Steeped in history with some of the original rides still thrilling visitors, it's the place tourists head to. The photos, mostly plucked from the mighty Getty archive, are rarely seen and provide an insight into the attraction in years gone by.
7. Blackpool Pleasure Beach nostalgia
Illuminated rides at The Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, including a ferris wheel and the Big Dipper, 10th September 1955 | Getty Images
8. Blackpool Pleasure Beach nostalgia
A night view of the illuminated rollercoaster and fun rides including the 'Tidal Wave' at the seaside resort of Blackpool, 1983 | Getty Images
9. Blackpool Pleasure Beach nostalgia
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1946-1955. A horse-drawn carriage along the promenade provides a more sedate form of entertainment | Heritage Images/Getty Images
10. People watching the dodgem cars at night, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
People watching the dodgem cars at night, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
11. Blackpool Pleasure Beach nostalgia
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1972. Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort and amusement park, first founded in 1896. Artist Aerofilms. (Photo by English Heritage/Getty Images) | Getty Images
12. Blackpool Pleasure Beach nostalgia
26th April 1950: Workmen preparing a stretch of the Big Dipper, called Becher's Brook, for the start of the holiday season at Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Getty Images