On Monday 17th May, Blue Planet Aquarium will be re-opening its doors to welcome visitors once again.Following a turmoil start ...
Welcome to our blogs, filled with fun and varied fishy info! Learn more about the animals we have at Blue Planet Aquarium, as well as others across the World’s oceans and how you can help protect them too.
Happy reading!
The growing shark family
Arabian Carpet Shark (Chiloscyllium arabicum) Here at Blue planet Aquarium we have a large variety of sharks, from our giant ...
The Sizes of Different Sharks: How Do They Compare?
From great whites to whale sharks, there’s no denying that some sharks are true behemoths of the sea. But how ...
All About the Poison Dart Frog: Weird and Wonderful Facts
In this post, we’re showcasing the poison dart frog in all its weirdness and beauty, filling you in on everything ...
Blue Planet Aquarium Temporarily Closed Again
Blue Planet Aquarium must sadly close its doors again in response to Cheshire being put into tier3 on 26th December ...
Why Are Coral Reefs So Important?
In this guide, we’re shining a light on the beauty and significance of coral reefs, exploring what they are and ...
Blue Planet Aquarium is Back Open!
Blue Planet Aquarium is thrilled to announce we will be re-opening our doors from Wednesday 2nd December following our closure ...
Christmas Gift Ideas with Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium is the North West’s biggest aquarium, teeming with marine-life from across the world. Watch divers in an ...
Second Temporary Closure for Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium will sadly close its doors once again in response to the country’s second lockdown. The site will ...
All About the Dalmatian Pelican: Weird and Wonderful Facts
From its preferred habitat to its crafty method of catching a meal, here, we’re showcasing all that’s great about the ...
How to Build a DIY Aquarium at Home: A Beginner’s Guide
To help you take the first steps towards building a DIY aquarium at home, we’ve put together this beginner’s guide ...
10 of the Best Ocean Documentaries to Stream at Home
We\'ve collected 10 of the best ocean documentaries that you and your family can watch together without worrying about getting ...
The Longest-Living Sea Creatures in the World
Here, we’re exploring the longest-living creatures in our seas, giving you the lowdown on why they live as long as ...
How to Make a Jam Jar Aquarium with Kids
Making these colourful jam jar aquariums is easy enough for even the youngest members of your household to get involved ...
Meet Our Keepers: What’s it Like to Look After Sharks
Want to learn more about sharks? We\'re chatting to dive officer, Joe Cross, about life swimming with these amazing creatures. ...
The Internet’s Favourite Animal Crossing Villagers Revealed
We’ve analysed Google searches for Animal Crossing to find out the most (and least) popular characters and items, and to ...
Dinosaurs of the Sea: Ocean Life in the Prehistoric Era
From sharks as big as buses to carnivorous whales and giant sea-lizards, these enormous predators made pre-historic oceans a truly ...
How to Make Mermaid Cupcakes – and Other Ocean-Inspired Desserts
To help inspire you and your child’s next ocean-inspired baking session, here are a few recipes for you to try ...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sharks (But Were Afraid to Ask)
We’ve put together a guide on everything you need to know about sharks, so you can get to grips with ...
The Extraordinary Fish of Lake Malawi: Africa’s Freshwater Phenomenon
To celebrate the natural treasure that is Lake Malawi, here we’re taking a look at the lake, its species, and ...
Siberian Sturgeon – The Russian Gold Mine
The Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) is a large species of fish that can measure up to 2 metres long. The ...
Blue Planet Aquarium is still blowing bubbles after 20 years!
Blue Planet Aquarium has officially been hosting shark dive experiences for 20 years! With the first dive experience in August ...
Shark Dive Photograph Wins at Annual Photography Competition
Blue Planet Aquarium is thrilled to announce that its own staff member, Donovan Lewis, has won at the annual BIAZA ...
Tequila Splitfin: Facing Extinction for 20 Years
The Tequila splitfin (Zoogoneticus tequila), is a small freshwater fish measuring up to 8cm long – with females being slightly ...
Visitors ‘shoal’ back to Blue Planet Aquarium
The North West’s shark loving public have been back visiting Blue Planet Aquarium this weekend for their o’fish’al re-opening! The ...
Blue Planet Aquarium Shark Squad
Meet the Blue Planet Aquarium’s Shark Squad!! Finn and Sandy the Sand tiger sharks, Stripes the Zebra shark and ...
Blue Planet Aquarium temporarily closes
Blue Planet Aquarium Closes Temporarily in Response to COVID-19 As a precautionary measure and in an effort to protect the ...
Blue Planet Aquarium – Coronavirus statement for visitors
Blue Planet Aquarium Directors letter Hello Visitor, Blue Planet Aquarium would like to reassure you that we are doing ...
Sharks of the world: Find out what’s swimming in the deep
Did you know sharks come in lots of different shapes and sizes? In fact, there are over 500 species of ...
Romance Beneath The Waves
For us humans, love is one of the most important things in our lives. From a dozen red roses ...
How Plastic Is Damaging Our Oceans
Plastic is a cheap useful material which has transformed our lives over the past few decades. From water bottles ...
Send your loved one a special message at our Valentine’s night
Love Is In The Aquarium ❤️ Love is well and truly in the air this February at Blue Planet Aquarium ...
New additions here at Blue Planet Aquarium 2020
CHROMIS Known for their bright colours, chromis are one of the less-aggressive species of damselfish and are even thought to ...
“Freddie” the Queen Triggerfish arrives at Blue Planet Aquarium
Little Fish – Big pond! During this Christmas Holiday we are open every day except on the 25th ...
Christmas Under the Sea
We’re in full Christmas mode here at Blue Planet Aquarium, with our very own Scuba Santa diving in our tank ...
The Ultimate Christmas Gift down in price!
If you’re looking for the ultimate Christmas gift then look no further than a shark dive here at Blue Planet ...
Every thought you’ll have whilst diving with sharks at Blue Planet Aquarium
The idea of diving with sharks can bring a mix of feelings, a little fear but also excitement to ...
‘I love sharks because…’ competition!
Here at Blue Planet, we love our sharks. From the Sand Tiger to the Blacktip Reef Shark, we’ve all got ...
10 Weird & Wonderful Facts About Blue Planet Creatures
We’re proud to have such a diverse range of wildlife here are Blue Planet Aquarium – from swift sharks ...
Warm welcome to the Wirral Mini club
Blue Planet Aquarium yesterday welcomed a collection of Mini cars both classic and modern, when the Wirral Mini Club visited ...
Top 10 Things To Do In Cheshire
Thinking of a staycation this summer? Whether you’re looking for a romantic escape or family adventure, Cheshire has something for ...
Know your sharks: A spotter’s guide
Sharks are such interesting and varied animals, but it can still be hard to identify the different species. Use our ...
The Great Oceans Getaway: Summer at Blue Planet Aquarium
26 July to 1 September 2019 Can’t decide on your perfect holiday destination? Why choose when you can visit Blue ...
Where Do Sharks Live? Fun Facts About Shark Habitat
Everyone knows that sharks live in the water, but what else do you really know about sharks and their habitats? ...
Sea Anemones collaboration
Investigating climate change and conservation in sea anemones In a collaborative venture, Blue Planet Aquarium and the University of Liverpool ...
A SEA OF SINGLE USE
Plastic is one of the largest problems for our waterways across the globe currently. Our modern convenience driven lifestyle has ...
The 10 things you need to ask your kids at the aquarium
There’s always something new to see at Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire. From Europe’s largest collection of sharks to our ...
The 7 biggest sharks of Blue Planet Aquarium and the world
Sharks are some of the most thrilling and beautiful creatures in the whole world. The biggest fish in the ocean, ...
Flash Sale 20% off tickets now online
All this week until Friday May 24th we’re offering 20% off all online Standard, Junior and concession tickets. Simply head ...
Kids for a Quid is back!
You’ve read it right! PLAN AHEAD and SAVE – It’s Kids for a Quid during this Spring Half Term but ...
#TagUsToWin Social Competition
We’re giving away not one, but TWO standard tickets away every month on Instagram! Keep reading to see how you can ...
The Most Venomous Fish in the World: Top 5 Stonefish Facts
The stonefish is the most venomous of all fish. It can produce venom that’s most lethal to humans; it can ...
Easter Event: The Legend of the Mermaid’s Purse
Looking for an egg-cellent Easter event and something egg-citing to do during the school holidays? You can step into an ...
We’re hiring!
We’re holding a recruitment afternoon here at Blue Planet Aquarium on Wednesday March 20th and we’re looking for talented people ...
6 Deadliest Deep Sea Predators: and How They Catch Their Prey
If you’re thinking about coming to our Predators event this half term, you’ll be relieved to know that the sharks, ...
Valentine’s night at Blue Planet Aquarium
Love Is In The Aquarium ❤️ Love is well and truly in the air this February at Blue Planet Aquarium ...
Meet the Predators – February Half Term
Half Term at Blue Planet Aquarium: Meet the Predators Unleash your dangerous side this February half term as we show ...
Silver Surfers £1 entry for over 65’s returns to Blue Planet Aquarium this January
Blue Planet Aquarium is repeating its successful “Silver Surfers” promotion, on three Wednesdays this January 9th, 16th and 23rd when ...
Shaky the Shark brings festive cheer to hospital children
Shaky the Shark brought festive cheer this week to the Children’s ward at the countess of Chester hospital. Countess Fundraising ...
Mermaid Day is back Sunday 30th December
Blue Planet Aquarium is excited to announce our next Mermaid day On Sunday 30th December we will be holding a ...
The Great British Bucket List: Top 10 Things to Do Before You Die
Have you ever created a ‘bucket list’? What do you think of when you hear the term? No doubt the ...
Christmas Jumper 15% discounts this Friday and Saturday
Blue Planet Aquarium will be celebrating World Christmas Jumper day later this week, by letting anyone who is wearing a ...
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks a Guest Experience Administration assistant
Blue Planet Aquarium Cheshire Oaks seeks a Guest Experience Admin Assistant Permanent, Full Time position. £16,286.40 About Blue Planet Aquarium ...
Half Term: What’s On?
Half Term: What’s On? Nevermind the trick this Halloween month, it’s all about the treats this half term at Blue ...
First Dates: Seeking Daring, Shark-Diving Daters
Nothing says ‘romance’ like some fun beneath the waves, right? Grab your love-goggles, because Blue Planet Aquarium is sending Cupid ...
FAQ’s for this Sunday’s Magical Mermaid Day
MAGICAL MERMAID DAY FAQ: What sort of ticket will I need to buy to come to Magical Mermaid Day? ...
How to Do a #2MinuteBeachClean
How to Do a #2MinuteBeachClean Over 800 million tonnes of plastic makes its way into our oceans every year! Plastic ...
11 Living Creatures that Coexisted with Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs had a good run of more than 180 million years, until an asteroid came along and wiped out life ...
Shark Week at Blue Planet Aqaurium
Its Shark Week and we’re celebrating by telling you all about our sharks. First up We have Wilma She’s the ...
20 Years of Blue Planet Aquarium
All aboard for our 20th anniversary! Since our opening in 1998, Blue Planet Aquarium has been inspiring encounters with incredible ...
Why Are Sharks Endangered: Top 5 Questions Answered
Sharks are disappearing! These fascinating fish have been around for hundreds of millions of years – long before the dinosaurs ...
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks an Aquarium Scuba Diver Part Time
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at our flagship visitor attraction located in North West England at Cheshire Oaks for a ...
Blue Planet Aquarium adds new fishy feature thanks to Neston High students
We’ve unveiled our newest feature here at Blue Planet Aquarium thanks to our friends at Neston High School! https://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/blue-planet-aquarium-adds-new-14689378 ...
Earth Day: 48 Days of Blue
Did you know that more than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, and that the ocean is ...
The Big A-Z of Sharks
Are you scared of sharks? If so, that’s too bad, because there are loads of bizarre but completely true facts ...
How to Conserve Water: 7 Dos and Don’ts
Conserving water has never been so important to our planet. Cutting back on water usage doesn’t only help conserve a ...
World Wildlife Day 2018: 18 Ways to Help Preserve Wildlife
The gloom-and-doom reports concerning the fate of wildlife around the world can make the situation seem rather hopeless at times, ...
Creature Case Study: Goliath Grouper
The largest grouper in the Western Hemisphere, the goliath grouper – scientifically known as Epinephelus itajara – can reach up ...
Creature Case Study: Sand Tiger Shark
The sand tiger shark – not to be confused with the tiger shark – can often be perceived as quite ...
Half Term at Blue Planet Aquarium: What You Can Expect from Your Visit
It’s back again! Half term has arrived and here at Blue Planet Aquarium we have some fin-tastic activities to sink ...
5 Reasons to Take a Class Trip to an Aquarium
The ocean makes up most of our planet, and the creatures that dwell in the ocean are enchanting and endlessly ...
We’re all geared up for love here at Blue Planet Aquarium
Our “We love sharks” event takes place this February and from Valentine’s day we’ll be celebrating our love of sharks. ...
Scuba Santa arrives this weekend at Blue Planet Aquarium
Scuba Santa will be diving with our sharks from Saturday in our Caribbean reef exhibit. He will be making an ...
Blue Planet Aquarium Job Vacancy – Retail Assistant
Blue Planet Aquarium Cheshire Oaks seeks a Retail Team Member Permanent position – variable hours, Salary complies with National ...
Blue Planet Aquarium Job Vacancy – Guest Services position
Guest Experiences Team Member Blue Planet Aquarium takes each and every one of its guests on a fascinating tour ...
Cartilaginous Fish vs. Bony Fish
Cartilaginous Fish vs. Bony Fish, differences between them There are two types of fish that usually are contentious, and give ...
Helpful Facts to Satisfy Your Octopus Curiosities
Octopus does not live on land. As a result, you might never have seen a live one before, and you ...
The Great White Life – Trouble In paradise, Donovan’s latest blog.
Hello again, in this blog I will be talking about something a little bit different. I will be talking about ...
How ocean currents affect climate?
Climate Change, how ocean currents affect climate? Ever wondered how ocean currents affect climate? Ocean currents are a continuous and ...
Donovan’s Great White Adventure – The surprises continue !
The Great White Life – Into the Blue Hello again, Since the last blog entry concerning the White Shark ...
Donovan’s Great White Adventure takes an unexpected turn
The Great White Life – A first in South Africa. Hello again, if you remember in the first blog ...
The Great White Life – Donovan Lewis’ Big Adventure
The Great White Life – The arrival Hello, my name is Donovan Lewis. If you’ve seen the posts ...
10 Reasons Your Toddler Will Love Blue Planet Aquarium
What makes the perfect day out for your little one? Whether it’s cute animals or exotic creatures, educational play dates ...
Aquarist Required
The Blue Planet Aquarium seeks a Freshwater Aquarist About The Blue Planet Aquarium Blue Planet Aquarium is home to ...
Blue Planet Aquarium Diver required
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks a Part Time Diver A fantastic opportunity has arisen at our flagship visitor attraction ...
Job Opportunities at Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks Catering Assistants for our on site Restaurant The Nautilus Kitchen Seasonal and permanent positions available ...
DIGITAL SALES & MARKETING MANAGER REQUIRED
DIGITAL SALES & MARKETING MANAGER, ASPRO UK JOB DESCRIPTION (with particular responsibilities for Oakwood Theme Park) We understand that providing ...
TEAM MEMBER REQUIRED – GUEST EXPERIENCES
GUEST EXPERIENCES TEAM MEMBER Blue Planet Aquarium takes each and every one of its guests on a fascinating tour of ...
GENERAL MANAGER REQUIRED AT BLUE PLANET AQUARIUM
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks a General Manager/General Manager Designate About the Role We are currently recruiting for a highly ...
ULTIMATE SHARK DIVE EXPERIENCE
Here at Blue Planet Aquarium we’re offering the ultimate Christmas gift experience for thrill seekers in the shape of their ...
Book your ultimate Christmas gift now!
That ultimate Christmas gift just became possible. We’re taking bookings now for Shark Encounter and Junior Shark Encounter Dives on ...
WEIRD AND SPOOKY WEEK IS HERE!!!
AQUARIUM GOES WEIRD AND SPOOKY FOR HALLOWEEN Blue Planet Aquarium is set to go wickedly weird and scarily spooky ...
Opportunity to be part of the team here at Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks Photography Hosts Blue Planet Aquarium takes each and every one of its visitors on a fascinating ...
OCTOPUS CELEBRATION AT BLUE PLANET AQUARIUM
AQUARIUM CELEBRATES WORLD OCTOPUS DAY Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire Oaks is to celebrate World Octopus Day on Saturday, October ...
STUDENTS’ JELLYFISH-INSPIRED ARTWORK
A giant jellyfish-inspired artwork which was created by students from a Cheshire high school is to go on public display ...
CATERING STAFF REQUIRED
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks Seasonal Front of House Staff for our on site Restaurant The Nautilus ...
SUPERSIZED SHARK WEEK IS HERE!
Blue Planet Aquarium is going shark crazy over the May Half Term Holidays (May 28th – June 5th). ‘Supersized ...
Stock-take at Blue Planet Aquarium
A stock-take with a difference has been taking place at Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire Oaks over the past week. ...
ACCESS ALL AREAS TOURS ARE BACK!
The holidays may be over but here at Blue Planet Aquarium work behind the scenes continues apace, and you can ...
JURASSIC SHARK – EVENT SPECTACULAR AT BLUE PLANET AQUARIUM
This Easter holiday Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks is inviting visitors to sink their teeth in to a brand ...
SUCCESS OF NAUTILUS KITCHEN MEANS WE NEED MORE STAFF!
Blue Planet Aquarium seeks part time Cooks and Restaurant Assistants for our New on site Restaurant Nautilus Kitchen Are you ...