Blue Planet Aquarium

Type: Aquarium

Blue Planet Aquarium provides all you need for a truly magical day out. From start to finish your visit will be a voyage of discovery that will provide amusement and entertainment whatever your age.

Our 70m moving underwater walkway will take you on a spectacular journey through Caribbean waters. Home to some 20 different species of sharks you may want to stay a while and marvel at these graceful creatures from the safe site of a seat in our Aquatheatre. If you're very lucky you may even get a glimpse of our Wobbegong Shark, a species that is renowned for its ability to blend into the background courtesy of its specially camouflaged body!

Although you might come to see the sharks we guarantee that your attention will be caught by a whole host of other marine life. Over 450 species will captivate and astound from comical Clown Fish in Reef Magic to menacing Piranhas in Amasonia or the Batfish in Coral Bay. We even have a weird and wonderful collection of tropical brightly coloured poison dart frogs!

There's more going on outside, where our Otter Enclosure houses two families of Asian Otters. We challenge you not to smile as they carry on their everyday business of skylarking and general mayhem!

Also outside you will find the Octopus Adventure play area, a great way to occupy the under 10's whilst you take advantage of our new outdoor cafe!

Opening Times

All year, 2009 1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009

* Closed 25 Dec.

Prices

Tickets Information

Road Directions

Blue Planet Aquarium is at junction 10 of the M53 and is easy to find from the M56 and M6. If you're travelling from the M6, join the M56 at J20, then head towards Ellesmere Port and turn onto the M53 at junction15. Follow the brown tourist information signs for Blue Planet and Cheshire Oaks. We have ample car and coach parking.

Note: Anyone using satellite navigation systems to find us should type in either the postcode CH65 9LF, or Kinsey Road.

Public Transport Directions

By Bus
Regular bus services run from Liverpool, Chester, Ellesmere Port and North Wales to Blue Planet Aquarium and Cheshire Oaks. From Liverpool take the No 1 bus from Sir Thomas Street. From Chester take the No 1 or No 4 bus from the Central Bus Station.

By Train
If travelling by train, the nearest railway station is Ellesmere Port, about 2 miles away. Services run to here from Chester and Liverpool Lime Street Underground Station (Wirral Line).