Little Bispham put-in
This is the northern of two 'Little Bispham put-in' slipways on Blackpool's promenade, about 570 metres north of its twin, opening onto the open Irish Sea. Blackpool Council is carrying out a multi-year sea-defence programme of rock groynes and rock armour along this stretch of coast.
A working stretch of sea wall
This slipway sits within a long, unbroken concrete sea-defence wall that runs the length of Blackpool's North Shore, with steps and slipways set into it at intervals. At high water the beach here can be completely covered; when the tide drops, a broad stretch of wet sand slopes gently seaward, with a boulder-clay and shingle layer exposed as beach sand is lost to erosion.
The castellated Norbreck Castle Hotel is visible along the promenade just under a mile to the south.
The frontage sits within the Anchorsholme coast-defence scheme's own span, which runs from the Little Bispham tram stop north to Kingsway; Blackpool Council is adding rock armour and five new rock groynes here. A further scheme is also planned, adding rock groynes on the stretch between Bispham and Little Bispham to the south. The council states the beach stays mostly open throughout the works, with marshals on hand during any short machinery closures.
Nearby
Seafront cafe in the former Bispham tram-station building on Queen's Promenade, about 1.5 miles south of the put-in.
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