BTW 2010 Calendar of Events
For the full calendar of Scottish Tourism Week events and seminars visit Scottish Tourism Forum.
Saturday 13 March 2010
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March Madness at Blackpool Zoo!!
Venue: |
Blackpool Zoo |
Contact Name: |
Della Belk |
Organisation: |
Blackpool Zoo |
Telephone Number: |
01253 830830 |
Email Address: |
Della.Belk@blackpoolzoo.org.uk |
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Category: |
Promotion |
Audience: |
Local residents |
Additional Information: |
If you’re a local resident (FY1 – FY8, PR3 or PR4 postcodes), you can get in for half-price at Blackpoo Zoo in March.
Prices will be £7.25 for an adult (usually £14.50), £5.13 for a child, £6.25 for a senior or student and £4.00 for a visitor with a disability and for their carer. Please note that already discounted prices such as family tickets are not included in this promotion and it cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Up to four people per household can be admitted for half price.
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MARCH MADNESS AT BLACKPOOL TOWER
Venue: |
BLACKPOOL TOWER |
Time: |
11am - 4pm |
Contact Name: |
David Gore |
Organisation: |
Leisure Parcs Ltd |
Telephone Number: |
01253 622242 |
Email Address: |
towerinfo@leisure-parcs.co.uk |
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Category: |
Visit |
Audience: |
All |
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Blackpool Tower Circus is not available on these dates - the 2010 Circus season begins on 27th March with the opening performance of Mooky's Eastern Promise. All other attractions are subject to availability on the day - Wednesdays are Ballroom only. The Tower Ballroom may be closed for private events on selected dates.
Please visit www.blackpooltower for daily What's On information. |
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Rediscover what’s on your doorstep in Cheshire
Venue: |
Cheshire |
Contact Name: |
Kevin Ellis-Baxter |
Organisation: |
Visit Chester & Cheshire |
Telephone Number: |
01244405621 |
Email Address: |
k.ellis-baxter@visitchesterandcheshire.co.uk |
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Category: |
Festival |
Audience: |
Local residents |
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From 30% off admission to Chester Zoo – the UK’s number one zoo - 2 for 1 entry into Tatton Park’s stunning Gardens or 3 for 2 at the fun-filled theme park Gulliver’s World to free tours of Chester city centre and fabulous offers on food and drink, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Go to www.visitcheshire.com/btw for full terms and conditions and details of how to access the offers.
Visit Chester & Cheshire’s Chief Executive, Chris Brown, said: “Tourism is the UK’s fifth largest industry sector and a key source of employment, creating jobs and wealth in all parts of the country every day. Our region’s tourism industry already generates over £1.8 billion every year for Cheshire and Warrington.
“It is a sustainable, permanent industry which benefits local people and visitors to our region alike. We have an incredible collection of fantastic attractions, wining and dining venues and places to stay. British Tourism Week is a great time to remind ourselves of the huge variety of opportunities we have right here in Chester and Cheshire.”
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Venue: |
SEA LIFE Blackpool |
Contact Name: |
John Filmer |
Organisation: |
SEA LIFE Blackpool |
Telephone Number: |
01253 621258 |
Email Address: |
john.filmer@merlinentertainments.biz |
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Category: |
Festival |
Audience: |
All |
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Our staff will be dressing as pirates for the week and we encourage you to as well!
The week will be started with a diver going in to the Ocean Tank ~ home to one of the largest collections of tropical sharks in Europe ~ for a photo call with the British Tourism Week logo.
Why are Pirate's called Pirates?
Because they aaaaaarrrrrrrrggh!
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach half price fun weekends!
Venue: |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
Time: |
Weekends |
Contact Name: |
Robert Owen |
Organisation: |
Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool |
Telephone Number: |
01253 336402 |
Email Address: |
robert.owen@bpbltd.com |
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Category: |
Promotion |
Audience: |
All |
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Pleasure Beach Resort is offering half price weekends throughout March if you book online. On these special days all wristbands, offering unlimited riding all day long, are half price if booked online - an amazing £15 for adults and just £12.50 for juniors and seniors. |
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Cut price bus tickets in Blackpool!
Venue: |
Blackpool Transport buses |
Contact Name: |
Suzie Joyce |
Organisation: |
Blackpool Transport |
Telephone Number: |
01253 473001 |
Email Address: |
jean.cox@blackpooltransport.com |
Website: |
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Category: |
Promotion |
Audience: |
All |
Additional Information: |
Blackpool Transport have a special price on one-day BusMetroSaver tickets until the end of March, with customers able to purchase a whole day’s travel from any PayPoint agent for £3 (usual price £3.95). |
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"Celebrate Copeland" Competition
Venue: |
Whitehaven/Egremont/Millom TICs |
Time: |
9.30am - 4.30pm |
Contact Name: |
Kathy Cunliffe |
Organisation: |
Whitehaven Tourist Information |
Telephone Number: |
01946 598914 |
Email Address: |
tic@copelandbc.gov.uk |
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Category: |
Competition |
Audience: |
All |
Additional Information: |
Prizes include Dinner Bed and Breakfast for 2 at the Sella Park Country House Hotel, set in 6 acres of beautiful gardens, and hosts a stunning riverside location and delicious fine dining sourced from local produce. Dinner for 2 at Whitehaven harbourside's Wellington Bistro, a prize hamper packed with local produce and many more fantastic prizes!! |
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Venue: |
Clitheroe Castle Musuem |
Contact Name: |
Rachel Jackson |
Organisation: |
Clitheroe Castle Musuem |
Telephone Number: |
01200 427897 |
Email Address: |
rachel.jackson@lancashire.gov.uk |
Website: |
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Category: |
Exhibition |
Audience: |
All |
Additional Information: |
Road Directions from the North (Skipton) - Follow A59. After passing the turning for Chatburn/Downham, take the second turning on the right signed “Clitheroe, A671”. At first roundabout turn left Chatburn Rd. At next roundabout turn right, then at the following roundabout keep straight on signed “Waddington, Longridge”. Follow road around sharp left hand bend - do not follow Waddington road under bridge. Follow Castle Museum designated brown parking signs. |
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Venue: |
Lancaster Maritime Museum |
Contact Name: |
Michelle Cooper |
Organisation: |
Lancaster Maritime Museum |
Telephone Number: |
01524 382264 |
Email Address: |
lancastermaritimemuseum@lancashire.gov.uk |
Website: |
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Category: |
Exhibition |
Audience: |
All |
Additional Information: |
Leave the M6 at jct 33 or 34 and follow signs for Lancaster city centre. Follow the signs for the A6 north from the city centre and turn left in St George's Quay just before reaching the bus station. Lancaster Maritime Museum is located about half a mile along the quayside. |
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