Blackpool
With half-term looming, why not follow the trend for nostalgic holidays and take your kids on a week-long trip down memory lane inspired by your own childhood holidays.
The recession has encouraged many UK holidaymakers to stay closer to home in 2009, with old-fashioned trips topping the list of places to go.
Here are some of our favourite nostalgic holidays to get you thinking.
The jewel in Northern England’s crown when it comes nostalgic holiday spots has to be Blackpool. If eating chips, riding a donkey down the beach and playing on amusements is your idea fun, head to this unashamed holiday spot.
Good for:
Traditional British grub - fish and chips, burgers, candy floss and sticks of rock come in abundance in Blackpool
Illuminations - Blackpool is famous for its yearly light shows along the prom
Amusements
Funfair rides
Don’t go if:
You don’t like hen and stag nights - Blackpool is full of them, 12 months a year.
You’re on a diet.
You don’t like fairground rides - once your child spots them, you’ll be dragged kicking and screaming.
