27 brilliant old memories of town centre pubs and bars loved in the 90s and 00s

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 22nd Jun 2026, 16:00 GMT

It wasn’t difficult to pub crawl in Blackpool in the 90s and 00s – there were bars seemingly on every corner.

These photos look back to some of the favoured venues which you may remember from back in the day – Bar Red, Bar Me and Schofields… and more.

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7. Retro pub crawl

Chinny and Natalie at Chinny's Bar in Cedar Square, 1999 Photo: Mike Foster

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8. Retro pub crawl

Peter Bracewell, manager of Swans Beach Bar in Bank Hey Street, 2000 Photo: Martin Bostock

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9. Retro Pub Crawl

Tony and Andrea Robinson were celebrating ten years at the Victoria Bar in Blackpool Winter Garden, 2002 Photo: Bill Johnson

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10. Retro pub crawl

Opening of Fayes Bar on Queen Street. Pictured is manager Billy Baker, 2000 Photo: Dawn Castle

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11. Retro Pub Crawl

Assistant manager Colin Hain celebrates the opening of Blackpool's Bar Red with (left to right) Frez Freston, Katie Morgan and Rachael Charlton in 2003 Photo: Dave Nelson

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12. Retro Pub Crawl

The VIP opening of SQ 2 Bar in Blackpool, 2003. Pictured are Jean Senior, Craig Sanders, Shaun Burrell and Julia Hulse Photo: Mark Pearson

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