How many hotels does our town actually have? Well, according to Google, there are 241 including seven hotel chains. And that’s without all the B&Bs, guest houses, Air BnBs and other accommodations. I wasn’t surprised though, in fact I thought there might be more.
It has always been the same. Blackpool had guest houses lining its streets more than 100 years ago and the oldest hotel was ranked to have been constructed in the mid 1800s. These photos from our archives show some of the many hotels which have served tourism in Blackpool through the years. Some are still around whilst others are long gone. They tap into a long ago era of tourism as Blackpool knew it then...
ICYMI: 39 brilliant nightlife photos of pubs and restaurants in Poulton in its small town charm days
31. Hotel Nostalgia
The new Boar's Head Inn, Preston Old Road Blackpool. Took the place of one of the oldest Blackpool hotels in 1936. | National World
32. Hotel Nostalgia
County Hotel, corner of Church Street and the Promenade Blackpool | National World
34. Hotel Nostalgia
The Starr Gate Private Hotel at the junction of New South Promenade and Freemantle Avenue, 1960s | National World
35. Hotel Nostalgia
Fleetwood's town football team once played on a ground alongside the North Euston Hotel | National World