Blackpool fool

What's with the hype about Blackpool? I thought it was a sham of a UK tourist attraction, even though, admittedly, I went out of season. But I can't see much changing in the peak seasons of summer except, well, the sun. And nothing in winter apart from the lights - which... actually I heard were quite impressive.

But if you're after a weekend away make sure you do it right, look into it properly, and find someone honest to tell you really if its worth the money, petrol and time.
Blackpool isn't. In my opinion.
The pavements are covered in the excrement of birds, dogs, and probably on duty horses owned by to-lazy-to-clean-it-up coppers. Maybe its because we went in February but even the hotel staff seemed amused that we were checking out early. Lunch in the tower was nice, sauces were free to my surprise, however pleasure beach wasn't open and the streets were tastefully furnished with smoking hooded chavs, sparing a minute to eye up ya' bags. The 'beach' shops aren't really that appealing, the few that haven't been boarded up that is, and are selling crummy, been there for a year rock. Rock? Really? In Blackpool?
However if you need a carpet, hey ho! Plenty of shops to choose from, in fact there seemed to be one every five minutes.
No offense if it's your hometown, I'm from Stroud and that's grown on me, I cringe when anyone takes the mick...but needless to say I won't be going back, I'm not a fool for Blackpool, rather a Blackpool fool.