Blackpool Zoo, Blackpool

For the last two years my daughter and I have enjoyed a few days in Blackpool, and on both trips our favourite of all the attractions was the zoo, in fact it was only 3 days since our recent visit and my daughter is still talking about it. Situated just a couple of miles from The Golden Mile Promenade I believe it is easily accessible and sign posted for cars from the M6, and has a large car park. However as I don't drive and we were staying in Blackpool, we took the open top sightseeing bus from the tower, which stops at all the big attractions and the nearby Haven and Pontins holiday parks ... more

During our recent trip to Blackpool we decided to visit Blackpool zoo on a nice sunny day in April 2009. The zoo is home to over 1500 animals from all over the world and also plays an important role in conservation projects. Set over 32 acres of parkland it looked like a great day out. Once we entered the zoo it was time to consult the map and list of displays for the day and work out in what order we wanted to visit everything. The first exhibit we came to was the dinosaur safari. It seemed like a strange idea at first walking around a garden environment and seeing massive fibreglass ... more

On a recent visit to Blackpool we visited the Blackpool zoo for the first time, although we have been to Blackpool twice before in the past few years we didn't go to the zoo during these visits, we read about the zoo on the internet and a few friends had told us it was really good. WERE IS THE ZOO? Unfornately we went to Blackpool for the illuminations and the weather wasn't great , however we had a few cloudy days and we still went to the zoo and had a great day, the zoo opens at 10am and there is a bus running from Blackpool promenade (outside the Tower) that takes you right to the zoo ... more

Living in Blackpool and having lived here nearly all my life I feel qualified enough to talk to you about one of my favourite places namely Blackpool Zoo. Just two miles from the sea-front, Blackpool Zoo provides a home to over 400 animals including my hubby and I along with the in law's! At Blackpool Zoo you are going to meet my darling beloved husband in the ape house and you will find me sitting next to him eating banana's or going banana's as the case may be! I don't much visit Blackpool Zoo nowadays because I think it's gone very expensive and I also think being a resident of Blackpool I ... more

Location: Blackpool zoo is very easy to find as the area has excellent tourist signs for you to follow, directed from all main roads. One of the route you could follow is: Follow the M6 to junction 32 and take the M55 to junction 4, then follow the signs to the zoo! Car park is FREE ----------------------------------------​----------------------------------------​-------- Opening times: The zoo is open Daily from 10am to 5pm During July and August, the Zoo is open until 9.00 pm on WEDNESDAYS evenings Prices: Adult £11.00 Child £7.00 children under 3 are FREE Senior Citizens & Students: £8.50 ... more