Blackpool Zoo Reviews 50

Excellent day enjoyed every minute of it.

We love this zoo, its always really well organised, and the animals are clearly so well looked after. This time we booked the Capybara Interaction which was amazing. It's only 30 min long but you are up close and can give them scratches and feed them. Its so brilliant. The guides Cam and Chris were wonderful. Highly revommended

I have booked online for the zoo twice. Both advance bookings. The second time I was taken ill so couldn't go and was told no refund. The first time, although the zoo was satisfactory, I paid £10 for food in advance and was presented with a disgusting tasteless stale burger, cold fries and a coke.

It was actually very reasonably priced considering the reviews on here. Although the only gripe I had was the long queues for the food and the tables were quite messy... taking that into account, it was the heat of summer and the zoo was very very busy.

Zoo all good to be fair , however bring your own food, very expensive cold , andlimited menu

great zoo but expensive

Brilliant Zoo, very large and well-maintained, kids absolutely loved it, and the dinosaur bit is a nice touch.

Kids loved it, great day out. Bit cheaper out of season, but we had fun. Will return next year.

Would of given 5,but a pet hate is seeing adults trying to touch the giant tortoise, so annoys me, no notices either by the site,its the first thing you see,as you walk in or the last

We went for dinner in the lakeside cafe,our son is Down syndrome and can’t chew food yet,we were hoping to get him a jacket potato or mash and sausage so we could fork mash it down,we asked a lady called ann(working in the cafe)she told us the place only opens at weekends,so it was burgers or subway,unfortunately not suitable for our son,she told us she would do us a jacket potato and a pot of gravy,which was way above her duties,she is a lovely lady as well,we USA credit and she actually made our day out at the zoo,small things can make a massive difference,so thank you Ann,you made one little boys day,Blackpool zoo she is a absolute credit to you

Considering the cost of extras when you get in there you would think they would put some effort in, £8 for chicken nuggets and chips and was inedible for me so was no way I was letting a 5 year old near it, clearly sat for a long time and just got ignored when I sent it back.
Suppose I shouldn’t expect any better when they have kids in charge of the place.

Booked online for 9 persons along with the add a meal offer BIG mistake the meals where very very poor. The photos of the available meals where displayed above the food counter but bore no resemblance to the food? That was served. I had the chicken bap what I got was a dry bun with a dry chicken nugget with a small piece of lettuce totally tasteless along with frys also without taste
I was given 9 vouchers for the meals but only used 7 of them because after seeing & tasting the meals it was not worth the bother of claiming the remaining meals.
Blackpool zoo state no refunds on these meal deals, it is not hard to understand why they have this policy as the meals are of poor quality. My advice do not eat in their restaurant bring your own food

The zoo staff were very friendly..animals looked very healthy..gift shop had an excellent range..it’s nice to see a zoo where the animals come first

I really liked the Zoo and animals but the food at the main cafe was so disappointing and not nice. The hotdog was like rubber and if I had known there was a subway in there when I was booking I wouldn’t have pre booked the food. The reusable cups are fab and dishwasher safe which is great. Overall the zoo is great but stay away from the food haha

Very impressed by Blackpool Zoo. The animals looked well cared for. We went in December, so it was very very quiet, which was lovely; you could see all the animals without hoards of crowds. Well worth a visit (especially with Tesco vouchers, a day out for nought!) and for those with families - take a picini, there is so much outside areas that you can sit on the grass and enjoy.

Having visited most of the larger zoo's in the UK, this place is the best. I can't boast this place highly enough. Even on a cold day in February, I saw every single animal. I felt like I had the place to myself. The admission was half the price of London and Chester. The animals were right up to the glass, to the point I could get a selfie with the primates. I felt like I could almost touch them. A brilliant experience!

I went with my 2 artistic grandsons today most of the animes were looked in as it was too cold to be outside.
The cafe was too crude and noisy for the boys to sit inside left after 2 hours and will not be going back not even on a good day.

I'm not sure what everyone is upset about. We come here each year and always have a fab time - the staff are generally really helpful and the animals are usually out (Some people need to remember that sometimes the animals just want to rest... imagine being gawked at 24/7). If the animals aren't out, they are usually the ones that have a show each day. So just go to that!

Cornered by the Lions enclosure and informed most impolitely that the zoo is only for the locals and we shouldn’t be there. Further we should go back from where we came and liquid sent my way. When asking them to allow us to have a peaceful experience we were denied. Informing them that the lions aren’t from the local area either they insisted born’n bread ect. Definitely will avoid to comply and avoid any more issues.