Campervan Hire near Blackpool

Motorhome Hire Blackpool

Blackpool came into its own with the advent of the public holiday in Britain in 1871, which allowed factory workers to head to the 11 kilometres of beaches for a three-day weekend. Local businessmen quickly saw the town’s potential as a resort destination. They poured huge sums of money into constructing the promenade, piers, and of course, Blackpool Tower, which first opened to the public in 1894.

Facing out into the Irish Sea, visitors to Blackpool will find themselves just a short drive from some of the UK’s most celebrated landscapes. Sticking to the coast, Morecambe Bay to the north leads to the Lake District National Park. Head inland with your motorhome hire in Blackpool, and you will quickly enter the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on route to the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Getting to Blackpool

Blackpool lies within 60 kilometres of two large regional international airports, Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport. Between them, they provide links to much of northern and Southern Europe, with Ryanair, EasyJet and Jet2 leading in the number of flights. 

The M55 motorway heads east out of the city and connects with the M6, whose path roughly follows the Pennine Hills north and south, making it easy to get to your motorhome rental in Blackpool. The main railway station has the name Blackpool North, and welcomes services from London and Glasgow via Preston. Only a handful of services making use of Blackpool South station instead.

Parking in Blackpool

Irrespective of size, campervan hire is Blackpool are prohibited from using on-street pay and display parking bays. However, there are several centrally-located car parks that welcome campervans when parked in bays designated for use by coaches. These include Banks Street and Seasiders Way car parks. The cost for a 12-hour stay is around €8 in either of them. Further out, Gynn Square to the north has 12 spaces, and Lytham Road car park to the south another four. Both are similarly priced to the central parking options already mentioned.

Annual Events in Blackpool

• Blackpool Air Show, Tower Festival Headland, August: Welcoming around 100,000 visitors every year, this event sees aircraft from the first one hundred years of powered flight take to the air, including the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrow display team. Free.
  
• World Fireworks Championships, seafront, September/October: The city welcomes teams from around the world keen to take the title of the world’s best fireworks display. Free.
  
• Blackpool Illuminations, Promenade, September – December: Ten kilometres of the seaside promenade are lit up as the night’s draw in. The series of tableaux leading to the Tower contains more than a million individual lamps, making for a unique drive or evening walk. Free.

Camping Blackpool

• Pipers Height Caravan Park: Just six kilometres outside of Blackpool close to the championship golf course of Royal Lytham & St Annes, this fully-serviced site is family-run and has pitches with electric hookups from €37 per night.
  
• Ream Hills Caravan Park: A similar distance from Blackpool as Pipers Height, Ream Hills has well-maintained facilities located beside Blackpool Wake Park. From €28 per night.
  
• Wilson House Holiday Park: An adults-only campervan and caravan site with an on-site bar and lounge for relaxing, as well as electrical hookups and hard-standings. From €35 per night.