Blue Planet Aquarium Review

Very very expensive for what it is basically 20minutes could do it if you wanted to.They even charge for parking, try Chester Zoo far better value for money.

This is a really good aquarium there is lots to do and see. The staff were very helpful especially restaurant staff I took my 2 year old and 1 year old they were able to warm both kids dinners up for me. plenty if staff dotted around most happily talked to us about animals. Talks about most animals most of day. There was a play area for little people to tire themselves out. Would definitely recommend this place!

Great aquarium with a range of exhibits. Staff always helpful. Good value for money.

Arrived at the Blue Planet today at 4.02pm looking to spend the last hour of the day here with my grandson only to be told that we couldn't go in because they had cashed up!! I said I would happily pay by card or cash (as at this point my grandson was getting upset), and was told no I couldn't do that as the manager had told them to cash up at 4pm! Ridiculous to turn people away surely these attractions need every penny they can get!

Enjoyed the whole experience would recommend especially this time of the year no queues and plenty of room to revisit for a second look.

Absolutely great to take young children to. Lots of interesting sealife to see and amaze. Only downside is the cafe costs are extraordinary expensive.

Awesome place :) very cool place. Lots of cool attractions. Sharks and many other aquatic creatures. There is also a glass tunnel from which one can admire these animals up close. recommend

I was disappointed that you are charged for parking but the staff were fantastic and the whole experience was amazing

Nice place for family time, amazing aquarium. Food not recomended, bad smell Fish, cold fries.:-(

Fish experience brilliant but queue in cafe area ridiculous

Very nice aquarium with a large shark collection. Great atmosphere and beautiful exhibitions. Not just the standard fish species either.

amazing. excellent. my sweetheart said he'd been as a kid and hoped it hadn't changed in appearance and to his (our) luck it had. the A E S T H E T I C was the right kind of tacky perfect. so many good fishes. and other critters. i especially enjoyed the dalmatian pelicans. brill. A++ would badger someone over and over to take me here again.

Nice place, but don't need a full day for it. Paid a highly reduced entrance fee. Don't think I'd pay the full price. Kids enjoyed moving floor through sharks/Ray Fish, etc. Tunnel. Also enjoyed small outdoor playground

Good overall but the layout was difficult to follow

Great day out, fantastic exhibits and the staff were very informative.

Would certainly recommend the shark talk in front of the giant tank, the girl who gave the talk was lovely, and happy to answer additional questions afterwards.

Thoroughly enjoyed our day out, 3 month old loved the shark tunnel and big tank - looking forward to visiting again soon!

Was OK for a rainy day but far too expensive to look at fish

Absolutely fantastic. Truly gives you a new appreciation for sea life. The sharks and the divers were amazing. And the under water tunnels were enchanting. I would definitely recommend a visit

Very poor, kept my 4 year entertained for about 30 minutes after that he had seen everything and was ready to go home. Poor value for money.

Expensive day out but very high maintenance costs - well laid out and memorable.

It s full of fish and stuff. There that s my review. But seriously it s a very nice place. Clean and very well maintained. But the price blimey! We stretched the visit out as much as we could. We watched the pelicans being fed and the shark tank talk but we were done in an hour and been back out on the empty car park. We did love the conveyor belt walkway that takes you along the shark tunnel that is very neat. Helps moves people along. We did that twice. We just kept feeling like we had missed a part of it. We hadn t, we checked the map.

It's OK for an afternoon out but not a full days entertainment.

We took our 5month old to see the aquarium.
This is a brilliant aquarium to visit and a wide range of fish.
All look very well looked after

Excellent. recommend if in the area, well worth a visit. The Shark tunnel is amazing and you can even dive into the tank for a closer look.

A good range of exhibits. For the cost of entry it's quite expensive but far better looked after than sealife centres. Park Astrid the road and walk to avoid the rip off parking fees

Not bad place to visit, but over too soon. Wouldn't recommend taking children under age of 3, think they'd find it boring. Safes don't shut properly. Lil escalator to take you through the underwater part wasn't working so had to walk through it. That was best part of it all

Over priced for the size of it. Expected way more. And the place is just run down and feels unloved. Such a shame

Great place to take the little ones too for a day of exploring the creatures of the waters. Prices are a little dear though.

I do really like this attraction fish are beautiful fresh water and sea I personally just find it a bit pricey it's a good day out with the kids .
Kids birthday parties are very good .
Food in the cafe good but nothing to rave about.

Map was a waste of time payed for parking and the barrier was broken overpriced for adults

Amazing place, I could literally live there I think. The fish and animals are beautiful, staff are so friendly and welcoming. Parking is easy. Very highly recommended for a day out.

Great experience good staff and what a fantastic day ta all staff

It's a really good aquarium. Plenty to see and the shows are very well done.

We have just got back from the aquarium and we loved it. We took our kids aged 4 and 1 1/2. The shark tunnel is the best feature. It was very quiet when we went so we got to see all of the fish easily. I would highly recommend a visit.

Huge Amount of species, Large Sharks, Big Fishes, Stingrays, Tunas, Amazing many more Fishes

I visited my today with my daughter and three grandchildren all aged under 2 yrs. During this difficult time of covid I felt that the Blue Planet could be doing a lot more to be protecting their visitors. Areas were too congested and nobody appeared to be sticking to the social distancing. What should have been an enjoyable couple of hours out felt like a constant struggle to keep my distance from others. Come on Blue Planet, restrict your numbers in certain areas so we can all enjoy our time there.

You get to see a lot of species you wouldn't normally see. Watching the staff hand feed the fish is great

Had a really good day out with our family. Really fun and informative and good selection of animals. Food services were okay and ability to bring your own lunch is great. Highly recommended if you have kids and need an activity day out.

Not well kept. Tons of cheap ride machines to try and take more money off parents. No signs showing where exhibitions are. The ray feeding was awful, food was thrown into the tank the staff gave the viewers no information about the rays or what they were feeding them. Lots of the information around the aquarium was outdated or missing. Not worth the entry fee.

A really enjoyable couple of hours. I know the cost is high, but given the quality of the animals on exhibit I think it's a fair one. The tunnel is fairly spectacular with several pretty large sharks in the tank. The tasks and feeding sessions are pretty frequent and varied throughout the day. I'd recommend a visit here but do not expect to spend a whole day. The cost of entry does mean you can go in and out all day if you wish as long as you get your hand stamped before leaving.

Was spaced out nicely however not enough displays to justify the price

Not a huge amount to do, certainly very over priced!

Fanastic, we went with my partners sister and her kids. Was lovely day out and buggy friendly. Cafe inside where you can watch the fishes swimming about through the windows. Worth the ticket price

AWFUL, AVOID!

I'm really not happy with the standard of service. All my requests for a refund have just been ignored!

TERRIBLE!

very over priced you'll struggle to fill 2 hours, not worth the entry fee plus parking charges. Save your money and go somewhere else

A fair few empty displays. Poor information of what's in tanks. Tunnel was cool. Cafe took forever to get served by staff (no queue, just bad staff) too expensive for what it is. Better off at Chester zoo

Good displays, but very expensive for what you get. You'll be there for a maximum of 2 hours, they charge for parking ontop of the expensive ticket pricing and while I was there, many of the exhibitions were broken, including the diving show

A good attraction but overpriced especially in the current times

Looks a bit worn and tired. Could do with a clean and lick of paint

Waiting times are long to get in, even longer for food if you use the restaurant, then they may 'forget' your order as well. Social distancing inside was non existent.

Lots to see and kids loved it. The main tank was really good. If fish is your thing, this is the place for you.

Good experience got to see some wonderful creatures and crazy sharks!

It's good but seems to be run down. And doesn't feel like you get much for your money.

Still an amazing place, however even though there was plenty of signage for Covid-19 restrictions throughout the aquarium, there was little to no enforcement throughout. No social distancing, and people were not wearing face masks.
As an employee of the hospitality industry, I know it's difficult to manage, but unfortunately there wasn't much being done. Parents letting their children run wild, and pushing past people, and entire families not distancing from other groups.

Could have been better.

Great day, never disappoints, will be back again very soon, thank you

Good place to visit however a little pricey for what it is,and having to pay for parking on top of the entrance price makes it a costly day out

I won t be returning. You pay for parking, the place itself is overpriced and we finished the whole aquarium in less than an hour. For how much they charge PP you d have thought they d give the place a bit of a revamp. I enjoy other aquariums but this place is so boring.

Not very long did the whole experience in an hour. Seemed expensive but, can understand the price. Take own snacks as food and drink expensive.

It may have just been the day we were there but only half the people were wearing masks and you'd be stood at an exhibit and feel people breathing down your necks. They need more staff throughout reminding people to wear their masks as they just take them off when they're in

Could have had more people to ensure social distancing. But the exhibit are great

Nice place for a day out, lots of marine animals even got to see someone scuba diving in the big aquarium. The restaurant downstairs was a bit rough and ready and queuing was a bit of a pain (but you kinda expect that from a popular place) the lift was broken so we had to go down a slightly more dodgy staff one but apart from that everything was really pretty and fun.

Pretty shocking really. Seriously needs to be renevated it looks like it hasn't been cleaned since I've last been there, And that was almost 17 years ago. The show was cool but she didn't really tell us much about the fish, just told us their names and what they like to do but no actual real information. Really nothing to do in all honesty, food was awful. My mother had to send her cake back because it was stail. Come here if you have kids but make sure you take them for McDonalds after or else they'll be somewhat dissapointed about their day.

Nice layout, friendly staff. Little expensive for a relatively small site. Not ideal for young kids with a short attention span.

Idea place to take the kids on a cold rainy day very educational and fun