Blackpool Zoo

We visit here every summer although as a resident we should definitely go out of season for ease! Always busy the bags provide decent forks and it's always clean.

Wonderful zoo. Felt it was a roomy place. The animals seemed happy. I felt no concerns about any of the animals

This zoo works their interns for excessive hours and treats them extremely poorly. They refuse to write recommendations or give credit. The student liaison is unhelpful and disrespectful. They also refuse to punish employees who spread rumors and lie about the interns. Do not volunteer here unless you want to be abused.

Great zoo. Loved the elephant enclosure. You can see the elephant group from above. It's good that there are 'activities' to keep the elephants entertained.

Fab day out , we've been about 5 times in the last few years !
Always improving and just gets better , not too dear and a great day .... take a picnic loads of picnic spots with the kids

Family day out with a toddler. Despite the weather being so so it is a very good zoo to visit. Plenty for the children to do. Can easily spend a full day enjoying it all. Animals look well and well cared for.

After my better half announced that she had bought tickets, I didn't expect much.. Mainly because I'm not a fan of Blackpool as a place, I find Scarborough a better beach destination. However, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the whole day.. I would definitely recommend and I will be taking the troop back at some point this summer.

Blackpool Zoo is a great family attraction, and good fun for adults too. Although I usually 'borrow' nieces or nephews to go here, I have once had a really fantastic date here, and I am always surprised at how many couples there are.


The attraction itself is now two in one: the Zoo park and the Dinosaur Safari. You used to have to pay for each attraction, but now your ticket covers entry to both.


Dinosaur Safari is really fascinating, especially to young boys. Gilrs will enjoy it too, but I've never yet heard one of the shout 'wow, look, stegosaurus!'. There's not loads to see, but what is there is informative and well presented, and a great addition to the Zoo. It kind of starts the story the Zoo is trying to tell, as you walk out of Dinosaur Safari past my favourite residents at the Zoo, the giant tortoises.


Some of the exhibits are quite large, and it can be difficult to spot the animals, but the newer pens: Gorilla Mountian, the Orang-utan and the Sealion pool all have good visibility.


Newest enclosure Pride of Blackpool is another favourite of mine. The lionesses Rachel, Jasmine and Gillian are amazing, and now they have a heated outdoor area, can be seen by many more visitors. Sadly, Negus the lion died at the beginnig of this year, but here's hoping the Zoo find a suitable male to join the pride soon.


Lemur Wood, Amazonia and the Creepy Crawly experience all give you a chance to get face to face with some exotic animals, and there are regular talks and feeds of a variety of animals throughout the day.


Food, as always, is quite expensive. The Roma coffee shop in the entrance is light and airy and serves hot and cold snacks. I would suggest though, especially if you visit on a sunny day, pack a picnic and take advantage of the stunning grounds on the park.

What a fantastic Zoo and a great change from Chester Zoo!!!


my daughter, partner and I loved it, there was a great selection of animals. Its not as sprawling as Chester Zoo and you can get to see everything, where as I find you can't really get round Chester Zoo in one day.


My favourite parts were where you could walk through an enclosure with Monkeys, mainly spider monkeys, free and about, and a lemur walk where they were all really close.


I love animals and photos and this was the best of both.


My family and I loved it and would go again and recommend to a friend.

A superb zoo, the animals all looked well cared for, cages and enclosures (whilst never as good as the wild) are a reasonable size. A great day out for any animal lover, great fun for the children.
They did a super parrot show, and the children were able to feed the parrots afterwards. There was a wide variety of animals, but the viewing of the animals wasnt always as good as some other zoos.
The food was reasonably priced for this type of attraction, and the amenities were clean .