A lone man walks along Blackpool's Golden Mile as holiday makers, locals and businesses observe the pandemic lockdown and stay home (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)placeholder image
A lone man walks along Blackpool's Golden Mile as holiday makers, locals and businesses observe the pandemic lockdown and stay home (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty

Blackpool in lockdown: Eerie pictures show a deserted resort

It certainly looks like the people of Blackpool are heeding the Government's advice to stay at home.

In a school holiday week where the town should be teeming with locals and holidaymakers, our photographer found a very different feel to the place.

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