Blackpool Hotels [ close window ] Blackpool Hotels, Hotels in Blackpool Holmsdale Hotel 6-8 Pleasant Street, Blackpool FY1 2JA The Beach Attraction: The Beach The Beach  (0.1 km) Back in the 18th Century, Blackpool began as a small village with a great beach - no less than 7 magnificent miles of sand. The resort grew rapidly in Victorian times with all its major attractions within a stone's throw of the sands. Nowadays, the beach is still a magnet for visitors and it's good to know that all four of Blackpool's beaches feature in the Marine Conservation Society's'Good Beach Guide'. The sands stretch from the bustling Central Beach with its donkeys, ice cream and seafood stalls to the tranquil wide open spaces of Bispham to the North and Squires Gate to the South.