Luxury in Blackpool needn’t cost families fortunes

There’s no need to pay family fortunes for your 2009 family holiday if you head to Blackpool’s first all five star self-catering accommodation, The Beach House (thebeachhouseblackpool.co.uk).

Located just across from the sea on the stylish Queen’s Promenade section of Blackpool front and very close to the award-winning Cleveleys Promenade, these breathtaking and contemporary designer apartments are a second home by the sea for families wishing to stay in a resort boasting a multitude of family-focused activities.

The Beach House has recently been awarded the North West regional title of Best Self-Catering establishment, in the England’s Northwest tourism awards 2008 and will compete at a national level to see if it is judged best in Britain.

Despite its five star status, The Beach House positively welcomes families, providing them with both a luxury base for their holiday and a kitchen that many believe too perfect to spoil through use! With several restaurants and a supermarket within a five minute walk, families can choose to cook as little or as much as they wish during their stay.

Youngsters are bound to want to head out for the day with the beach just a minute away and lots more to do once sandcastle building loses its appeal. They can hop on an atmospheric tram by crossing the promenade, to head either into Blackpool or up the coast to Fleetwood. Alternatively, they can drive a short distance to their chosen attraction or activity. These include:

• Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park
• The Sandcastle Waterpark (18 slides, pools, chutes and wave machine)
• Blackpool Zoo and Gardens – complete with dinosaur safari
• Stanley Park – with restored Italian gardens, boating lake, tennis & bowling
• Blackpool Tower & Circus
• Blackpool Ice Rink
• Blackpool Sealife Centre
• Blackpool Model Village
• Three piers (one with a Big Wheel) and the Golden Mile – full of amusement arcades.
• Louis Tussaud’s Wax Works
• Helicopter rides over the resort
• Several tenpin bowling venues
• Fleetwood Marina & Freeport Shopping Centre
• Donkey rides on the sands, or landau trips along the promenade
• Blackpool Illuminations (from August Bank Holiday and in to October)
• Adrenalin Rush
• Farmer Parr’s (animal attraction near Fleetwood)
• The Grand Theatre
• The Winter Gardens & Blackpool Opera House
• Two multi-screen cinemas (Blackpool and Cleveleys)

Back at The Beach House the focus is also on family fun, with owners Estelle and Darren Livesey providing playing cards that sometimes introduce families to the joys of rummy, or other family card games, for the first time!

Parents also benefit from the Liveseys’ attention to detail, often arriving to find their online supermarket shop already packed away for them leaving them free to sink into the leather suite or take a look at their wonderful sea-view.

There are seven stunning suites from which to choose in total. These range from the Sandpiper (one bedroom + baby) to the Starlight Penthouse suite (two bedroomed sleeping 1-6 + baby) and, unique to Blackpool, the Champagne duplex suite with large, seafront decked terrace. With this choice available, families can pick an apartment to suit their budget - though none of them will break it.

The price for a seven night week’s stay costs from just £310 in low season, £380 mid season and £450 high season*. Even the penthouse Champagne duplex suite only costs £588, £763 and £939 respectively, for a week. For six plus baby, this equates to a highly economical stay, in a suite that is the epitome of luxury.

To introduce your family to the magic of Blackpool book a stay at The Beach House by visiting thebeachhouseblackpool.co.uk.