East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire

An award-winning zoo, providing a home for over 1,500 animals from around the world in 32 acres of mature parkland. You can go u201Con safariu201D and see elephant, lions, tigers, zebra, kangaroo etc, the Gorilla Mountain u2013 a close encounter with the gorillas and orangutans. There is a children's zoo for smaller children with more familiar farmyard animals which can be stroked. Amazonia is a new interactive exhibit with lots of monkeys, watch the Sea Lions feeding and at lunchtime, see elephants being given their daily baths and exercise. A miniature railway from the entrance to the far side of the zoo, travels via woodland and some of the animals, and a Run Wild Play Zone has two separate play areas. There is a café, coffee shops, kiosks and picnic areas and you can buy special children's lunch boxes. Baby-changing facilities, good pushchair access. Open all year around from 10 am to 5.45pm, closed on Christmas Day.

We strongly recommend you ring Blackpool Zoo before you set off on your family day out, to make sure they are open and to confirm admission prices. It may also be worth visiting the website for Blackpool Zoo, www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk, to see if there are any special events on the day for which you may have to book a ticket. Please also be aware that if Blackpool Zoo hosts birthday parties, this may limit the access in the cafe/restaurant areas.

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