Blue Planet Aquarium Review

Very expensive plus they charge for parking which is cheeky given the cost of the entrance fee. Not value for money we were done within the hour.

Amazing place si many different species, good place to spend half a day

Very expensive for something that can be done in the space of 30 minutes

Very nice aquarium but just too busy on bank holiday. And only one lift meant huge queues for all the buggies

Waste of money.go round it in half an hour.do something else and dont waste your hard earned money or go and regret it!!

Terrific.....really enjoyed, well set out, fantastic range of sea life and a comfortable, relaxed environment!
Good lunch too

It's is absolutely magnificent and magical, would go there again, did the junior shark dive, I recommend it it was amazing

Lift wasnt working to many people in at oncw couldn't push my pram round looking tired needs updating.
New catering ideas are needed here food service was a mess

Would I go again? Probably not. Am I glad I've been? Yeah. There are some really cool exhibits here, the stand out was certainly the tunnel which is probably the most impressive I've seen in an aquarium. My two sons loved it, running from More

Absolutely loved it if you like fish you will love the blue planet aquarium

It's over priced. It's a half day trip at most with children.

Great place for a family day out a little pricey but very enjoyable

Always good fun, just dont expect it to last more than an hour...

Good place to visit. Big prices for food and drinks

Easey to walk round. Plenty of parking. Nice clean area to buy food

Great place to visit but would be better if they had school trips separated from public days. 3 school trips when we went and we couldn't hear each other and we had to leave the area and look elsewhere. Maybe they should close on a Monday to the public and just have school trips on that day. It was the only thing that ruined our visit

Enjoyed our family outing with our 9 month old (who was a lot more interested than we thought she'd be). Bit on the expensive side for what is only an hour or 2 entertainment unless you catch a feeding session or 2 and a bit cheeky in my opinion to charge for parking although the parking ticket entitles you to a brew. Could also do with better localised signage in my opinion.
Walkways quite clear and great to see so many fish and different varieties. All staff were very friendly, helpful and accomodating. We will go back and recommend a visit for all my moans.

Very nice place to go with a little one. We did 2 runs, nice playground outside, u can spend there half day with a lot of fun.

Great aquarium but average review as it would be expensive to take the family and only spent about 2 hours slowly going round.

The shark tunnel is amazing though

Very well done aquarium with variety of animals and of course SHARKS

Expensive as not good value for money. Spent 2 hours there and kids were bored.

Over priced and not very large. The price is way too much for the little time it takes to look round. Shop and good both way too expensive.
The positive is that the animals are intersting.

Think this is a bit overpriced, you also have to pay for parking which on top of the entry fee just seems a bit much

Great exhibitions & amazing well informed friendly staff

It's not cheap but spent 3 hours looking around . Would have stayed longer in outside play area if wasnt January.

Loved it. Inner child came out. Small but good. And i found Nemo

Great place very informative about all the fish etc, BUT after all the information about Endangered Species I was horrified to see no recycling bin in the cafe. As the staff were cleaning the tables all rubbish including cardboard cups, plastic bottles etc were just being placed in the rubbish bin. I asked the lad clearing the tables where this bin got emptied and he just said out the back. I cannot believe we are encouraged to keep the oceans clean and they don t make the effort to put a separate bin for recyclables. If the bin was there people would use it. I won t be returning. Such a shame, double standards, protect the fish but let s dump our rubbish in the ocean as we cannot be bothered to get an extra bin.

It wasn't a bad place, you walk it in about an hour if you take your time. I dont think it's worth the money

Rubbish, far to expensive for such a small place with little in it. Not worth the effort. Drove for 2 hours what a waste.

Was very disappointed. The prices were high and wasn t much there to do or see.

Due to the current pandemic, I found myself waiting over an hour to get in. The aquarium was good, but it seemed over too soon.

The cafe had dampened the mood. It seemed too small and understaffed for the amount of visitors inside. Long queue, slow service, overpriced and not fresh (ordered pizza).

Really worth the visit. Plenty to see, it dwarfs most other aquariums for its size and amount of exhibits.

Fantastic day out for all the family one of the cheapest place to go great talks and info about the sea life

Enjoyed it more than sea life centres in the area, bigger sharks too. Definitely visit again

It's very expensive for the amount of time you will actually spend here. Having said that what is here is very good, the underwater carousel in particular. Charging for parking is rubbing salt in the wounds, so park over at the coliseum or cheshire oaks and walk over.

Staff are very friendly and helpful. However you can get done with everything in an hour and a bit , therfore I wasn't too pleased as it took longer to get there than the amount of time I spent there. I ignored reviews as I had made my mind up. But I'd definitely recommend thinking twice if its going to take you longer than 40 minutes to get there...

Unfortunately there were far too many people not wearing masks, no social distancing and no staff enforcing the rules. We didn t feel safe, particularly when local cases are so high.

Excellent day out with the family. My kids loved all the different areas to explore.

It hasn't changed since it opened in 1998. It's in need of an update.
The animals where super, but I would say in some places it was too dark to read the info. They are missing any sea conservation info and with the oceans been a massive focus for people these days it seems silly not to have anything.
The pelican bay is just a bit depressing, with several pelicans hanging out in a muddy puddle.
And most of downstairs seems to be dedicated to a massive restaurant, which smelled like a greasy spoon.
And the gift shop was a toy shop really, lots of soft toys which is great, but no books or anything educational. And they are trying to get on the save the seas with a bring a plastic bottle and get 10% off some merchandise, but with it been sat next to a lot of unsustainable brands and plastic toys I found it to be a weak attempt and not giving a clear message.
Over all it was a bit disappointing and out dated and rather expensive. Which is a shame. I hope they turn it around.

Definitely not worth the money. The amount of arcade machines designed to snatch children's attention away from the exhibits is shocking. Food over priced and poor, staff unfriendly. Save your money or go the zoo instead. Last time we went for free which meant it was priced about right.

Used to visit here all the time when my kids where little, 10 years later it is smaller than I remembered and entry is very expensive.

Loved it, however felt it was perhaps a little small. You can walk through the place and be completely done in like an hour. Also not that paying for parking is too much of an issue, but you can park within a minute walk completely free on the road side.

Fish etc was very good. Only one food area open so had to queue for a drink and then queue again for ice cream. Food over priced and only mediocre. All drinks machines empty

Amazing place, I had a lot of fun there, but I couldn't find all stamps to my passport.

It was a good day out, the staff where friendly. For me the only fly in the ointment is that it is poorly lit in the public areas , could do with a paint job, cafe improving and new machines . Improving outside would help.

Not worth the admission fee. Small place and not a lot to see. Why they have a spider, snake and frog section in an aquarium is beyond me.

My daughter did the junior shark dive experience and LOVED it! Definitely recommend for any future lil marine biologists.

Small, not much to look at. Enclosures were not very enriched or exciting

Me a my 3 year old lad decided we fancied a day out together after not being able to do much during lockdown, made the mistake of going on a bank holiday weekend and it was BUSY! but even with that being said we waited an hour the the que to get in. But once in me and my son enjoyed every second inside there, they were very good at making sure that there weren't people crowding into the same place and moving people along. Very friendly and helpful staff from the first employee on the entrance till to the guy and girls at the dining area and shop. Fantastic place to go at any time of the year! Thank you everyone that works there!

The aquarium was good, enjoyed the divers and talk in the shark tank. The cafe was not so great, poor selection. Also very limited dairy free options, couldn't even have a cup of tea!

Beautiful Sharks and big tuna and lots of colorful fish you are just as busy.l

Always fun to visit. Could do with better food in the cafe. Took forever to get served. The large tank and tunnels are incredible. A fantastic if slightly pricey, day out with the children

Bit puzzled by some of the comments left. Found this to be a good worthwhile attraction. Nice collection, well described and looked after. Didn't try the cafe but then who rates an aquarium on the cost of refreshments? There is a parking More

Not sure we would go again, but had a lovely time the shark tank and talks were good

Not worth the amount of money you pay for being there such little time. The fishes and shark tunnel are nice but you can go round quite quickly while seeing everything

Brilliant, well worth the money and didn't feel rushed. All fish, animals and insects looked healthy and habitats were great. Much better than London aquarium

Excellent. Staff in particular were all very found with kids, friendly and enthusiastic. Delightful day.