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Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated on Blackpool’s South Shore in Lancashire, England. Founded in 1896 by A. W. G. Bean and John Outhwaite, it offers thrilling rides and spectacular shows. If you’re a thrill-seeker, don’t miss the Big One, Pleasure Beach’s tallest rollercoaster. It is only 30 minutes drive from the hotel

The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and entertainment complex located in Greater Manchester. It opened in 1998 and is the third largest in the United Kingdom by retail space. Situated just 5 miles outside Manchester city centre and 45 minutes from Holiday inn Preston, it boasts over 200 stores, including the first Selfridges outside London, stylish homewares at Barton Square, and an array of exciting leisure venues – all under one spectacular roof!

The Albert Dock is one of the most popular of Liverpool's attractions, restaurants, bar, boats and tours.It is the most popular free tourist attraction in the Northwest. The variety of events, attractions and eateries make it perfect for family fun, a day or night out in Liverpool, or your base for a short break in the city.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced an award of over £1.1m to the Harris Museum & Art Gallery to support the creation of a new gallery celebrating Preston’s history, alongside work to restore and preserve this iconic building. The new ‘Guild Gallery’ will be filled with historical objects telling the story of Preston and will open to coincide with the 2012 Preston Guild celebrations, the only surviving Guild in the county with an unbroken history stretching back to the 12th century.

The home of Preston North End football club. Deepdale is within walking distance of Holiday Inn Preston.