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Date opened
  
July 1998

Memberships
  
BIAZA

Phone
  
+44 151 357 8804

Land area
  
8,000 m (86,000 sq ft)

Opened
  
July 1998

Blue Planet Aquarium

Volume of largest tank
  
4,000,000 l (1,100,000 US gal)

Website
  
www.blueplanetaquarium.com

Address
  
Longlooms Rd, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port CH65 9LF, UK

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–6PM

Exhibits
  
Explore Coral Cave, Amazing Amphibians

Similar
  
Cheshire Oaks Designer, National Waterways Museum, Chester Zoo, Knowsley Safari Park, Gulliver's World

Profiles

Blue planet aquarium chester


The Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. When opened by the Queen in July 1998, it was the largest aquarium in the UK, and is still the largest in North West England. The £12 million building was designed by Manchester-based Buttress Fuller Alsop architects to resemble the shape of a crashing wave. It was built by Cheshire-based developer Deep Sea Leisure (now owned by Aspro Ocio Group), who also built Deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Scotland.

Contents

Its stated aim is to "enlighten, increase knowledge and raise interest in the marine environment using an interactive, entertaining and sustainable approach."

A visit to the blue planet aquarium cheshire


Description

The interior houses tanks, pools and submerged tunnels designed to take the visitor through different habitats of the marine environment. The main aquarium tank holds 4,000,000 litres (1,100,000 US gal) and features a 71-metre (233 ft) underwater tunnel. Themed areas include Tropical Rivers, Lakes and Ponds, Where Land Meets the Sea, and Seas and Oceans. The aquarium contains many varieties of marine and freshwater fish, including more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain. It also keeps a variety of mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Awards

The aquarium's shark dive won the Visit Chester and Cheshire Awards 2010 category for Best Tourism Experience of the Year.

References

Blue Planet Aquarium Wikipedia


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