The Golden Mile at night

The Golden Mile is the name given to the stretch of Promenade between the North and Central piers in Blackpool, England. A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It emerged in the late 19th Century, when small-time fairground operators, fortune-tellers, phrenologists and oyster bars set up in the front gardens of boarding houses, to take advantage of passing trade near the now-demolished Blackpool Central railway station. Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting the future usually of an individual through mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν phrēn, "mind" and λόγος Logos, "knowledge" is a defunct field of study once Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England.

It received its nickname later, partly due to the very high concentration of slot machines which would dominate the area. A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three Today, it is home to the Coral Island and Funland amusement arcades, and the official Doctor Who exhibition. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC.