Lawrence House
A four-star, adults-only guest house for LGBTQ+ guests and their friends, on a quiet street near the quarter.
General Street
A quiet street just back from the sea, linking Springfield Road, Banks Street and Cocker Street, with Lawrence House.
General Street is the quiet one. It runs just behind the Promenade and joins Springfield Road, Banks Street, Cocker Street and Cocker Square, with Walker Street and Lansdowne Place off it. It is about 320 metres long and about a fifth of a mile from Blackpool North station, with the postcodes FY1 1RW, FY1 1SE and FY1 1SG. Much of it is flats, with a few hotels.
On the street
- Lawrence House at 33 General Street is an award-winning, adults-only guesthouse for LGBTQ+ guests and their friends, with straight guests welcome too. It has home-cooked dinners and a roof terrace, and publishes an access statement.
- The Philsden Hotel and Pelham Lodge are among the other small hotels here.
Parking
There is no council car park on General Street itself. The nearest are Cocker Square (FY1 1RX, which also serves the General Street side), Cocker Street (FY1 2BY) and Banks Street (FY1 2DT), all a couple of minutes away. See parking and arrival.
History
The Cocker Street sea-water baths, demolished around 1973, are remembered by one local as standing one street back, between General Street and Francis Street.
Getting here
From Blackpool North station, walk down Banks Street towards the sea and turn right.
Venues on General Street
More about General Street on this site
- LGBTQ+ hotels and guest houses in Blackpool
- Map of Blackpool's Rainbow Quarter
- Peek-a-Booze
- Lawrence House
- Walk the Rainbow Quarter
- Accessible LGBTQ+ Blackpool
- The Cocker Street pocket: Springfield Road, Yates Street and Banks Street
- Choosing where to stay
- Women and lesbian-friendly stays
- Queen Street
- Lord Street
- Dickson Road
- Talbot Road and the town centre
Sources
More streets
Banks StreetThe quarter's car park street, a minute from the station, with guest houses, Welhorny's and a Progress Pride street sign.Springfield RoadHome of the rainbow crossing junction with Dickson Road, Acqua sauna and Gin & Bear It, running up from the Metropole.Cocker StreetNamed after Blackpool's first mayor, with Chaps, Evanescent, Secrets, The B&B Blackpool and two small car parks.Cocker SquareWhere Cocker Street meets the sea, at the end of Princess Parade, with a 24-hour car park.Yates StreetA short side street off Lord Street with the Neon cocktail bar and hotel and the men-only Prince Albert.Pleasant StreetThe northern edge of the quarter, where Lord Street ends, with The Dame Lane bar and B&B.High StreetThe street behind Dickson Road, starting by Blackpool North station, with Pride Lodge and guest houses.Egerton RoadJust past the quarter in North Shore, home to St Paul's Worship Centre and the LGBTQ+ inclusive Liberty Church.Princess ParadeThe 1912 colonnaded promenade from North Pier to Cocker Square, where the Illuminations began and Pride has set up its stage.Talbot SquareWhere Talbot Road meets the sea, with the Town Hall, North Pier and a tram stop.Every streetThe full list, from the quarter to Bispham and South Shore.