Blackpool (EGNH)

Matthew Stibbe

15 years ago

Airport information

Nearest town: Blackpool (3m by car), Lancashire

Opening Times: Summer – 06:00 to 20:00; Winter – 07:00 to 21:00

Longest Runway: 1869m, Asphalt

Fuel: AVGAS 100LL, AVTUR JET A-1

Phone: 08700 273 777 (Admin)

Landing fees: from £10 singles, £15 twins

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Airport services

Handling: Servisair (01253 472510, www.servisair.com)
Taxis: Premier Cabs (01253 401 000)
Car Hire: Hertz (01789 298 827, www.hertz.co.uk), Europcar (01253 400459, www.europcar.co.uk), Avis (0844 544 6029, www.avis.co.uk)
Facilities at airport: Terminal building has executive lounge, cafe, bar, Wi-Fi and duty-free shopping.
Charter: Available from Blackpool Air Centre (www.blackpoolaircentre.com) , Brian Seedle Helicopters (www.heli2000.co.uk), Helicentre (www.helicentreblackpool.com), Westair (www.westair.uk.com)
Flying schools: ANT (www.airnav.co.uk), Blackpool Air Centre (www.blackpoolaircentre.com), Brian Seedle Helicopters (www.heli2000.co.uk), Comed (www.comed.co.uk), Helicentre (www.helicentreblackpool.com), Westair (www.westair.uk.com)

Bay Horse Inn,Bay Horse Lane, Ellel, Lancaster (20m), 01524 791204. Lovely gastropub with real fires.
Brannigans, 29-37 Market Street, Blackpool, 01253 752277. Known to host a lively crowd and parties every week.
Tapas Bar, 11-13 Queen St, Blackpool, 1253 293287. Friendly service and a range of appetizers.

Twelve, www.twelve-restaurant.co.uk, Marsh Mill Village, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, 01253 821212. Restaurant and lounge bar in the shadow of a working windmill.

Number 1 (01253 343 901, www.numberoneblackpool.com). Stylish guest house with 42” plasma TVs.
Guy’s Thatched Hamlet (www.guysthatchedhamlet.com). Family owned hamlet that boasts of a cricket pitch.

St. Annes Old Links Golf Club, Walking Distance (01253 723597, www.stannesoldlinks.com). The club itself is over a 100 years old.
The Fairhaven Golf Club, (01253 736741, www.fairhavengolfclub.co.uk).
Lytham Green Drive Golf Club, (01253 737390, www.lythamgreendrive.co.uk).
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, (01253 724206, www.royallytham.org). Reputed as a tough and challenging course.
De Vere Herons’ Reach Golf Club, (0845 375280, www.devere-hotels.com).
The Blackpool North Shore Golf Club, (01253 352054, www.blackpoolnorthshoregolfclub.com).

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, (www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com), amusement park and rides, children’s theme park, musicals, circus and a range of restaurants all in one place.
Blackpool Tower, (www.theblackpooltower.co.uk), circus and other entertainment options, especially for children.
Blackpool Zoo, (www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk)
Grundy Art Gallery, in central Blackpool. Exhibits include Victorian as well as modern British art and photographs of historic Blackpool.