The Cottage, Blackpool

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor

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The Cottage, Blackpool

31 Newhouse Road, Marton, Blackpool, FY4 4JH
01253 764081
Fish and Chips
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One of Blackpool’s oldest fish and chip shops it also has the accolade of being mentioned in Rick Stein’s ‘Seafood Lovers’ Guide’ as one of the best in the resort.

Its fish all from sustainable stocks in British waters, include haddock from Aberdeen on a daily delivery and other varieties from down the coast at Fleetwood Fish Market. Its walls are adorned with its celebrity clientele over the years and when you’re lucky enough to dine in again it has a licensed bar so you can enjoy a pint with your pie and peas.

 

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