The Anonymous Widower

Biking Along the Beach

When I travel, I often travel with my Brompton bicycle in the boot.  These are the Rolls-Royce of folding bicycles and they ride just like something best described as proper.  Mine is about seven or eight years old and was a present from my late wife.

Brompton Bicycle by a Lotus Elan

I’d already ascertained that there was a cycle path all the way along the front, so I cycled all of the way to the South Pier and the Pleasure Beach.  It wasn’t a great distance, but it was enough to stimulate and wake up my body.

Blackpool is in desperate need of a makeover and it is getting one.

Amusement Arcades in Blackpool

This shows the rebuilding on the front, where they are smartening it all up and Blackpool’s problem; endless tatt and amusement arcades.  They ought to put a wrecker’s ball to most of them.

But things will be better.

Blackpool's New Promenade

It’s all steel and nice finishes.  It should be as they’re spending £174 on it according to the ReBlackpool web site.

But I wonder if they’ll get it right.  The cycle path is long and very useful.  But it has gaps and is badly signposted so that visitors like me aren’t sure where it goes.

July 6, 2009 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Blackpool, Brompton Bicycle, Cycling, Lotus Elan