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Blackpool Zoo
Zoo · near Blackpool · Lancashire

Blackpool Zoo

The site of Blackpool Zoo is 300 m east of Blackpool. Look also at Blackpool Tower, 2.8 km away, first of 43 more within 15 km. Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: Blackpool Zoo, Stephen Sweeney (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
300 m
east of Blackpool
How well known
Top 13%
#1,081 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Zoo near Blackpool

Just outside Blackpool

Blackpool Zoo is 300 m east of Blackpool. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Warm weather in Blackpool runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°84 mm
Feb8° / 2°66 mm
Mar10° / 3°57 mm
Apr13° / 5°53 mm
May16° / 7°57 mm
Jun19° / 10°65 mm
Jul20° / 12°69 mm
Aug20° / 12°87 mm
Sep18° / 10°87 mm
Oct14° / 8°106 mm
Nov11° / 5°98 mm
Dec8° / 2°102 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Blackpool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Blackpool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Blackpool’s full climate →
About

Blackpool Zoo

Type
Zoo
Wikipedias
Covered in 7 languages
Town
300 m east of Blackpool
Official site
blackpoolzoo.org.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The way to Blackpool Zoo

The map centres on Blackpool Zoo, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of the 8, Blackpool is the largest, at 149,087 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Blackpool
  2. 2Staining
  3. 3Poulton-le-Fylde
  4. 4Carleton
  5. 5Weeton
  6. 6Little Singleton
  7. 7Thornton
  8. 8Lytham St Anne's
1 · 300 m west of it

Blackpool

149,087 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km east of it

Staining

1,622 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Poulton-le-Fylde

12,792 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 3 km north of it

Carleton

4,793 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Blackpool Zoo isPeoplePlaces to visit
Blackpool300 m west of it149,08741
Staining1.1 km east of it1,62230
Poulton-le-Fylde1.9 km northeast of it12,79213
Carleton3 km north of it4,79313
Weeton4.6 km east of it4962
Little Singleton4.7 km northeast of it3262
Thornton5 km north of it19,2637
Lytham St Anne's5 km south of it42,69333
Make a day of it

What else is near Blackpool Zoo

Nearby, 43 places within 15 km include 6 attractions, a theme park and an art gallery.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Blackpool Zoo

Where is Blackpool Zoo?

Blackpool Zoo is 300 m east of Blackpool, Lancashire.

What is Blackpool Zoo?

Zoo.

When is the best time to visit Blackpool Zoo?

June to September are the warmest months in Blackpool, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Blackpool Zoo?

Within 15 km: Blackpool Tower (2.8 km), Blackpool Pleasure Beach (3.9 km), Avalanche (4 km) and Big Dipper (4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

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