The Blackpool Tower

So disappointed with our visit to the iconic Blackpool tower. Online booking only and it wouldn't let us book. Ticket office queuing was not exactly covid friendly. Purchased a ticket for tuessads as well and told to reverse online - you can't.

4D tower experience was OK. However the blackpool depicted was not the tired dirty experience we had. Top marks for marketing though.

Glass floor experience was impossible to social distance. Folk lying on the floor and touching glass with No One cleaning or sanitising. I saw 1 hand sanitiser on this floor. None on the upper tiers where folk have to grip rails on the very narrow staircases. The chicken wire stuck on the top of the tower just adds to the feeling its all done on the cheap.

Throughout decor was drab and shabby and dirty looking. Carpets were awful No cafe facilities at all open in it but would doubt hygiene arrangements. The ballroom was closed and I'm glad. If its in the same state as the rest of the place I'd be a bit gutted.

Don't get me started on the the absolute disgusting state of the surrounding area at the bottom of the tower. Looks tacky and cheap.

We spent a whole day in the Tower! It is very disability friendly. We walked across the glass panelled floor which was terrifying for me, but a beautiful view at the same time.
Then visited the circus which was hilarious for kids as well as adults.

The only disappointment was the Costa Coffee. They didn’t accept a gift card as they were “not allowed to take them” as well as not using the points system. Then they only had the large cups making you spend even more money on a limited menu.
As it was the only thing open, you felt compelled to just get on with your order.

Other than this, the Tower in itself was great!

Took the family to the Tower last week, the Circus was good with Mooky and Boo giving us many laughs and the trapeze acts were impressive. We didn't like having to wear face masks for two hours and there wasn't much atmosphere in the Circus with many empty rows due to social distancing. But we accepted all this was necessary because of covid and government instructions.

However, we usually liked to spend a few hours in the Ballroom, so we were very disappointed that it was shut. Why? Social Distancing on the dance floor could obviously be a problem, but what about the people who don't want to dance? Why can't the Ballroom be open for Afternoon Tea ( which we were all thinking of having as a family treat) with properly spaced out tables? Or organ enthusiasts who want to listen to the Wurlitzer? Yes, the dancing is nice to watch and adds to the atmosphere, but surely the Towers could have a few exhibition dancers or even invite some regular dancers to boost the atmosphere. If these options are not possible then even without any dancing happening, the Ballroom has a great atmosphere.

We were sorry too, that Francis has left the Tower. His good humour was infectious. We will never forget him lifting our mood as we waited outside in long queues on a cold and rainy day. Meeting Francis was always fun, it's a pity that he has gone.

We were glad that we didn't book tickets for the Eye as the queues were too long. We've visited the Tower many times but this was not a particularly happy visit.

The tower itself is fantastic and as are the staff. Unfortunately given the climate other customers visiting are lazy in observing social distancing and nobody seemed to be present near queues to enforce. An unnecessary queue inside was an issue which snaked around and more people could of been outdoors waiting instead of indoors

I remember visiting Blackpool Tower when I was a kid, back when it was tower world and you could access everything. Now it have been carved to pieces by Merlin entertainment and they are ticketing the different sections at ridiculous rates.

We decided to visit the tower itself because my wife had never been. For £43 myself, my wife and my son got to wait in a line for a stupid amount of time to visit a pointless 4D cinema (of low quality) then ride upto the tower, back down into the gift shop and go home. We were there just under and hour. I'm devastated that this once great family attraction has been destroyed by Merlin Entertainment. It's all about the money now and the experience and joy has been sucked dry.

DO NOT WASTE YOU MONEY!

Been to Blackpool so many times but never been up the tower until today! Friendly staff guiding us through the rooms, welcoming us into a 4D cinema about the history of Blackpool and the Tower itself. Snow, rain and wind effects, bubbles and rumbles made this worth going to just for that. Then guided through to a lift and up 380 feet to the top of the tower. Fantastic views of the city, sea and ground below. Will definitely visit again.

Had booked the Tower& Eye, Circus and Ballroom the night before attending. Got there for 2:15pm to be rushed into the Circus. The Circus area was beautiful however this family of 5 including 3 teenagers felt that the show was dated, jokes lacked impact, acts weren't as rehearsed as they should have been with one young performer taking a fall. After the Circus we travelled towards the Tower for there to be no entry or staff available to give advice. Thankfully a lovely young lady cleaning up advised us it was closed for the daywhich was news to us. We attended reception to be met with poor customer service from staff citing that emails were sent that morning and there was a no refund policy. As you can imagine this was our Easter break for a family of 5 so it wasn't a cheap day out at any cost. We were told our tickets were revalidated for 12 monthum no thank you. After some discussion and frank words from husband we got the last 15 minutes in the Ballroom followed by exchanging our Tower Tickets for the Dungeons. The Ballroom was underwhelming and not worth the entry fee of £9 each not matter whatvtime you enter or how long you get to stay. Both my girls who dance, one is a big Strictly fan weren't impressed. Thankfully the Dungeons saved the attraction, with great staff and customer service. It had been around 34 years since my husband and I had last visited The Blackpool Tower and needless to say its not the Tower of our Youth. Yes, its still pretty in parts. However the paying for different areas, and capitalising on Strictly hasn't done it any favours. We won't be back in 12 years from now let alone 12 months. We wouldn't recommend the attraction either.

Not covid safe at all. I know that we are out of the main civil restrictions but some of us are still being careful. All of the other attractions we visited gave a nod to social distancing for careful guests. The Tower lift was PACKED and we were pushed and pushed to get more people in. We had to book a time slot which made us feel a sense of safety, but obviously far too many people were allocated each slot. View at the top great but .. I wish we hadn't gone!! Been testing ourselves regularly since arrived home.

t is a legal requirement to visit the Tower when staying in Blackpool & we ensured we did not fall foul of this vital requirement 😂.

We had the combination tickets which enabled us to visit the Tower Eye, Circus & Sealife Centre. We also visited the dinosaur mini golf (which was seen as a ticket upgrade).

The Eye was excellent and it was fun to walk across the glass. We were unlucky with the weather, but this did not bother us. I was slightly surprised they crammed us into the lift given the continue impact of COVID-19. The Eye enables great views of the Blackpool region & the 4D cinema experience was great.

The circus was fantastic & the children absolutely loved the clown and ring master. The acts were also very talented, the circus was roughly 90 minutes and the time flew by.

The dinosaur mini golf was fun and the opportunity to play with a nice sea view was great. The price was very reasonable and the course whilst challenging was appropriate for those aged 4+.

My only criticism of the venue was that it was at times a bit tired (in terms of the cafe & general decor). It is clear the restoration task is never ending, which makes my next point slightly contradictory. I felt the charging for the balcony to watch the dancers within the Ballroom was slightly harsh (but the reason was to find further restoration).

A must if in the town.

Great to see inside decor in there. A great experience with 4d showing Blackpool tower going through different eras well worth the money brilliant. Then a lift journey to views at top with glass floor went on a clear day with great views. All staff doing great job of constant cleaning up there, well done really enjoyed it.