool altogether thanks so much again for sharing ❤❤👍👍👍
Food business are struggling too . Blackpool bounce back . Possible. I rember went i was lad . Still come for odd day out . Small hotels out number by the big guns of hotels . Lower numbers now . I rember you walk on the pleasure beach for free and buy wrist brands. For the rides .
I just think more seating with green spaces and sun shelters on the front for people to stay and sit over 50s don't want to sit on concrete steps also bring back the outdoor lido.
good evening many thanks for coming and watching and yes certainly Blackpool has a lot of concrete and as you write they mentioned a few nice shelters with a little greenery would certainly go along way. I just say many people especially the old degeneration. Do you like to reminisce and Look out to see and enjoy the views so yes a good point, Again, many thanks for comment all the very best and take care, Paul
Thanks for your video I come down at least 3 times a year I just love being there take care and stay safe
hi Derek, many thanks and yes certainly a great place. I hope you enjoy your next stay in Blackpool :-) all the very best to take care
Hi can you please tell me has there been any outside work done to the entrance to the hotel the Craig-y-done I am going in April thanks
Hi Paul great video. Blackpool will be ok. I love the place been going at least twice a year for 20 years now. As i said before its a shame if we had the good weather constantly then more would come. Special place. Thanks for this video. Take care
good evening Sue Hope you’re keeping well? Certainly getting a little nippier now the Sun is gone. Certainly is a nice place Blackpool :-) all the very best and take care Paul
Good video ,always wondered how many Blackpool businesses put money back into the town ie Pleasure Beach ,Tower ,the piers all making money but do they contribute to regeneration or is it solely being left to councils.
good evening Frank many thanks for your comment and watching. Hope you’re keeping well? All the very best and take care, Paul.
I’m afraid it is a vicious circle. IMO far too expensive for some, as you say go abroad much cheaper, however due to cost of living hoteliers can’t charge much cheaper. I come three times a year and pay between £65-£85 a night but do get all inclusive so food and drink included plus a free travel pass xx
I love Blackpool just getting there now being disabled is difficult and expensive
hi Paul many thanks for your comment and yes Blackpool certainly is a great place to come visit or even live. Make sure you stay safe and stay warm all the very best and take care Paul
I think Blackpool will always be very popular and think with the investment going on around the town that tourism will see a boost in the coming years, i can't imagine not checking in on the daily activities going on in Blackpool with channels like yours Paul, you do a dedicated job in keeping your subscribers up to date and is appreciated by all of us 👍
I think a family museum aimed at kids based on the think tank museum in Birmingham would be awesome and extremely popular.
Thanks again Paul for another great vlog although there might be 20 million visitors there is most of them day trippers i can remember when there used to be dozens of buses left my hometown every week to go to Blackpool but now there is none i hope you are well 👍
hi George, many thanks for coming and also watching and yes as you write they said over 20 million visitors each year to Blackpool the majority of these are day trippers come through events and festivals. Sadly there’s many hotels in Blackpool as they used to cater the huge crowds what used to stop but sadly times have changed habits have changed the main question is what’s going to happen to these hotels and shops which no longer get people in. Hope you keeping well all the very best and take care.
Another great video, 👍, the queens was a fantastic place, they used to put on a country western night , every Friday, would be there every time I visited Blackpool. I remember one particular night the band was still playing at ten to one in the morning, what a night, it came to an abrupt halt though when management told them to finish up as someone couldn’t get to sleep 😂😂, fantastic fri in there
hi Kevin many thanks for your comment and also showing that wonderful story with everybody, is things like that money come by and you can certainly look back and tell your kids your grandkids your friends and family of those special moments in life. It’s great you have a fantastic memory of Blackpool and again many thanks for sharing our experience and story with everybody on here all the very best and take care
@@TheBlackpoolLads, and you my friend
Maybe take leaf out our book for shops in Tunstall . Stoke-on-Trent some lads. Have take in their hands . To clean up the rubbish and clean up near by shops . That are empty. I know blackpool is big area .
I moved to Blackpool 3 years ago escaping DV, I love it… it’s scruffy but people still love Blackpool (It needs TLC), and some money into it. Blackpool is recovering.
Paul majority of that number will be day trippers, who will spend their money on The promenade attractions ie: pleasure beach piers burger stalls
Sort the weather out Paul ☀️🌧
hi Keith, many thanks for coming and yes I certainly wish I could :-)
£1 80 APINT IN THE ARWICK 😮😅😊
hi John, many thanks, and yes certainly is a cheap place to drink. In fact it’s one of the cheapest places in Blackpool. I would say so many thanks for mentioning that and keeping well. All the best and take care.
There's a group of us (around 16) visit every May paul as part of a lads weekend away. Ages range between 18 and 70. The trip has been going since the 80s. Numbers have dwindled over the years but we keep the tradition going. Always visit tye mitre for a few light ales
Hi paul sure it will we go every year
The problem is the reason millions flock here year after year, familiarity and consistentcy. There are only so many new models can be put in madame tussauds or how many trips up the tower you can take before you are at the point of been there, done that BUT for lots of people it IS that familiarity that brings people back. There needs to be a balance but also.....Blackpool isnt just a Promenade, Amusement park and Merlin.....❤
good evening, many thanks for coming and showing the information with everybody and yes, certainly some valid points you have raised. All the best take care, Paul.
Bring in an oap pass for pleasure Beach as they don't go on much but like to watch
many thanks for your comment and suggestion again another one especially if the grandparents go with the kids they’ll just be walking around and they won’t be going on. The right are certainly a great suggestion! All the very best and take care
Hello Paul, I enjoy your videos. Interesting video yes it's hard these days People holiday abroad and shop online. We need to still use the high St and our local Towns. Spend money in local businesses to keep the local economy healthy. Thousands of people used to go to Blackpool when the Mills and factories closed for holidays. Take care and keep it up. Special deals working together is a good call.....
hi Jonathan, many thanks for your comments and watching. Many thanks for sharing the information with everybody.
Hope you’ve been keeping well? All the very best take care of yourself, Paul.
If I were the council I would consider giving 1-2 years free rates on the shops, maybe even low interest private loans to get the shops back to usable… then the old hotels sell them cheap to developers for homes but only for affordable housing and some council housing.. then look into how to help the bigger hotels improve.
thanks Paul for another great video
We come to blackpool every year but the prices for the attractions are way too much for a family nowadays. The prices for a beer for adults and soft drinks are getting close to London prices.
Hotels use to have discount cards for the pleasure beach and other events
Lovely video, all clear and smooth, do you still use the iPhone for these shots?
good evening Mike many thanks for coming and watching, I use the iPhone 15 pro Max for live events and sometimes still photos however I use a pocket three and go 12 for shooting the films. Again many thanks all the best and take care.
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A few Fish & Chips, shops would help, you can't really go wrong with those. Pie shops, baker shops, local butchers, there is definitely not a lot of those around these days, sweet shops, curios shops and pound land shops, those would come in real handy with everything being so expensive these days. You did ask for some suggestions LOL.
good evening Amy many thanks for coming and fantastic suggestions and yes certainly some of the shops would benefit from the shops as you mentioned people nowadays shop for discounts and bargains and imagine a lot more of the shops so they would attract more customers going in.
Again, many thanks for suggestions comments and watching all the very best and take care, Paul
We have loads of fish and chip shops.
@@TheBlackpoolLads You are most welcome
Evening Paul you have some great points on this video thanks for making it
good evening Gail many thanks for coming much appreciated. Hope you’re keeping well. All the very best and take care Paul.
Hi Paul excellent video the new development will make blackpool better and hopefully they will come to blackpool every year and fill up the hotels and a lot of hotels in blackpool need to look at the busier hotels and first impressions count all hotels need people to walk through there days what annoyed me paul was can you remember after lockdown when people couldn't go abroad what they did was all come to Blackpool all the hotels were busy and after it was allowed for people to go abroad thats what they did and i have abroad i love everyear now to come to blackpool now my happy place i want blackpool to do well because i love blackpool and i blame the council for example the pleasure beach what they charge is ridiculous the rides on the piers are so cheap you can a lot of takebs for a family of six you are right about the hotels in blackpool they all need to be full all year round and what is bothering me paul about the hotels that are quiet that council will be them put x drug users and alcoholics and hope the council help the hotels out before the hotels shut it is upsetting seeing a lot of hotels up for sale thanks Paul excellent video take care pal from Keith 👍👍👍👍👍
good evening Keith many thanks for your comment and also watching out as you mentioned in your comment and shared with everybody of some great valid points there, hopefully things will pick up and everybody can bash their heads together And come up with solutions going forward which will benefit everybody in the long run again many thanks for your kind comment and sharing all the very best and take care
Good video Paul hope your OK mate. Hope when the demolition is done that they build something there that people can afford to use. Mike
hi Mike, many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes certainly it could do with something fantastic there as you said and affordable for everybody to enjoy. Hope you’re keeping yourself well? Certainly been looking out for you but I guess our paths crossed in recent weeks. Many thanks all the very best and take care, Paul.
what it needs is a "standard" for hotel/B&B ratings (that visitors cant trust).. too many claiming 3* and being complete dives
good evening, many thanks for comment and many thanks for that suggestion. All the very best and take care.
Have a good day Anthony 👍🍺
20 million visitors a year should be enough for Britain's number 1 seaside town 😊😊😊😊
Love Blackpool ,remember lytham road in the 70s ,it was packed full of shops & markets. It’s ok putting new buildings up but it needs the run down areas sorting. That’s why Blackpool gets a bad name
good evening many thanks for coming and watching and yes certainly they do need to address more rundown areas in Blackpool.
Hopefully things will improve and get better. Lots of work going on and projects on the cards again all the best and take care Paul
I think you might have hit on something regarding getting a percentage off the pleasure beach entry, when staying at certain hotels
hi Kevin many thanks and yes certainly it’s an avenue to explore like I said everybody needs to get round the table all these businesses hoteliers and come up with solutions and wife forward to help each other out and the town. Many thanks for coming all the best and take care, Paul.
I think the issue has been, the shops in Blackpool were like no other. No matter where you go these days everywhere is the same it has b and m's, home bargains etc etc the high street of Blackpool is the same as any other high street in England now. These days It's the sort of place, been once and not need to go for years. Where as people were going every years ago. Bonny street market is also a massive loss.
20 million is decent imo
Profit is the problem!
Great video again Paul thanks in Glasgow we had a company Southern coaches which took us down every year and there was a lot of coaches on but that's all away now we have to drive down now and the trains are very expensive it'll not stop me but what a shame 😢
hi Jacqueline many thanks for your comment and also watching and yes as you say many things have got expensive including public transportation and the cost of everything has gone up so much lately but as you say once you get in Blackpool it’s certainly worth the time and effort as you can create so many fantastic and great memories of the place. Hope you’re keeping well all the best and take care.
@jacquelinemccann1493 we stay I Dundee and go numerous times a year. There are 3 bus companies that still pick up in Glasgow they're Blackpool Promotions, Breaks2go & Lomond Travel
Hi Paul Blackpool will always survive mate .... I know what U are saying it is changed times I agree ....there's no answer for hotels or shops there just have too survive in wintertime got no choice mate
hi Andy many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes certainly I believe personally that shops need to adapt in hotels to the changing habits or consumers nowadays. I guess a lot of things are online people coming to Blackpool for day trip rather than spending weeks at time like you two years ago. As you mentioned is there an answer for these hoteliers ithat’s the big question again many thanks for your client all the best, Andy. Take care, Paul.
Great videos many thanks
many thanks much appreciated all the very best and take care
I think it's because,that most people are day trippers and don't stay in the small hotels and walk past the small local shops that are off the beaten track
hi Phil many thanks for coming and watching and yes as you say a lot of people don’t go off the beats and track where the shops used to be busy once over and I guess a lot of people do stain the huge hotels where it offers more facilities. I guess times have changed and peoples habits have changed.
Again, many thanks for coming all the best and enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul.
Correct
Good video and informative
many thanks, Jess. Much appreciated.
I think the hotels and b&b's should lower the room prices but make you pay for the electricity you use like they did years ago. That would put a big dent in their running costs for starters.
good evening Scott Hope you’re keeping well? And yes, another valid point certainly Lower the prices I guess then they take over in the winter months and pick up in the summer months and make the profit that way so again another point. Hope you’re keeping well? All the very best take care enjoy the rest of your evening Paul.
The RUclips Plastic Hardman certainly knows how to give the subscribers a laugh or ten😂 absolute Classic !
I believe people had enough with paying for electricity, those days of coin-op television and meters went in 1980's.
Nice shots of the park
many thanks, much appreciated
Thanks Paul top vid
many thanks, Henry. Much appreciated thank you.
Hello Paul.
Thanks for the update,however Blackpool does not get 20 million visitors a year it only gets 19 million visitors a year and as a result it will survive. Well done.
hi Edward many thanks for your comment and according to guv.uk Blackpool had over 20 million visitors in the year that’s the statistics apparently according to gov.uk website. Again many thanks for your comment. All the best. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care Paul
Hi Paul. Another great informative vlog. It’s all true what you say. Most people go abroad because for one reason GB is so expensive now and another reason is the weather is better abroad which is a shame. I love coming to Blackpool. Come every year but don’t stay overnight because my brother doesn’t live so far away. As for the shops I don’t buy anything online. I love to walk around the shops and look at all the different things. Lovely video of the Stanley Park. All the ducks geese 🪿 and swans absolutely stunning. Hope you enjoy the rest of the evening. Take care of yourself and as always I wish you all the best.
Mildred 👍🙂❤️
good evening Mildred many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes some valid points you have raised I guess with families it can become quite expensive with all the attractions the cost of getting here accommodation food And so on. And also as you mentioned Great Britain or the United Kingdom certainly has unpredictable weather patterns and if you do go abroad, he guaranteed sun. I guess things have changed in recent decades habits of people technology and everything has moved on. I’m the same as you do like and look around the shops and you can certainly pick up the bargain sometimes. Hope you keeping well all the best and Take care
@ thank you Paul for your kind response and I am fine thank you. I hope you’re keeping well and safe and take a break now and again. You work very hard a full time job . Going out filming and editing uploads and also thinking about what you can film every day. You are doing a fantastic job and I thank you very much for your time that you spend answering all the comments
Best wishes . Mildred. 👍❤️
Evening how are you? sea just strolling in 😊 the pleasure beach is so expensive now for a family there’s loads of things going on in Blackpool it needs to come down shops are closing cuz they are to expensive to rent plus like you said people shop on line I do feel sorry for the hotels they do try hard but a lot now don’t do evening meal the rooms are quite small but hey ho hopefully things will come back till the next one
good evening June many thanks for coming and also watching and yes as you said things are very expensive nowadays especially if there’s a family and then once in each attraction they consume out up. I believe that business is hotel is and people who have these activities certainly should come up with a solutions between them and work together, to forge a bright future for everybody. Okay, many thanks for coming. All the very best. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Take care.
Hotels do a loyalty scheme stay 7 nights get 1 night free example and work in groups of hotels together to advertise other hotels that are open for business.
good evening many thanks for coming and great suggestion. Certainly A great idea, I think the hotels under the industries needs to come together and work on a plan to move forward. Tell each person and each business out. Again fantastic idea and hopefully somebody will explore these options what people like yourself have come up with. All the very best and take care.
@TheBlackpoolLads thank you for replying I love blackpool ,snd want it to do well and improve for its own benefit plus for visitors experiences.
I don't know of anywhere else with nothing like what's blsckpool gives visitors all year around.
We are coming in may this year for a week.
I'm looking forward to it.
Blackpool is huge, far bigger buildings wise than is needed nowadays. I suppose the only answer financially is that when the back street businesses inevitably fail, the properties sit and rot into dereliction for years, decades even until the value of them is so low that mass compulsory purchase can be afforded by the council. Compulsory purchase is only permitted for demolition, so the council cannot compulsory purchase to 'do up' a property. This point is key. Blackpool will get far tattier before the much needed clearances begin.
good evening many thanks for coming and sharing the information with everybody much appreciated. Hope you’re keeping yourself well? Again many thanks all the very best to take care Paul.
Blackpool will never die mate its just too popular. All the events, darts , bgt, rebellion, illuminations etc etc . Then you have all the stag do's and weekenders. Like myself, a lot of people also have the memories of year's of visits as a kid and will come back every year regardless. As long as guys like yourself and Stephen keep doing your superb channels it will always be out there. The pleasure beach is a disgrace really, the jewel of the golden mile and they charge these extortionate prices and close when they do, they actually don't deserve the people through the gates. Keep up the good work because you guys really make a difference 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
good morning many thanks for coming and also watching and to be fair there’s nothing to add to your reply, so many different events like you listed many many more that’s why over 19 million people visit Blackpool each year and the number is rising and rising I know habits have changed in regards to how people stay but certainly it’s one of the most popular places in the United Kingdom and it’s only becoming better and better with all the regeneration work what’s going on? So this time in a few years is certainly will be back! all the best and take care and thanks again, Paul
To be honest paul came blackpool three times last year two three days and six days in August and August was terrible weather I love blackool but decided to go benidorm in August this year instead weather in this country getting worse every year still love blackers though
hi Colin many thanks for your comment and watching and yes as you say a lot of people go away abroad for the weather everything all included so it’s certainly hard to compete with things like that. I guess things have to change businesses and people need to adapt to the current climate and changing habits again many thanks for your feedback. All the very best and take care.
@TheBlackpoolLads hey were not giving up on blackers paul were coming three days Easter holidays gotta have my fill of blackers as well love it
Unfortunately all the b and bs and cheap hotels have priced themselves out of business. How can anyone make a profit from the low prices. Also dirty basic rooms don't help.
Blackpool is a great place to visit i was there for three day and had fun, i would say just one thin it needs a good coat of paint to get it back to fabulous.
Good afternoon, many thanks for your comment and watching, and yes a lovely town, as you said even a cost of paint would make so many buildings look better in some areas, again many thanks for your comment all the best Paul.
Really interesting video
many thanks much much appreciated :-)
It’s a life boat lifeguard
hi Michael, many thanks much appreciated
I think the general economy of the country needs to pick up, people need to have more disposable income in their pockets, the money people are making at the moment goes nowhere, with your Gas, Electric , council tax, shopping, you name it, by the time you have payed every thing out, you haven't got much left, so people look for bargains , on everything , basically most everyday people are skint, and unless the Government get their finger out, and make people's wages go further, by bringing the prices off everything down, then i can't see where the disposable income is going to come from . if only we where on the same salary as the train drivers , i would be stopping at the Imperial Hotel in a suite overlooking the sea .
hi James many thanks for coming and watching and yes another valley point is times are hard people are struggling this day and age with everything going up food bills car insurance car tax everything you can name is going up and as you write they said people cannot afford chips away and stay for long periods of time . Again, many thanks for coming all the best and take care.
Theres a lot of factors and believe me im sorry for being negative but fact things are not going to get any better anytime soon its a multitude of things and its complex just one thing i will say its society as a whole its broken thats just one sadly
The hotel to replace st chads internal view looks like any 4/5 star suite even on. QM2 ocean liner's balcony suites!
many thanks for comment much appreciated all the very best
Businesses need to adapt to online also maybe?
good evening Sam and yes that’s one solution possible possible online as well as physical shops. Many thanks for coming all the best and take.
Staying in Blackpool does not seem to expensive. Sands hotel: Basic Double Room, 1 Double Bed (Room 5) - Room Only
Price per room per night
£34.44
Travelodge Blackpool South Promenade 27.99, which seems cheaper than renting a house or flat.
Bit surprised there are no more visitors than they are. Maybe if the council did not waste so much money on strange woke ideas, they could lower the rates and hence the prices on hotels would come down.
hi Mike, many thanks for your comment. I’m watching and yes certainly that’s quite reasonable rates to be fair for accommodation these days. Again, many thanks for sharing that information and your comment with everybody all the very best and take care
Business rates, insurance, tax, capital gains tax, the list goes on for the small business owner.
It’s a life boat
hi Michael, many thanks and yes it looked like a trolley must be my eyes going LOL thanks for pointing it out. Take care Paul.
Does not help when bpb charge 50 pounds a person to go in even for people who like to just walk around or disabled people like me who does not go on rides it's too expensive then difficult in the days of the cost of living people can't afford it like they used to be able to
good afternoon Paul many thanks for coming and yes certainly can get expensive especially in some of these resorts. The best place in the best thing to do is shop around and going to the mall local Cafes restaurants and pubs certainly saves you a lot of money again, many thanks comment all the best and take care.
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many thanks, Stephen. Much appreciated.
Merlins prices
hi Sandra, many thanks for coming and yes that’s certainly is a factor in all of this.
Hope you’re keeping well. All the best. Take care.
Unfortunately we have had councils for the last 20+ yrs hoping to bring it back to yesteryear when that was never possible.
Money is pumped into the promenade but they left the rest behind.
You only have to go one street back to bond st and as far as lytham Rd to see how run down it has become.
The big hotels should be turned into bars and clubs.
We should have a strip that can attract the youth.
Yates is prime for a day clubbing environment but it's decaying at a rapid pace.
I'm afraid it's gone too far now.
many thanks for coming and yes and valid points you’ve raised. Hope you’re keeping well? Again many thanks for coming and watching and take care enjoy the rest of your evening all the best Paul.
Yes pal always look out for you when I am out filming but we will catch up soon take care.
hi Mike, yes definitely could catch up and have a chat. All the best. Stay safe and take care.