The scenic route back home for them, they should give it a miss and stay overnight and get drunk in Bleakpool.
Absolutely. I can see the attraction but it has never been my cup of tea. Experiencing hordes of stag and hen parties wandering around the streets is a bit too much for me. Whenever I am up there for Blackpool or Fleetwood I get the first train back to Preston and park my bum in The Old Vic waiting for the train back to London.