Holiday spot

Sports courts and playgrounds in Blackpool

On holiday in Blackpool? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 98 public places to get outside in Blackpool, including 42 football pitches, 31 playgrounds and 8 tennis courts. That’s 6.8 per 10,000 residents, rank 16 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in Blackpool

Open the map of Blackpool and filter by sport. If you’re there right now, tap “What’s near me?”.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

98
places on the map
6.8
per 10,000 residents
16.
rank in our city comparison in the UK
1
courts with floodlights (per OpenStreetMap)

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

By sport

What Blackpool has

Number on the map and per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

Football pitches: 42

2.9 per 10,000 residents · rank 8 of 23

All football pitches in Blackpool

Playgrounds: 31

2.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 17 of 23

All playgrounds in Blackpool

Tennis courts: 8

0.6 per 10,000 residents · rank 16 of 23

Basketball courts: 5

0.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 19 of 23

Gyms: 5

0.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 21 of 23

Skateparks: 3

0.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 10 of 23

Dog parks: 3

0.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 23

Swimming pools: 1

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 15 of 23

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in Blackpool

How many sports courts are there in Blackpool?
The aupa map shows 98 public places to get outside in Blackpool (as of October 2026), including 42 football pitches, 31 playgrounds and 8 tennis courts. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app. It isn’t complete yet: if a court is missing, add it in the app.
Where are basketball courts in Blackpool?
The map shows 5 basketball courts in Blackpool, for example on these streets: Airdrie Place, Clifton Road and Falkirk Avenue. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in Blackpool?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in Blackpool. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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