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Ellesmere Port
Aquariums · Chester
Blue Planet Aquarium
📍 CH2 4FH
Photo: David Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Walk through a 71-metre underwater tunnel with sharks overhead
- Explore Venom zone with lionfish, snakes and tarantulas
- Try a shark dive, no experience needed
- Watch daily feeding and talk shows in the Aquatheatre
Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium in Little Stanney, Cheshire West and Chester, where you can get up close to one the UK's largest collection of sharks, all homed in a huge tropical display. Experience these sharks swimming over your head in the captivating 71-metre underwater tunnel, explore nine different themed zones, and don't miss Venom, filled with the most deadly creatures on the planet. Daily feeding and talk shows take place in the Aquatheatre, and shark dives are offered for all ages and abilities. The aquarium has its own onsite car park and is open daily from 10am, closed only on Christmas Day. Ellesmere Port station is 1.4 miles away, with 33 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily from 10am all year except Christmas Day
- Parking
- Onsite car park, short walk from the entrance
- Accessibility
- Designed with access for everyone in mind
- Best for
- Families, couples, groups, schools and those with additional needs
From the attraction's own website on 2 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Ellesmere Port 1.4 miles
- Stanlow & Thornton 2.2 miles
- Overpool 2.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page