Showtown Museum in Blackpool named as one of 10 best seaside attractions in UK
Showtown Museum in Blackpool has been named as one of the UK’s 10 best seaside attractions.
Showtown Museum may have only opened in March but it has already made the Seaside Heritage Network’s 2024 ‘Bucket and Spade List’.
Voted for by members of the public, the Seaside Heritage Network’s list featured the top 10 attractions across the UK’s seaside towns and Showtown came out in 8th place.
The £13 million museum, situated in the Sands Hotel building with its own entrance on Bank Hey Street, is the only one in the UK celebrating circus, dance and entertainment.
Visitors can walk through six colourful galleries celebrating Seaside, Magic, Circus, Illuminations, Shows and Dance whilst temporary exhibitions are also put on.
Does anywhere else in Lancashire feature?
St Annes Beach Huts in Lytham St Annes came in fourth place on the Bucket and Spade List.
Since opening in 2012, St Annes Beach Huts off South Promenade have welcomed more than 400,000 visitors, who love having a base for their day trip to the seaside.
Equipped with electricity and a fitted kitchen, along with a table and chairs, they've become a hit with families and groups looking to hire them out for a get together or celebration.
What else was listed?
Thefull list of winners was as follows:
1. New Palace and Adventureland, New Brighton
2. Ventnor Paddling Pool, Isle of Wight
3. Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
4. St Annes Beach Huts, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
5. Leas Lift, Folkestone, Kent
6. Punch & Judy booth, Swanage
7. Cleethorpes Lakeside Area, Lincolnshire
8. Showtown Museum, Blackpool
9. Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
10. Great Orme Tramway & Goats, Llandudno, Conwy