5am in Blackpool

I take you on a very early walk around Blackpool town centre and promenade.
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[@twinkle3026]

I love the feelin i get, when i leave a hot and stuffy niteclub, at around 5am in the mornin and i am welcomed by a loverly blast of cold air! Bliss! In contrast, i also love lookin out of my 14th story flat's window at the sea, here where i live in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear! My beautiful view is priceless, especially when there is a mist waftin in from the North sea! However, i still have many happy memories of the 19 years i lived in Blackpool,with my late hubby, Tony! .... Thank you for another geat vlog, Stephen! xxxx

[@carbonsiliconnn]

Those red phone boxes are iconic. Been there since at least the 70's, probably well before. I remember standing with my parents, queuing up for ages, waiting for the person already in there for their pips to go so you could call relatives back home, 2 hrs away to report on the weather. Great days.

[@G4RY1159]

It was a good sized big PO too - been in it many times.

[@ericanderson9664]

Brings back lots of memories. Early 1970's I was an electrician working nights at British Home Stores Blackpool and we finished about 6.00am. I sometimes walked around the town, it was a little surreal. You could still get a cup of tea and a bacon butty from a number of places, even at that hour. Nice to see it 50 years later. Good video.

[@Discoretrox]

Lovely shot of the tower with the sun....miss the old entrance to the Tower Lounge...Happy days 👍

[@garygray4640]

Looks total different early in the morning no traffic no crowds.good video .keep up the good work .👍👍

[@simoncole5564]

So many memories from blacky always in my heart

[@brianhiggins3090]

Another great video Stephen, that photo of the moon is awesome you really are a talented man with a camera. Thanks.👍

[@patparry389]

What a lovely sight the moon .Great vid Stephen thank you.😊

[@videodjsweetuk]

Clean. Well done Council & very well played locals & tourists. Remarkable. ⚙🛠✨👍😎🍺🎁😍

[@stratfan]

Love this video - some great memories from living there back in the 70's. Abingdon Street general Post Office where my Dad did his Postmaster training, Sacred Heart church where we went for Midnight Mass - so many changes but still very much as it was all those years ago!

[@stephenmcarthur1714]

Nice quiet video of Blackpool beautiful picture of moon at north pier

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

Interesting seeing early morning footage and liked your picture of the moom at the beginning. Thank you Stephen.

[@dawnmurphy472]

Hi Steven, great video gorgeous photography, i love the old fashioned seating area shelters just lovely 🤗

[@dougslad7]

Wow - what a photo of the " full flower moon & pier " - absolutely awesome - another gem for the collection mate - keep up the good work Stephen - great video of early morning Blackpool which was different and a great bonus - excellent work.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Many thanks

[@susanburbuy3453]

thankyou for a very early morning walk i love getting up early when we come to blackpool and go down to the beach with no one around love that moon

[@barbh0]

I grew up in Blackpool and worked on the trams as a conductor in the Summer holidays when I was home from university. Thanks so much for this tour of my old home town.

[@michelles2299]

Where did you end up?

[@barbh0]

@@michelles2299 Hampshire but not on the coast

[@crazypuglady4897]

Amazing picture once again of the moon

[@paulsurelynotsmith8179]

Wowzers early bird 🐦 Stephen some amazing views cor great video mr c

[@pearlblakeley5496]

Pearl blakeley I really enjoyed the early morning Walk the weather was lovely and the scenery was great especially the moon going down 🙏👍😆☀️🤗 stay safe

[@ukdaddydave6526]

Love Blackpool took my daughter to the nickelodeon slime fest the first time and spent the second time in the pleasure beach. I've stayed at a couple of bed and breakfast places, the Carlton and the Henson hotel. Best holiday destination in the UK 🇬🇧. Can't wait to visit again very soon I hope. Thanks for sharing your videos

[@nevdoidge7987]

What a beautiful sky line so early

[@davidjones4456]

Early start but worth it with you getting that snap.

[@joannaallsop5926]

Nice walk round 👌 have you lived there all your life 👍 love 💘 your voice ❤

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Yes I have

[@martinholmes1493]

Blackpool looks even more derelict than normal at this time of day.

[@Boilingfrogg]

Normally it's packed.

[@JOHNRGRAY]

Cracking early morning video, more please

[@macrook1961]

Absolutely stunning effect of the full pink moon 🌙 in the centre of the huts.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks.

[@sarahloureynolds9425]

Moon looks beautiful x

[@helenharrigan86]

Great video yet again, you seem to capture brilliant images

[@kkrispy2009P]

Hey Helen hope you well

[@junemckenzie3380]

Loved your shot of moon at North pier. Thank you again. 🙋

[@adrianoclincho1852]

Great photo my man pity about all the border up shops same here in Ireland alas Blackpool is still a great town hope you have a good summer ✌️💚🇮🇪😎

[@terrymills6777]

Brilliant shot of the moon to many large shops closing. Time to go home and get 40 winks. Stay safe and well

[@LS-ot7td]

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Blackpool at the crack of dawn. The moon was a great bonus too. Thank you.

[@blackpoolhornet]

Hi Steve, Do you remember that opposite the tower was Bins department store that I think shut down in the 90’s. Up from the rock shop was one of the 4 exits from the old hounds hill centre that I used to go roller booting in back in 1984, used to have Beaties the toy shop on the opposite side. Wow how the town centre has changed over the years. Cracking video as always mate and what a picture of the moon and the pier. Best Wishes Paul and Sarah

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Ta pal. I do remember Binns store and Beaties.

[@SeasiderPhil]

i must no you. Seasiders

[@supernova046]

belting pic and video,many thanks.

[@imranzazai7404]

Beautiful.

[@mickd6942]

Excellent moon photo

[@blondieman63]

Nice Video Steve. Love earlie mornings myself, think its the silence apart from the birds twittering ..👍

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Pity the seagulls drown out the song birds lol.

[@James-zv2ho]

Wow this is definitely a different side of Blackpool! 👍

[@paulinefraser4097]

Great video as always, loved it and walking round so early in the morning and that beautiful shot of the moon! amazing 👍 Thanks again Stephen😁 Pauline from Blackpool living in Canada 🍁

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thank you Pauline. Hopefully you will get chance to see some of the solar eclipse next month on June 10th. Canada is well placed.

[@andyk1k1]

Ooooh and the new Premier Inn, that used to be Yates'

[@buddauk65]

It burnt down didn’t it

[@andyk1k1]

@@buddauk65 No idea xx many many years have passed since I lived in Blackpool x

[@lynnst1993]

Moon beautiful as well great capture

[@andyk1k1]

Brilliant xx really takes me back to my 20's xx walked those streets (not in that sense!!!) many times early in the mornings because I worked in hospitality. Been in that post office countless times, I think there used to be a roast chicken kind of shop close by too. Thank you for the memories.

[@mandycoulbeck8692]

great video stephen

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Was that guy praying he didn’t get Married!! 😂 thank you for the video sir and for your early commitment. The music sounded like something out of Terminator!

[@skapunkno1]

ha ha spot on, made me think of The Equaliser.

[@tsr207]

What is noticeable about this channel is that the videos have a structure- (Start, middle, and end) Coupled with the music selection (atmospheric in this case ), makes them very watchable.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks John.

[@wendyjones2351]

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as always wow you was up early good time to capture things though good to see Blackpools quite times as well as its busy times take care xx

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Wendy.

[@michellegerrie6435]

Husband use to go a lot to Blackpool as a child in 70s and 80s his nan grandad lived in chorley , sad to see back streets gone down hill use to be busy

[@Gianluca46rossi]

The town is truly beautiful at this time of day, it's the mix of eery and beautiful that I can't put a name on.

[@catherinegreen7879]

Stunning photo Stephen.

[@seagypsiesbellydancers3047]

Very sad to Blackpool going down hill. Used to be my home town, all the shops, houses and hotels are falling to pieces ! What has happened to Bond Street? Just awful to see.😢

[@realsuperdoctor5260]

Blackpool looks really spooky in the early hours of the mornings, great for filming locations for a Sci Fi TV series during this time.

[@bhwib5503]

The old KFC was once the American Pancake House in the 80s

[@uk-martin4905]

Their 'Cowboy Grill' was magnificent!

[@AnonAnonAnon]

Wow, that's a long forgotten memory! The American Pancake House!

[@sarakirk9542]

Yes my mum would only let me eat in there once! I love pancakes

[@G4RY1159]

Spot On

[@timboswell5130]

5am in Blackpool is always beautiful. I must admit though, my Blackpool 5am's are usually just before bed, rather than just after getting up.

[@mark-s]

Very late nights 🌙

[@siatic8604]

Blackpools a shit hole 24/7

[@sharonburrows2330]

U was up early I was in bed that time lol

[@bobbobby9798]

Brilliant idea to film at this time, Blackpool at its best.

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Great video thanks. Do you have another on the way about the darker side of Blackpool still?

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I do have a murder video coming soon.

[@jakkislater6101]

Stunning picture of the moon...

[@daviddelano-oakes1082]

The moon setting looked amazing

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Ta pal. Funny enough, despite all the sunsets I have seen from here, moonsets are very few and far between.

[@ronrammelle4735]

Amazing if your able to do this, especially that early and in season, then witness the atmosphere build as the morning/day progresses. There is literally a hum of happiness, I beg anyone to match or even try to beat this town 👍🏻

[@DAN420.]

I'm born and raised in Bpool. It's not that good lol.

[@uk-martin4905]

I remember the hum of excitement in the mornings as the town opened for another day of business but in my view that disappeared years ago as the former jewel of the Fylde Coast sunk into irreversible decline in the 90s. It has sadly become a rather tragic place and it gives me no pleasure to say that. The overall impression in the town is one of gloom and hopelessness despite the new hotels and conference centre. Even the town centre has a look of absoute desperation about it. The closure of WH Smith came as a shock to me. For a long-established business of that nature to pull out of Blackpool is a stark indication of how bad things have really become. I'm sorry to be so negative.

[@swc8544]

Do you think the councils plan to move away from stag and hen be successful? I personally dont think Blackpool has the pull to be a fully family orientated resort. This could see quite a few bnbs going out of business. I could be wrong, just my opinion. Ps another great vid 👍

[@mickd6942]

The wedding chapel doubles as a spice rack lol

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

It certainly did here lol

[@mickd6942]

@Tzeite'l Pearlmann it’s the leaning tower of Blackpool, all the spice heads lean on it

[@Sr19769p]

@@mickd6942 🤣🤣 Hilarious! 👍

[@bigalf5173]

another great video stephen👍👍

[@robandtiina]

Enjoyed that! Thank you for sharing, I never went there when I lived in the UK. Hello from Orlando, Florida USA. :)

[@jamesyoung1078]

Wonder if she was a jilted bride, great moon shot however.

[@seangotts6470]

personally i find dawn the best time for this kind of filming you have a good 30 mins really and it look stunning on a good day

[@juliejackson8167]

You need to go to the top of the tower ❤️❤️

[@ladytron1724]

Haven’t seen one of those sun screens for years.They were always on the windows of a “posher shop😂”

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I really like them. They add a bit of old world atmosphere to the inside of a shop.

[@mikkdc]

I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure I once saw a TV programme about Fred Dibnah going to Blackpool and I think it featured him climbing that steeple you mentioned. By the way, did you find out what that thing was in the sea, next to the buoy?

[@bittabivvy]

Was there previously a Yates on the site of that Premier Inn? Also, down that alleyway @ 04:40, I seem to recall a Chinese restaurant, where you had to walk up a wheelchair ramp to get in?

[@rogueplanet13]

Yes there was a yates, too hot to handle strip club and a subway lol . I used to work there it was mental 😅

[@bittabivvy]

@@rogueplanet13 Thank you :) I bet lol

[@fancymcclean6210]

So sad to see so many shops closed down- a sign of the times, I suppose. I last visited 40 years ago. I suspect I'll never visit again as I'm an exiled Englishman living in New Zealand. Flaxen Saxon.

[@lynnst1993]

Brilliant opening to the morning thank you just can't wait to get back there.

[@G4RY1159]

Seen a few shops in Blackpool that have stock but not once have I ever seen open, Highfield Road has a few, possibly just a timing thing. Thanks again.

[@garydavid1788]

I glanced at the title of this video and thought it said Sam in Blackpool .... Wasted 2 minutes waiting for Sam to turn up ! .....

[@dawnoakley1776]

All the great shops have closed now due to covid and online shopping. Used to love to have a browse in the shops . I hate online shopping!!

[@hannahrogers6519]

Best one now is primark and River Island

[@bhwib5503]

Leonard Dews was JD sports back in the early 90s late 80s IIRC

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I can't ever remember it being anything else, unless way back in the early 80's.

[@joymaxfield7589]

Thank you for sharing I stayed at cocker st in the 70 s

[@dct1]

Looks like the maintenance to the trams overhead electricity lines? Great video, almost post apocalyptic.

[@paulmc612]

I remember the days I wouldn't get into 5 in the morning😂😂😂😂

[@MrAlphadog2012]

from the 24hr bars that used to be around

[@G4RY1159]

In just before breakfast lol

[@tcollingscollings9299]

There always seems to be an extra sense of desolation about seaside towns at early morning....one gratifying thing is not much rubbish on the streets.....

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

The council are always on the ball regarding street litter in the early hours.

[@thedigitalemotion]

Can’t believe WHSmiths is gone, it was there since I was a kid and now it’s gone, same as KFC. I remember Lewis’s as a kid, it was amazing. Some memorable places such as FineFare, remember that? Remember Binns? Tons of amazing places.

[@Grid56]

I can't believe that it's 2 years later, 2024, and the trams are only just now going to start down Talbot Road (June /July ).

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Just about! 🚃

[@tommorides8086]

Its 5am this got recommended to me.

[@johndillon5767]

Nice one thanks for the memories - cheers

[@Finglesham]

A good time to visit then. Very good moon photo indeed. Was that chap leaning on a wall relieving himself? Is it time you did a video whilst going up the tower in a lift? virtual ascent for us watchers.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

40 years is too long not to go up the Tower. Watch this space.

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a Beer on Anthony 😮

[@KIM-bt7my]

That dude, just said 🤬 off!

[@allanbroderick1923]

Nice one Stephen Blackpool is certainly changing with all the tram work anyway keep safe Allan

[@davidscott6879]

I think we can call this video A Walk On The Quiet Side...ps i also remember the building at the side of the Tower being Wooworths😊

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I think it was completed in about 1936 proper Art Deco building through and through.

[@shooz5251]

Interesting vidio.did you sort the 5oclock shadow ?.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I have now!

[@Zambetakisk]

I love when Blackpool is quite and the moon was awesome 👌

[@texasthepsychichorse5096]

Shaun of the dead time in Blackpool keep your hands in your pockets Steven! 😂

[@texasthepsychichorse5096]

@Tzeite'l Pearlmann Its a UK British comedy zombie film, reminds me of some of the residents in Blackpool! 🤣

[@scott2824]

I remember it being like that the last time I was there I went out at 5am trying to find milk for my bad stomach and couldn’t find anywhere open not even the McDonald’s were open

[@bobosborne1573]

Just about time for all the bag heads to turn in 🤣

[@1harryrobert]

Thanks for the information about Lewis's. I didn't know it was just reduced in size, I thought the whole building was demolished. I remember the front all lit up in green lighting

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Yeah I wish they'd left it as it was because this carbuncle they reduced it to is about as bland as Gary Lineker.

[@danfrost3043]

Didn't there used to be another big store near Lewis's called "Binns" or is my mind playing tricks on me?

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Yes, there was Binns. The building is just opposite the entrance to the Tower.

[@keithbeckett6571]

great video 👍

[@ellismeah5127]

Nice sea front walk would be good

[@mickd6942]

No overhead catenary wires to power the trams on the new section yet

[@chrisdavies73]

That lad with his head on the wall? First pint? Great vid mate :-)

[@KIM-bt7my]

Been there many a time growing up, thanks dad!