Tricky to get to from anywhere but the seafront
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Date of visit: October 2025
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment and moving around.
Overall Rating
Poor
Manchester Square tram stop is best accessed from the seaside pedestrian promenade at the platforms’ southern end. There are closer tram stops to close-by major attractions like the Central Pier, so you will probably use this stop because of a nearby hotel or bar, to go for a walk or wheel by the seaside or see the illuminations.
Disabled Access In and Around
Average
The tram stop has two platforms with the tracks in between them. The platform on the side of the sea is for the northbound trams to Knott’s End Ferry and the platform on the side of the road is for the trams heading south to Starr Gate. The northbound platform has a shelter with a bench, a timetable and a defibrillator. The southbound platform has no shelter or bench but a timetable. The bench does not have a backrest or armrests. Each platform has two wheelchair symbols on the ground that line up with the wider doors on the trams. The doors of the trams are approximately at the same level as the platforms, so there are no ramps needed. I always managed to get onto the tram in my powerchair, but I did find that it was a little bit higher than the platform and I struggled when it was raining and everything was slippery. The platforms are elevated from the street level, so there are slopes up on either side. The slopes and the edge of the platforms are indicated with tactile markings. There are lowered curbs with tactile markings on either side of the platform crossing the tracks. The pedestrian promenade only connects to the southern end of the platform. There are no pedestrian crossings to access the tram stop from the other side of the road. If you want to cross from the other side of the road, there is pedestrian crossing with traffic lights further south, which has tactile markings but a very narrow and steep incline up the lowered curb. You will then have to also cross the tracks to the seaward side, since there is a break in the central reservation between the pedestrian crossing and the southbound platform that has no lowered curbs.
Accessible facilities: Single-level venue
Parking & Transport
Poor
I travelled to this place by walk or wheel
There is no parking in the vicinity. Blackpool South train station is a 0.7-mile/17-minute walk or wheel away.
Accessible Toilets
There are no toilets at this venue.
Staff
Excellent
I have found the tram staff to be friendly and helpful. Sometimes there will be staff at the tram stops, but more commonly there will be two conductors on the tram who can assist you with boarding and buying your tickets.
