Family Nightlife in Blackpool

alec_eiffel

Sands is a music venue in what was once the Palace Nightclub. They do Motown, Soul, Swing nights etc, have tribute acts and things like that. It's generally dinner and the show. On the ground floor there's a nice cafe open during the day.

I've never been in the evening but my phone number is not dissimilar and people keep phoning me to book a table!

lovesabargain123

We went last weekend as a party of 13 with ages raging from 12 to 70 . The place is beautiful , upstairs from the show room is a champagne bar that is gorgeous! The food, service and entertainment was second to none and well worth the £25pp. It's the 2nd time we have been and the only thing letting I down both times is the atmosphere, there was no one in the champagne bar and maybe 30 in the show room. It's such a shame as it has the potential to be a very top class place, it's gorgeous but unless they get their numbers up it would put me off going again I'm affraid x

kingbuxton

lovesabargain123 wrote: »

We went last weekend as a party of 13 with ages raging from 12 to 70 . The place is beautiful , upstairs from the show room is a champagne bar that is gorgeous! The food, service and entertainment was second to none and well worth the £25pp. It's the 2nd time we have been and the only thing letting I down both times is the atmosphere, there was no one in the champagne bar and maybe 30 in the show room. It's such a shame as it has the potential to be a very top class place, it's gorgeous but unless they get their numbers up it would put me off going again I'm affraid x

I have had a nose online, I just dont think it would be suitable for a 5 year old and a 1 year old sadly.

Im amazed looking online, there is a real lack of information for this kind of thing.

lovesabargain123

Certainly not for littlies if I'm honest
Where abouts are you staying? They are plenty of wacky warehouse type places where you can have a few drinks.

kingbuxton

lovesabargain123 wrote: »

Certainly not for littlies if I'm honest
Where abouts are you staying? They are plenty of wacky warehouse type places where you can have a few drinks.

We are down the bottom end, the pier furthest away from the fair. Apparently that pier has entertainment but I seem to remember the whole thing closing down early evening.

The wacky warehouse places are cool, we are just hoping for somewhere with entertainment really. Maybe even a hotel that allows none residents.

kingbuxton

kingbuxton wrote: »

We are down the bottom end, the pier furthest away from the fair. Apparently that pier has entertainment but I seem to remember the whole thing closing down early evening.

The wacky warehouse places are cool, we are just hoping for somewhere with entertainment really. Maybe even a hotel that allows none residents.

Asking around, Blackpool has a rep for being poor for night time family entertainment. Its a major disadvantage of not going to say a Haven.

Father_Christmas

kingbuxton wrote: »

Asking around, Blackpool has a rep for being poor for night time family entertainment. Its a major disadvantage of not going to say a Haven.

To be fair how many resorts / places have free nightime family entertainment? Butlins and haven are self enclosed out of town.

The North pier WILL have familily entertertainment on a night at the end of the pier on a weekend or in the merrie england bar mon -thurs. At least thats what it used to be.

Central pier allow children till close and have family entertainment till 11 at peak times.

Wetherspoons on the prom allows children outside after 9.

Coral Island has the Flagship bar/restauarant that allows kids in till 11.

Norbreck Castle has family entertainment and allows non residents.

The gynn pub on the gynn square roundabout has a kids room and allows kids till close.

EycplUK

However if you like good fish and chips there is the big chippy in Redbank rd Bispham ( north shore) who do the most amazing pies and Steak puddings I have ever had

Must be some strange Fish & Chips if they taste like pie`s and puddings !

kingbuxton

Father_Christmas wrote: »

To be fair how many resorts / places have free nightime family entertainment? Butlins and haven are self enclosed out of town.

The North pier WILL have familily entertertainment on a night at the end of the pier on a weekend or in the merrie england bar mon -thurs. At least thats what it used to be.

Central pier allow children till close and have family entertainment till 11 at peak times.

Wetherspoons on the prom allows children outside after 9.

Coral Island has the Flagship bar/restauarant that allows kids in till 11.

Norbreck Castle has family entertainment and allows non residents.

The gynn pub on the gynn square roundabout has a kids room and allows kids till close.

Im not sure about UK, but abroad its a lot easier with kids for this kind of thing. Annoying really.

kingbuxton

Just realised my hotel is 40 mins away from the fair. Meaning a good 40 mins away from the laughin donkey. Poor me.