Books & Maps

Blackpool Pleasure Beach by Professor Vanessa Toulmin
This lavish new pictorial history presents images and material from the private archives of the Thompson family and creates new insights in the development of Pleasure Beach.

Blackpool Through Time By Alan W. Wood
This fascinating book of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Blackpool has Changed and developed over the last century.

New Trams To The Tower
By Steve Palmer

A history of the various different models and type of trams that have graced the historic tramway right up to the new Bombardier Flexity 2 trams introduced in 2012.

Centuries of Progress
A Steve Palmer book providing a history of Blackpool and how it has developed over the years.

The Comedy Carpet Guide Book
A guide to Blackpool's Comedy Carpet. The 25 page guide features all the quotes used and their locations on the carpet so you can always find your favourite funny man and catchphrase. A perfect accompaniment for a walk on Blackpool's Comedy Carpet.

Haunted Blackpool
By Stephen Mercer

Behind the family fun side of Blackpool lies a deep dark secret — explore its hauntings, shipwrecks, murders and phantoms.

A-Z Blackpool Map
A detailed street map of Blackpool & the surrounding area. Including Cleveleys, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, & more