Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours

Our Tours

Having been laid-up in our depot for almost 5 months of the Coronavirus Lockdown we have had to make a lot of changes to our operation, our schedules, our ticketing and our trams so that we can return in a safe and responsible manner. Please look carefully at the pages on here as our new services are quite different to those of past years.

We are simply over-the-moon at being able to bring our trams out to you once more and we look forward to welcoming everyone be they old friends or first time visitors, and everyone inbetween, to experience a trip on the world-famous Blackpool Promenade by Heritage Tram.

To see what tours we have for the day you’re visiting, go here >

You can find everything about our tours on their pages at:

• Illuminations Tours (The best way to see The Lights)
• Promenade Tours (Blackpool to Bispham & return)
• Coastal Tours (Blackpool to Fleetwood & return)

You can also book any tour from the Book Now button to the bottom right of the page.

Our Trams and Services

Our Heritage Trams run between Pleasure Beach on South Shore and the town of Fleetwood in the north and, of course, operate our famous Autumn Illumination Tours.

The days and times that our services run can be found on our Timetables.

Many of our Heritage fleet of trams date from the 1930’s when a forward thinking man, Walter Luff, became General Manager of Blackpool Corporation Transport and revitalised the Blackpool tramway with new trams which continued to be the backbone of Blackpool Trams well into the 2000’s. And we are still benefitting from his foresight today.

Keeping you safe

As everyone knows, 2020 has been a year like no other. As we started to prepare for a return of our Heritage Tours our first consideration was not so much of how we were going to get the trams back on the rails as how we are going to keep our customers, and our staff, safe in the new coronavirus environment in which we all find ourselves. And this is what we’re doing

135th Anniversary Celebrations

We are happy to announce the details of our 135th Anniversary Celebrations on 26th and 27th September.

The Blackpool Tramway now has a fleet of modern low-floor trams to quickly and efficiently transport thousands of people every day. However, the best of the iconic and original Heritage Trams, many of which are over 80 years old, have been retained and superbly restored, and these are available to offer you a traditional tram ride along Blackpool’s famous coastline.

A Unique Experience

Nowhere else in the UK can you still ride on a Heritage Tram on the line for which it was originally built – making your journey with us a totally unique experience!

Special Events and Tours

In addition to running our scheduled Heritage Tram service we also operate a variety of Special Events.

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Heritage Tram Tours are honoured to have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2020.
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