The Blackpool Heritage Guided Tours are delivered by Community Heritage Champions who have been trained to know all the history and trade secrets of Blackpool locations. Heritage Blackpool is Blackpool Council’s Heritage Service and exists to celebrate, embrace and promote Blackpool’s exciting past. Please mention that you saw it on Visit Fylde Coast! More about Blackpool Heritage Guided Tours and Talks Please contact Heritage Blackpool on 01253 476633 for more information and to book. The talks last approximately an hour and cost £30. Suitable for community groups, organisations and societies, they give an insight into Blackpool’s fascinating heritage. The Blackpool Heritage Champions have created a series of talks which bring the past onto your doorstep. If you go, please mention that you saw it on Visit Fylde Coast! Book your tickets online at the Blackpool Heritage website – link is below. Tickets: Adults £8, under 16’s £4 (accompanied by an adult). Please note that Lightworks is a working depot, so depending on the time of year, large scale models may be out on display. For those with illuminated autumn memories of Blackpool this is a tour not to be missed! Lightworks – Scheduled Heritage Tour dates for 2019 Be amazed at the scale of some of your favourite features and perhaps see some new ones in production. See how they are made, from initial design to final construction. Then enjoy a tour of Lightworks, the home of the Illuminations. Through them you’ll see the evolution of our beloved ‘Lights’. See some of the 20,000 pieces from the 1920s to the present day, including photographs, diagrams and beautiful original artwork.

Join the Heritage Guides as they introduce you to the fabulous Illuminations Collection. Today, miles of digitally controlled features illuminate Blackpool’s promenade for almost 3.5million visitors every year.īlackpool Heritage Tours and Talks – at Lightworks The first Royal visit by Princess Louise in 1912 was celebrated with 10,000 lamps. Lightworks, Blackpool Illuminations Depot Guided Toursīlackpool’s World famous Illuminations have captivated audiences for over one hundred years.

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