Loved the zoo, especially the elephants and giraffes which were lovely to see so close up. It was almost like they lap up the attention!! A few things closed in the zoo at the moment and the big cat experience due to open in the “Spring” doesn’t look near ready!! Tip : Cafe offering was strictly burgers or burgers so we went to the lovely cafe in Stanley Park instead which was great and had a far better menu choice.

Such close access to all animals and none were hidden. This is the best zoo I've ever been to, none of the animals were hidden out of site, we were able to see every one apart from the big cats as their dens were being rebuilt. We.will definitely be having another visit!!

A great day out for the family, our four and two year old really enjoyed the elephants throwing their toys around. The dino display was good also with some animatronics etc. Monkeys awesome as always! Shame about the big cats not being there due to a new build going on which looked to be impressive. Avian flu meant the birds and penguins were not on show, shame. Seals were amazing in their vast enclosure. We were there for four hours and there was loads to see and do. Lunch at the main cafe was a very reasonably priced and good quality. Would certainly recommend a visit to this zoo.

The zoo is a fair size, there is definitely some elements that have had more attention than others. The park was very quiet on the Saturday 25th Feb 23. We were there all day. 2 adults and a 2 yr old. The day was cold, but wrapped up warm we were hoping to see some animals, and demonstrations, and show the grandson some new animals. Some parts of the park seemed empty of visitors. But I assumed this was as there was lots to see. in hindsight I think we chose the wrong zoo on the wrong day. It was a cold day, when all the animals were huddled into corners and didn't give any visibility of enjoying their environments. One or 2 animals hidden away is usually the norm, however we didn't see... Penguins, or any water animals, enclosures being updated. We didn't see the beautiful red panda, stayed hidden all day in the tree (cold) we didn't see any tigers, or lions as their enclosure is being built. Most of the animals stayed indoors, and huddled together. Except the birds, who were quarantined. A bit gutted for our 2 year old, as in 6hrs he walked and walked, to see only kids petting zoo animals, pigs, goats, limas. This could have been achieved £60 less at a local farm! He did see giraffes and elephants inside their indoor enclosures. As the didn't like the cold either. The most fun the grandson had was on the playground slide. And the dinosaur trail, which he really did enjoy. But disappointing that it's sold as a zoo, when the enjoyment isn't the animals. This zoo, looks like it has potential. But right now, it's a 2nd rate alternative to proper zoos, such as welsh mountain zoo, knowsley safari, or Chester zoo. the food and drinks are low budget, the service is v.v.slow, there are many COIN PAY rides at £1, or £3 a pop, and some that we tried stole the coins and didn't work. £3x£1 wasted on rides, £3 wasted on car park ticket machine. Which leaves a bad taste when you pay £20+ an adult, and £30+ for food, and still need to fork out for the little guy to go on the numerous £1rides scattered all over the park. Roughly £20 for hotdogs in broken buns with chips and a drink. If the quality was ok it would be acceptable, but all the food was average at best. So go with this in mind, you will see some birds in cages in trees from a distance, assume you will see half what you expect to see. And those animals that you do see through dirty windows really don't look like they are living their best life. I would recommend this zoo is avoided and you visit other doos that take more pride in their appearance, quality and most importantly their animals.

We were recommended to go as family went the year before. However it was quite disappointing, there was hardly any animal shows, we went to a sea lion show and that wasn’t as good as last time. The work being done was far to much we couldn’t see lion tigers or penguins, these animals you’d expect to see at the zoo. A lot of the animals were indoors, the best part was the elephants but you had to walk miles to see them. Was quite disappointing at the moment which is a shame.

Visited in August with the 4 kids. Got the tickets with our Tesco club card vouchers so essentially a free visit aside from food and drinks. Great range of animals- loved the monkey enclosure, penguins and the red panda. Very good facilities. Ordered meals at one of the food outlets by the kids playground- a bit expensive and waited a while to be served. Afterwards we went to the soft play next door and the kids burnt off the last of their energy. Overall a great family day out and we will return

We'd not been since our children grew up but was impressed with new layout. A lot of building work going on at this time,Big Cats and Penquins enclosures are being upgraded so unable to see them. Lots of things for different ages of children to see. The train wasn't in operation either but we still enjoyed the day. Surprised we had to pay on the car park but £3 not to expensive. We stayed for approximately 3.5 hours. We'll go again in summer. Hope to see it all up and running properly by then and a bit more tidy.

We have a small group of mums aunties and infants age waiting to arrive to 5 years old. We are all at the zoo regularly as we have the zoo past. It's a great place and different all the time there is so much to see, we are all looking forward to all the new arrive which spring will bring. Great job guys you all work so hard on keep the zoo in such lovely condition. We love coming thank you xx

Such a lovely day out brought the grand kids to Blackpool for a little getaway and had a great time here. It can be difficult too find activities for kids with an age gap (oldest 14 + youngest 6) but we all really luved visiting the zoo it was entertaining 4 all ages. Kids faves were sealions and girafes, would definitelly recommend. Thanks Sue x

We went there on a really cold day so, understandably, some animals had decided to stay in as they prefer a much warmer weather. But the lovely otters seemed to have a ball and we also saw wolves, camels, giraffes, apes and monkeys, lots of flamingos and pelicans. The sea lion show was a massive pleasure to watch - they are so clever! Unfortunately, the penguins and the big cats enclosures were closed, the aviary was closed too, due to bird flu, there was lots of building work going on, too. Lots and lots of school trips. Still, a pleasant day out.