Its been a brief and limited season but your last chance to take HMS Blackpool, the Illuminated Frigate, on an Illumination Tour is here with just two more nights of tours to come. The Frigate will set sail on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January with the last few tickets for these tours now available.
As is the norm now, Blackpool’s famous Illuminations remain alight until the first weekend of January, and the 2025 Illuminations have been no different. And the Frigate has been continuing to run most weekends since the heritage trams first returned to the rails in October, with many of its planned tours having been sell outs.
The last six tours will take place as follows:
- Friday 2nd January at 1730 – SOLD OUT
- Friday 2nd January at 1900 – SOLD OUT
- Friday 2nd January at 2030
- Saturday 3rd January at 1730 – SOLD OUT
- Saturday 3rd January at 1900 – LIMITED REMAINING
- Saturday 3rd January at 2030
Jane Cole, Blackpool Transport Managing Director, said: “The sight of the much-loved HMS Blackpool tram, and occasionally our popular ‘balloon’ double-decker, has brought a smile to the faces of young and old alike over the past couple of months.
“We’re really proud of all the hard work done by the Blackpool Transport team to bring them back into service, and although they will now be taking a short break, we’re already making plans for tours next year.”
Once the final tour runs on Saturday evening, the heritage trams will again be taking a break. But as was originally mentioned when they did return to the rails during Lightpool Festival in October a review of their future operation would only start in the new year once the Illumination Tours had come to an end.
Tickets for all Illumination Tours are available online at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/blackpoolheritage/items/286168/calendar/2026/01/. They cost £15 for adults and £10 for children and also include unlimited travel on the modern trams for the same day.