BTW 2010 Calendar of Events

Blackpool Transport buses

Suzie Joyce

Blackpool Transport

01253 473001

jean.cox@blackpooltransport.com

Promotion

All

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).

Whitehaven/Egremont/Millom TICs

9.30am - 4.30pm

Kathy Cunliffe

Whitehaven Tourist Information

01946 598914

tic@copelandbc.gov.uk

Competition

All

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!!

Clitheroe Castle Musuem

Rachel Jackson

Clitheroe Castle Musuem

01200 427897

rachel.jackson@lancashire.gov.uk

Exhibition

All

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.

Lancaster Maritime Museum

Michelle Cooper

Lancaster Maritime Museum

01524 382264

lancastermaritimemuseum@lancashire.gov.uk

Exhibition

All

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.

Blackpool TIC

9am - 5pm

Suzie Joyce

visitBlackpool

01253 478229

suzie@visitblackpool.com

Competition

All

We are aiming to raise the profile of the TIC as THE place to come in Blackpool to find out about all the events. To do this we will hold a competition which will be communicated via trade and consumer eblasts, social networking and local media outlets. Entrants will be requested to hand in their entry at the Tourist Information Centre on Clifton Street. As part of the celebrations, we will also be seeking the support of our local MPs and projecting the British Tourism Week logo onto a huge screen as part of our nightime light shows.

Blackpool Zoo

Della Belk

Blackpool Zoo

01253 830830

Della.Belk@blackpoolzoo.org.uk

Promotion

Local residents

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.

Cheshire

Kevin Ellis-Baxter

Visit Chester & Cheshire

01244405621

k.ellis-baxter@visitchesterandcheshire.co.uk

Festival

Local residents

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.”

SEA LIFE Blackpool

John Filmer

SEA LIFE Blackpool

01253 621258

john.filmer@merlinentertainments.biz

Festival

All

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!

Manchester Town Hall

12noon - 2pm

Ed Glinert

New Manchester Walks

07769 298068

EdGlinert@yahoo.co.uk

Guided Tour/Walk

All

The tours will be taking place at regular intervals from 12noon to 2pm on Monday 15 March. Meet at the reception desk on the ground floor of Manchester Town Hall.

SEA LIFE Blackpool

10.30am

Suzie Joyce

vistBlackpool

01253 478229

suzie@visitblackpool.com

Photo-call

Media

Blackpool will launch its celebrations at the resort’s popular SEA LIFE Blackpool attraction, which will see a diver head into the main shark tank with a copy of the week’s logo. SEA LIFE will also celebrate with a pirate-themed week to offer a spot of ‘yo ho ho and a bottle of fun’ to visitors, who can experience one of the UK's best-known aquariums, featuring Europe's most comprehensive collection of tropical sharks and a sunken galleon!

Holiday Inn, Preston

9.30am - 4.00pm

Diane Blakemore

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board

01257 226611

dblakemore@lbtbltd.com

Business Tourism

Trade

Tourism businesses pay £65+vat per person (receiving a 50% discount on the original cost of the course). Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board members receive an additional £18 (20%) discount.

08 Place tourist information centre

11am - 3pm

Andrew Buttle

Liverpool City Council

01512332459

andrew.buttle@liverpool.gov.uk

Festival

All

We are trying to raise awareness that the 08 place is a tourist information centre and that we are here for visitors as well as locals to use.