Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium is an aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Within 15 km there are 38 more places to visit, starting with Chester Zoo (4 km). It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.
Aquarium in Ellesmere Port
Inside Ellesmere Port
Blue Planet Aquarium is inside Ellesmere Port’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
From June to September, Ellesmere Port sees highs of 18–21°C.
Blue Planet Aquarium
Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
In Ellesmere Port, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Aquarium
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Ellesmere Port
- Official site
- blueplanetaquarium.com
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Blue Planet Aquarium
Numbered points are the places near Blue Planet Aquarium, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ellesmere Port’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Blue Planet Aquarium
The most populous of the 5 is Chester, at 92,756. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Ellesmere Port
Mollington
Chester
Moston
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Blue Planet Aquarium is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | It’s in town | 65,425 | 9 |
| Mollington | 3.5 km southwest of it | 285 | 13 |
| Chester | 3.6 km south of it | 92,756 | 17 |
| Moston | 3.8 km south of it | 1,099 | 13 |
| Elton | 4.4 km east of it | 3,293 | 5 |
Pair Blue Planet Aquarium with these
Among the 38 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and a zoo.
ZooChester Zoo4 km away2
CathedralChester Cathedral7.8 km away3
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle8.5 km away4
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery13 km away5
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home13 km away6
CastleHalton Castle15 km away7
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home12 km away8
FortChester city walls8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Blue Planet Aquarium
Where is Blue Planet Aquarium?
Blue Planet Aquarium is in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Blue Planet Aquarium?
Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
When is the best time to visit Blue Planet Aquarium?
June to September are the warmest months in Ellesmere Port, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blue Planet Aquarium?
Within 15 km: Chester Zoo (4 km), Chester Cathedral (7.8 km), Chester Castle (8.5 km) and Lady Lever Art Gallery (13 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)
- Blue Planet Aquarium: Alan Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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