BLUE PLANET AQUARIUM

Blue Planet Aquarium is one of the most interactive and informative places to visit in Chester that aims to educate its visitors alongside entertaining them with its large collection of marine life. At the aquarium, you’d find numerous kinds of sharks, a lengthy tunnel and many other oceanic creatures.

Blue Planet Aquarium is a Cheshire situated marine and freshwater aquarium is amongst the most amazing tourist attractions in Chester, which was opened in July 1998 and has been tagged as the largest aquarium in the UK. Built with a 4,000,000 litres tank and featuring a 71 metre underwater tunnel, the aim of the aquarium is to teach its visitors about marine life and raise their awareness about it using an engaging and entertaining approach. At the Blue Planet Aquarium there are huge sharks in the 3.8 million litre tropical tanks.

Other than these large sharks, the incredible marine creatures like stingray, giant pacific octopus, clownfish and upto 20 more species are preserved at the aquarium. The aquarium has recreated the natural-like scene of the lake Malawi of the Amazon rainforest where you get to learn about the fascinating fishes, their habitats and much more. The other themed areas at the aquarium are ponds, lakes, tropical rivers, seas and oceans.  

Location- Longlooms Road CH65 9LF, UK

Fees- £14.75- £20.75 

Timings- 10 AM - 5 PM ( throughout the week)

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Highlights

• Take a long stroll at the largest underwater shark tunnel in the UK, which has various sharks of different kinds like Zebra Sharks, Bamboo Sharks, Sand Tiger Sharks, Guitar Sharks and Black Tip Reef.
• Meet other fascinating marine species at the different zones of the Blue Planet Aquarium like frog zone, flooded forests, caiman crocodiles, coral cave, etc.
• Bequeath the sight of colourful corals that are home to poisonous frogs, stingray, clownfish, archer fish and many other small fishes.
• Walk through the different exhibits like flooded forest, northern streams covering fascinating fishes living in their natural habitat, Lake Malawi and many other such natural settings of the marine creatures.