The Tower is several attractions stacked vertically: the glass floor at Tower Top, 380 feet up, a circus that has run every season since 1894 and still lands every gag, and the ballroom below where children are tolerated magnificently at afternoon tea.
Buy the individual attractions you want, not the big bundle. The circus schedule anchors the day, so check times first and arrange Tower Top around it.
The Tower now runs seven attractions, and two newer ones matter for families: Dino Mini Golf, a dinosaur-themed course inside the building, and the Fifth Floor entertainment space. With Tower Top, the circus, the Ballroom, the Dungeon and Madame Tussauds sharing the same block, the two-attraction bundle from £20 is how most families should buy it.
The circus deserves its billing. It opened in 1894 and has not missed a season since, and Mooky and Mr Boo have a new show for 2026. The famous water finale was off because of a technical problem with the ring when we checked in late September, so do not promise it. Get show times before you plan anything else, because the circus schedule is the skeleton of a Tower day and everything else fits around it.
What it costs: Per attraction online: Tower Top and the Circus from £12.50 a child and £15 an adult, the Ballroom from £11.50, and two-attraction bundles from £20 a person. The Ultimate Ticket (£65) and SkyRider or SkyThrills big tickets (£50) add Pleasure Beach, Sandcastle, the Dungeon and Madame Tussauds. Everyone must pre-book.
High Jinx, a magic and illusion show in the Blackpool Tower Circus ring, on a handful of dates only this autumn. All shows at 2.30pm, and it comes back for the Christmas holidays.
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