High Tide Organ

Seafront sound sculpture designed to be played by the movement of the tide.

The High Tide Organ is a sculptural sea organ on the New South Promenade. Pipes set into the structure are designed to sound as waves and wind move through them, though the effect depends heavily on tide and weather.

It is a niche stop rather than an essential sight, but it suits Blackpool's taste for odd public entertainment. Walk past on the way toward South Shore and see whether the sea is in the mood.

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The High Tide Organ is one of Blackpool's strangest modern additions: part sculpture, part instrument, part coastal experiment. It only makes sense when you remember that this is a town happy to turn the promenade into theatre.

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