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Luggage storage in Blackpool

Lots of visitors arrive in Blackpool with hours to spare before a holiday rental is ready, or with a late train home after the attractions close.

The main seafront sights themselves are strict about what you can carry in: several have no storage at all, and those that do allow bags cap them at roughly cabin-bag size or smaller, with one theatre tighter still. Getting between the station and the seafront is easy enough by tram or bus, which helps if you need to drop a bag off first. It is England's largest and most popular seaside resort, so visitor demand for luggage storage can be high. Direct trains from Blackpool North also reach York, which is useful if you are continuing north after the coast. That means you can step off a train at Blackpool North and reach the Tower, North Pier, or seafront without needing a bus or tram first. If you are arriving via Lytham or St Annes-on-the-Sea, services from Preston come into Blackpool South station instead. From Blackpool South, the Waterloo Road tram stop is about a 7-minute walk away for onward travel along the coast. Note that Blackpool Transport can refuse luggage that is unsafe or too large, and bags must be stowed without blocking gangways or emergency exits. You can also connect at Blackpool North for rail services to Manchester Airport, either direct or with a change at Preston. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 a day at 7 locations across Blackpool.

Some top Stasher locations in Blackpool include:

• Local office, 12 min walk from Blackpool Tower · rated 5/5 (30+ reviews)
• Local shop, 16 min walk from Blackpool North · rated 5/5 (100+ reviews)
• Local shop, 15 min walk from North Pier Tram Station · rated 5/5 (200+ reviews)

Most nearby points cluster around Blackpool Tower. You'll typically find a bag drop at local offices and local shops. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to £10,000. Stasher storage in Blackpool can be booked through the website or app.

Luggage storage and bag rules at attractions

The Blackpool Tower has no storage or luggage facilities at all, so anything you carry in must meet its size rules. Suitcases and rucksacks brought into the tower are limited to 55x40x20cm and 10kg, and no suitcases are allowed inside the Tower Circus. The Tower Dungeon is even stricter, refusing suitcases and large hand luggage outright and capping items at 46cm x 33cm x 20cm. That's a genuine risk for anyone arriving straight from the train, since the station is only about a 15-minute walk away. Blackpool Pleasure Beach asks visitors to avoid large bags or anything bigger than A4 to keep security checks moving, and explicitly prohibits large duffle bags and luggage. It's an amusement park with the UK's only Nickelodeon Land and several indoor dark rides, so there's little room for bulky bags on the attractions themselves. Blackpool Grand Theatre won't take large or shopping bags, and its permitted bag size is the tightest of the lot at 32cm long by 18cm wide by 22cm high. Madame Tussauds Blackpool allows suitcases and rucksacks up to 55cm x 40cm x 20cm and 10kg, matching the Tower's general limit. The Tower's observation deck features a glass SkyWalk, so if you're carrying a daypack you'll want to check the size rules before heading up.

Getting around Blackpool with luggage

The tramway extension links Blackpool North to the seafront attractions, with a stop opposite the station exit reached by an underpass. Trams run every 10 minutes throughout the daytime, seven days a week, so you won't wait long with a bag in tow. Bus 1 leaves from stop NS1 outside Blackpool North's main entrance and reaches North Pier in under 10 minutes. Blackpool Pleasure Beach has its own mainline station right next to the resort, on the Blackpool South–Preston line, and a tram stop just outside the entrance. If you're heading from the Tower to the Pleasure Beach or vice versa, the tram is the most straightforward luggage-friendly link between the two.