Matt N
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Out of interest, have any of you ever visited Pleasure Beach by train before, getting off at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach train station?
I only ask because I was actually pondering a train trip of my own from my local station in the South West at some point in 2022 (I was thinking a midweek day in either June or September), as I’d like to visit Pleasure Beach again at some point in the not-too-distant future (haven’t been since 2019!), and the train journey from my local station to the BPB station isn’t as horrifying as I’d expected given how far North Blackpool is!
If I left my local station at 07:24am (the earliest train out of there), the journey is as follows:
Then, I could take a train out of Blackpool Pleasure Beach station at about 7:20pm, and change in Birmingham New Street, Preston and Cheltenham Spa… the only slight issue is that I wouldn’t arrive home in my local station until about 11:30pm, and I’m not sure if that’s a bit late for my parents to drive to the station for.
This is only me spitballing here, and I’m going to do a slightly less complicated trial train trip to Drayton Manor beforehand (I can reach Wilnecote on a direct train from my local station and take a 45 minute walk to the park) to make sure that theme parks & trains are actually a good combination for me, but it is a thought that popped into my head, as I’ll admit I’m quite keen on returning to Blackpool at some stage.
Do you guys think that sounds like a good idea, or do you think I’m insane for even contemplating it?
I only ask because I was actually pondering a train trip of my own from my local station in the South West at some point in 2022 (I was thinking a midweek day in either June or September), as I’d like to visit Pleasure Beach again at some point in the not-too-distant future (haven’t been since 2019!), and the train journey from my local station to the BPB station isn’t as horrifying as I’d expected given how far North Blackpool is!
If I left my local station at 07:24am (the earliest train out of there), the journey is as follows:
- Local station to Birmingham New Street
- Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Preston to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, arriving in BPB station at 12:07pm.
Then, I could take a train out of Blackpool Pleasure Beach station at about 7:20pm, and change in Birmingham New Street, Preston and Cheltenham Spa… the only slight issue is that I wouldn’t arrive home in my local station until about 11:30pm, and I’m not sure if that’s a bit late for my parents to drive to the station for.
This is only me spitballing here, and I’m going to do a slightly less complicated trial train trip to Drayton Manor beforehand (I can reach Wilnecote on a direct train from my local station and take a 45 minute walk to the park) to make sure that theme parks & trains are actually a good combination for me, but it is a thought that popped into my head, as I’ll admit I’m quite keen on returning to Blackpool at some stage.
Do you guys think that sounds like a good idea, or do you think I’m insane for even contemplating it?