Blackpool Amusement Arcades

No trip to the seaside is complete without a visit to the Blackpool Amusement Arcades! Most of them are open all year round and provide a range of games for people of all ages. It’s great family fun that you can enjoy in any weather!

Blackpool Amusement Arcades

Blackpool’s first purpose built amusement arcade was the Golden Mile Centre. Built by The Blackpool Tower Company it opened in 1968 in the old Funlandia building on Central Promenade.

Now, there’s loads of them! In the main Golden Mile area there’s practically one on every corner! Here are the biggest ones – can you think of any that we’ve missed off the list? Which one’s your favourite?

Coral Island – Blackpool’s Biggest and Best Amusement Arcade!

Find it at: Blackpool Central Promenade near the Tower. At the corner of Bonny Street it’s unmissable with the skull and crossbones!

If you think about arcades in Blackpool the first one that springs to mind is Coral Island. The towns biggest free entry indoor entertainment centre there’s something inside for everyone to enjoy!

From Camel Derby to the Ghost Train, penny pushers to dance machines. Plus an over 18’s area with big prize machines and an adults only casino. It’s a fantastic place, full of life and energy. Pirate themed inside and out there’s also a range of great places to eat inside – where kids eat free with a paying adult.

• More about Coral Island and what’s inside…

Arcades at Blackpool’s Three Piers

Find them at: the entrance to North, Central and South Piers. Open year round, even when the piers themselves are closed during winter.

Blackpool’s three piers are as traditional as seaside rock! They’re a must-do during any visit to the town – whether you live locally or travel for miles!

Each pier has a huge building at the entrance, joining solid land to the wood-clad deck. Inside these three buildings is a great big amusement arcade with loads of games and entertainment to keep you busy.

• Blackpool North Pier
• Central Pier
• South Pier

And Plenty More!

On the seafront, from north to south and int he town centre, Blackpool has plenty of amusement arcades. There’s something for everyone and loads to choose from. Which one is your favourite?

Blackpool Amusements

Find it at: 13-19 Bank Hey Street, near The Blackpool Tower.

This is the old Woolworths building (or where Lewis’s was if you’re long enough in the tooth!) Converted into a brand new arcade in 2023 Blackpool Amusements is a bright and cheerful place with all the usual arcade games over two floors. Upstairs there’s a cafe and customer toilets.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach – Beach Amusements

Find it at: 525 Promenade, at Ocean Boulevard. The Beach Amusements arcade is to the right of the main entrance gate.

Funland

Find it at: 61 Promenade – just at the right of the SEA LIFE Centre.

Funland is just what the name says! It’s a big arcade with plenty of games, children’s rides and that favourite seaside thing – bingo!

Golden Mile Amusements

Find it at: 67-73 Promenade, on the corner of Bonny Street, opposite Coral Island.

The Golden Mile Amusements was one of Blackpool’s first arcades and it’s a bit of an old school layout. There’s a good variety of machines and plenty of them, plus a customer cafe at the back of the building.

Happy Dayz

Find it at: 95-97 Promenade, just at the right hand side of Madame Tussaud’s

Inside Happy Dayz there’s a huge assortment of all kinds of arcade and amusement games. Towards the back of the building is CJ’s Cafe which serves a big range of food, drinks and snacks. Take part in the prize bingo while you’re there – with a huge section designed and built specially for disabled users in wheelchairs.

Las Vegas Arcade

Find it at: 6-8 Dale Street, just off Chapel Street which is directly opposite Central Pier.

This is a tiny arcade but packed full of character with a variety of retro machines. It’s also one of the only places in Blackpool where you’ll find a genuine, old-style one armed bandit! Put your coin in the slot and pull the lever to find out whether you’ve won.

Of course Higgitt’s Las Vegas Arcade is also home of the famous £1 burger and a bit of a social media sensation in its own right!

Lucky Star Family Amusements

Find it at: 2 Station Road – which is directly opposite South Pier. The arcade is just off the main promenade junction.

Online reviews say that this Blackpool amusement arcade ‘stands out amongst others’ and certainly the signage at the front is bright and cheerful!

Silcocks Fun Palace

Find it at: 125-141 Promenade, not far from Central Pier.

Silcocks is another of the large seafront arcades. It’s described by customers as ‘a very good arcade with some top quality machines inside. Good range as well, some big money adult machines and some aimed for children. Many new machines and traditional ones and good games that the others don’t have’.

Warwick’s Amusements

Find it at: 116 Talbot Road, 106-108 Church Street, 116 Central Drive and 10 Westcliffe Drive

Warwick’s Amusements is a local company, trading for 50 years here in Blackpool. They have a number of shops in the town and across the wider Fylde Coast.

Harts Amusements

Find it at: Bispham, at the corner of Queens Promenade and Red Bank Road