Stanley Park

It has been a good year or so since I visited Stanley Park last, the regeneration work there is still ongoing and coming along very nicely. Blackpool has much to be proud of, the flower displays are a real showcase, it is little things like this which make a difference. I know locals like to go to Stanley Park as much as visitors do, but good flower displays are a good sign that Blackpool is taking tourism seriously. You would be surprised looking around at other seaside towns which let themselves down for the simple reason of saving a few quid, landscaping out the flower beds for more low maintenance alternatives, we should consider ourselves lucky.

Another thing I noticed was that Stanley Park Cafe appeared to have been taken over? The last time I stopped by there for my usual hot chocolate, sandwich and a cake, there was notices of do's and dont's plastered all over the walls, staff were talked down to, photographs of the proprietors were affixed like a shrine, it made you feel most uncomfortable. This all appears to have changed, in my humble opinion it is still as expensive as before, but there is more choice on the menu.

I will have to make more of an effort and visit the park more often, it is truly beautiful all year round and each and every season is different. The park is very family friendly and there is always something to see. It is well worth mentioning bring some bread with you for the ducks or some nuts for the squirrels which are very tame.