I visit Blackpool Zoo 🐘🐵🐅

[@canalboating]

Thanks Stephen just saved me £74 squid, hope you are feeling better

[@AngelaK-55]

I love the zoo its awhile since i visted i took my mum we sat outside on the cafe tables and i just put mums sandwich down and a seagull swooped down and you can guess the rest. When you think of how much it costs upkeep of the animals and wage's ect i think price is okay. You can spend hours there so value. Thank you again Stephen i enjoyed your visit to the zoo. Denver zoo USA is a brilliant one if you go to Denver.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I visited Denver in 2017 when we watched the total eclipse. I think it's a nice city.

[@fishypie]

blackpool has 2 zoos the main one opens at about 11 30 pm along the prom

[@anjkovo2138]

Lol.. Ain't that the TRUTH👍👍

[@kevinmott6205]

😂😂😂😂didn't get that at first durrr!❤

[@centureye]

We was there Saturday afternoon 25th February few days after you we do a video of some of the animals with our new gimbal we'd love to here your feedback, the zoo is really good

[@grumpygramps1451]

More of a circus than a zoo !

[@robanglesea9696]

Great vlog, you can also use your Tesco club card points to buy tickets.

[@Andy5634]

Looking forward to watching this stephen hope you are feeling better mate sending love andy and family x❤

[@jennifertonks4311]

Had a wonderful day here not too long ago. Loved it. So much to see.

[@fraserscott3079]

Stephen, iv’e visited Blackpool,zoo every year since it opened, I feel I know Kate, the elephant, I’m glad she has a decent proper home now and she seems to get on well with the other elephants.

[@daveclarke8913]

Appreciate all the content you've been putting out lately.. great channel 🔥🔥🔥

[@alex.9333]

perfect been thinking of visiting!!.

[@dianemckill5708]

My son, daughter in law and two year old granddaughter went last year and said it was fantastic for kids, I'll be there in July and hopefully see quite a few animals,tigers are my favourite.

[@lorrainebareste]

I was soloist in the blackpool childrens ballet and the zoo was still there in the tower in 1968! Happy that those animals(who were many part of the circus i think) have a better life! We could creep out from the back stage and acess the whole tower!

[@christelbraune4530]

Ein herrlicher Zoo. Wunderschöne Aufnahmen herrlich anzusehen diese Tiere. Thank you Stephen

[@alanagnew7090]

Was at the zoo last year we managed to get free tickets through a freinds daughter who works there and stays in Blackpool really changed since I was there in the mid eighties. A great zoo

[@hazelmanship7516]

Hey Stephen hope you're feeling better. Great vlog, remember going to Blackpool zoo in 1981 with our daughter,she loved the penguins in the water,I love the elephants and giraffe, lovely day for you, shame about your hot dog,naughty seagull 😮, thanks for bringing some memories back, take care of yourself bye for now xx 😊

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Hazel.

[@grahamshaw4686]

Little funny story - When the Zoo was under construction I worked on the Pump House for the sealion pool. It was a cold winter morning and I picked up a Sparkling new Ford Escort Van from Thomas Motors Oxford Square then drove to the zoo to get back to work approaching the Pool there was only concrete road pathways. It was a very cold day with ice on the ground as I put my brakes on the van slipped down the ice covered path and went straight into the water. That took some explaining to my boss.

[@racheljohnson9687]

The amount of people who never new Blackpool has a zoo is unbelievable😊 that seagul having your hotdog... rookie mistake😂😂 pleased to see you up & about again 👌

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I can't believe how many people didn't know we had a zoo!

[@funky1982]

Thank you for taking this round Blackpool. So I think you did it perfectly and the fact that you've not showed us everything because he's inspiration to have to go for ourselves to see the rest of it which is fantastic. You did a great job and it looks like you were enjoyed your day. Great video once again. Keep up the good work and it's fantastic to see how far zoos have come on since the metal cages and concrete compounds

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks for watching & commenting.

[@janemaynard2016]

wow brings back a lot of memories when the black turkey chased my daughter she is now 28 yrs old

[@maxpom68]

Good video. We went to the zoo on Saturday. We enjoyed it and I particularly liked the big cats and gorillas. Its changed a lot since i last went in.

[@martinwebb1681]

Thanks for a nice trip to the zoo. Poor Stephen getting caught out by the seagull, those gulls are fast.

[@Gail-o3f]

Looks good changed a bit since I last went few years ago hopefully go again soon hope you enjoyed

[@poppyk6182]

I could imagine the schools go during the year. Then the summer holidays will be busy when school is closed for the summer.

[@nealeTH]

I have a real soft spot for Blackpool Zoo. Haven’t been for quite a few years. Must visit again.

[@sarahillingworth2718]

Hope Stephen is resting up.. hi to moonage if she sees this 👍

[@matt3642]

I've been here many times now. It's my favourite, and iv been to most in the uk. Price is abit 😮 but if it goes back to the park, which you can see if it does, then I don't mind

[@michaelstaunton1632]

I hope the seagull enjoyed your hot dog!!! Oh my goodness 👍👍

[@alandavies4027]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane Stephen. It has been forty plus years since I was dragging a trolley around Blackpool Zoo with my daughters. The entrance is defiantly different than it was then and many of the enclosures where different as far as I can remember. Back then the zoo had only been opened a couple of years and everything looked brand new.

[@imogenharrison3432]

It looks utterly depressing.

[@marymitchell2997]

Visited there back in the 80s on holiday my husband and my daughters

[@MrJj86uk]

It's a great zoo, love it. Worth going each year at least, pick a nice day, do the talks and shows.

[@angelairvine3091]

Hope you are ok and making a speedy recovery , thanks for this video I always go here when I visit Blackpool xx

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks

[@beeohel6787]

Really enjoyed this video 👍 Keep up the awesome work 👍🤗🍀

[@carolinepovey2416]

Glad your feeling better Stephen take it easy ❤❤

[@ron2256]

When i was a kid, we had a pleasure flight in a small plane over Blackpool and it flew around Blackpool Tower. I wonder if that's where we flew from.. we stayed at the Greeley Hotel, i don't know if that's how you spell it. I was always in trouble for trying to use the lift on my own.. The beach was packed in those days if the sun was out..

[@kevinmothers904]

Post WW2, pleasure flights took off from Squires Gate where there were no less than seven operators offering trips around the Tower and beyond. Pre WW2 a flight from the Stanley Park (Blackpool Zoo) airfield in the 1930s would have cost either 5/- or 10/- and was run jointly by the LMS Railway and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

[@joleneorbicash]

Love this video Stephen. The kid's were so excited watching it. Brilliant Video as always

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Great stuff!

[@RogEdwardsTV]

Nice video - probably about 40 years since I went to Blackpool Zoo too! Great to see the miniature railway. I’m fairly sure it was originally introduced at the same time as the one on St Annes Prom - and run by the same people. But that might just be a childhood memory gone wonky…😂

[@jacquelinemccann1493]

Hi Stephen, hope your feeling much better, been coming to Blackpool for many years and never visited the zoo but will check it out in September with the Grandchildren, you take care😊

[@kkrispy2009P]

Now you can visit when you come up

[@jacquelinemccann1493]

@@kkrispy2009P Hi Kkrispy hope your well

[@ms.b8724]

Thank you, Stephen! Another one to add on my list of 'Must-see' in Blackpool on one of my visits to the region this year. This zoo and up the Tower need to be crossed off soon (maybe when we visit in 2 weeks).

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@JulietteLovesBows]

I'm going in the Easter holidays I am SOOOOOO EXITED!!!!

[@jaquelinerennoldson2239]

Loving this .always wanted to see what the blackpool zoo was like ❤

[@Labhrasdebuck]

Magic Stephen. Thanks ❤

[@joannemckenzie8808]

Hi Stephen, great video as usual ❤ hope you are feeling better. Sending you love x

[@mildredschulz]

Great video Stephen. I’ve only been to the Blackpool zoo once in the 1970’s. That’s a long time ago. Interesting video. Thank you very much for going there. Take care of yourself and I’ll see you in your next video. 👍🥰❤️

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Mildred.

[@terriclarke9026]

I remember visiting Blackpool Zoo once with my son, I just checked in photos and seen it's almost 10 years ago (I didn't think it was that long), might have to go again as my son loves penguins. We've been Dudley Zoo, Chester Zoo, London Zoo too (years ago aswell). I also very vaguely remember going to Belle Vue zoo when I was really young (not far from where I live) before it closed down many years ago.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

The only other zoo I have been to is San Diego Zoo.

[@spex357]

I used to cycle past the Zoo on my way to my Apprentice Linotype user job, which ended rapidly when the Printing Industry went digital. It was a hot metal typesetting system that cast lines of metal type for one-time use, and was a cracking job for the winter time. Having a small furnace full of molten metal next to your head, wasn't good in the Summer. The Orangutans would often be seen from the road, playing with a sack on their heads.

[@Maxine-z9z]

Hello Stephen. I've been watching your very interesting videos for a little while now & I've just subscribed. Best wishes, Maxine

[@richardwilliams2794]

Blackpool Zoo is amazing we had a great time and well worth the entrance cost! the enclosures and the animals are great! we went the day after our greatest disappointment at the pleasure beach I recommend visiting great vlog as always well done

[@Craig-wp3pz]

I genuinely always thought 'Blackpool Zoo' was a euphemism or nickname 😮

[@dianemckill5708]

That was certainly a very expensive roll you had Stephen 😂

[@catherinelambert7653]

Really good video Stephen, not been for years ❤.

[@theagunton3811]

Used to work there. Very historic site. The elephants and the capybaras are good. Can buy an annual pass and can get discount if local sometimes. Worth a visit. Hope you are feeling better.

[@kimmatthews9293]

I love Blackpool zoo it’s boss glad your feel in better 😊😊😊😊😊

[@franj9515]

Great video Stephen. Oh wow how it’s changed though. During the 70’s My Mum worked in the Kiosks, my Nan behind the bar in the old restaurant and my Auntie in the kitchen. Have fond memories spending the school summer holidays here 😊

[@janobyrne2424]

Hope you are feeling a lot better Stephen, take it easy please. Enjoyed the tour of Blackpool Zoo, has it changed much since you last visited? 😊😊😊

[@sharonluck5012]

Loved the zoo I went ever year thanks for showing I wounder what happened to my male lions Wallace and his son

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

The male was being kept at another zoo whilst I was there.

[@carolinerogers1057]

Thanks for trip down memory lane enjoy all your videos as always

[@ashman4357]

Went last summer with wife and grandson. We really enjoyed it and will be back this summer 👍

[@martinjjennings]

Great to see Blackpool Zoo it is a shame you lost your sausage to a Seagull. I grew up going to Dudly Zoo in the Midlands that is a bit smaller.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I've heard of Dudley Zoo.

[@wendyjones2351]

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as always naughty seagull omg they are so greedy love the elephants they are my favourite animals its definitely not cheap there the train looked cool have a great evening xx

[@chorltondragon]

I think it's been about the same time as you since I went there as a kid in the late 70s / early 80s. I have vague reflections of the train. And I remember being terrified of a gorilla banging on the glass of his pen!

[@kevinmott6205]

Thankyou another entertainment moment Stephen . Thanks ❤

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Photofinish43]

Not been since 90s. Used to like Southport zoo as you could buy a little bag of food and give it to the tamer animals.

[@ashleysleight1016]

Another great video Stephen, looking forward to coming to Blackpool later in the year with my family, may give the zoo a visit if I start saving up now 😅 but I hope to bump into yourself on my visit 🎉🎉🎉👍

[@Prueandmore]

What a dismal place ! I can't believe it's allowed to be open

[@tracysteele7652]

I went 2 Blackpool zoo a few years ago I enjoyed it but I dare nt have anything 2 drink and it was a warm day they is nt enough toilets you have 2 go back to the cafe to go to the toilet and it depends where you are in the zoo it can be a bit of a trek

[@scott24679554]

Seagulls stealing hotdogs , it’s all kicking off , enjoyed the video Stephen

[@PaulEcosse]

It's probably the same time, about 40 years since I was last there about 8 years old. But I still have one vivid memory from that visit, a silverback gorilla sat at the window facing the public and proceeded to take a poop from its bum straight into its mouth. Unforgettable 😅

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Lol :-D

[@loftlegacy]

I like Blackpool Zoo as it's just a nice size to get round with kids.

[@richardhinchliffe1678]

Love Blackpool zoo we went 2 years ago and really enjoyed it great video stephen

[@rickytonks4906]

We all ways to Blackpool but never the zoo and finally went last year and it was well worth abit nice weather at the time as well witch was bonus really good day out for our family

[@davethedecorator]

Good to see you backbin good health Stephen.

[@tedhuges8275]

I remember the zoo in the tower building and they walked the elephants on Blackpool beach

[@susanlitherland698]

Hi 👋 Stephen So glad to see you I am glad you are feeling better I like the 🦒 I think it's quite reasonable The prices i love moneys wow tigers Stephen, fantastic video good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 amazing Stephen those giraffes oh wow, beautiful well worth the money👍👍👍👍

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Susan.

[@hilaryhumphreys5808]

I can't remember ever going to Blackpool zoo but I'm a member of Chester zoo which is a fabulous day out

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I don't think I've been to Chester Zoo. Not been to Chester for decades either.

[@dianemckill5708]

I think they took a picnic because it's a bit pricey

[@poppyk6182]

I didn’t know Blackpool had a zoo.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

One of many!

[@KaidenDumville]

Blackpool has aZoo ?

[@chelsealodge1948]

My favourite animal is elephant I been Blackpool zoo a couple of times and now they got new lion and tiger. It great places

[@leemaitland2722]

I remember going there in the early 90s but it didn't cost that much , I was only paying £120 for Monday to Friday bnb at that time for 2 adults and 2 children lol

[@alfiekelly5914]

I know that it seems expensive, but as most tourists will only visit occasionally, you can plan for it. The running costs must be astronomical. It's a very ethically run zoo and the dedication of the keepers is apparent. The animals are well cared for. Well worth the money. A more frequent bus service would be good though. We waited for an hour and gave up and took a taxi.

[@kkrispy2009P]

Hope you feeling better . 40 years to go tower and now zoo . Thanks Stephen

[@lyndaholmes7293]

Hope your feeling better

[@lynnballington8467]

Hello Steve how are you love your vidio of Blackpool zoo its ages since I was there best wishes take care stay safe xx

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

I’ve upgraded my camera and bought new lenses and I’m planning to come here and test it out on a nice sunny day.

[@SuperLisalis]

Unfortunately it is illegal to shoot seagulls, even for stealing. Great video Stephen, hope your on the mend. Used to visit zoo weekly during the 1970s, great place for children, glad they have spent money and done it up a little .

[@audiocoffee]

haven't been since 2018. wished I'd had more time to walk around and see more of the exhibits. I like the quirkier animals rather than the regular ones everyone else veers towards. penguins (because), porcupines, otters, small primates, bats, and birds are my weaknesses at any zoo. I'm also that person who calls out 'here kitty kitty kitty!' at the lion enclosures 😛(for the record: it's only ever worked once. lynx enclosure at Ryber Castle in the late 70's).

[@DavidDunning-m3v]

Hi Steven hope u feeling better❤ great video thx for sharing👍

[@juliewright-v3v]

thanks Stephen for another great video

[@christopherwithers6813]

it looks very run down and the animals do not look as if they have enough things to keep them occupied like other zoos have

[@janetkelly-s9h]

Never new there was a zoo. Thankyou. Janet Kelly from North Wales.👋

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Now you do!

[@ThePalaeontologist]

I really appreciated this, great video. I reckon that Blackpool Zoo modernised to keep in step with the likes of Chester Zoo and Knowsley Safari Park, which are both not a million miles away. Probably the same zoo architects involved by the looks of it. It's been a few years since I last went to Blackpool Zoo, but I was at Chester Zoo a couple of months back. I loved the look on that Meerkat's face in your video lol

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

It can't compete in terms of size with those places, but being in Blackpool means it can draw a decent percentage of visitors away from the more famous attractions.

[@ThePalaeontologist]

Oh aye I know it's not on their scale but my point was that it looks quite like them in terms of the new constructions. Same sort of things going on. If you saw them side by side. Scandalous prices at Chester Zoo though lol@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

[@stuartt9132]

Fancy a sangronian being outsmarted by a seagull. Wish I'd got it on film.😂

[@janetdiggle5982]

Hi Stephen thanks for the lovely video of Blackpool zoo

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it Janet

[@juliemayo7363]

Hope you are feeling better xx

[@donfranktv]

Cool video stephen - always wondered what the zoo in Blackpool was like - looks really good

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks pal.

[@carolmurray5569]

fantastic video Stephen, i love zoo, not been to Blackpool zoo for years, last time was with my daughter and my dad, hope you are ok and resting well 😊

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Carol 👍

[@davidnm21]

Nice look around Blackpool Zoo Stephen. Perfectly filmed this time of year, (probably half term hence why the cafe looked extremely busy). Love the monkey’s and the meerkats. Big cats too always a favourite of mine. Great ride around on the miniature railway there. Shame about your hotdog pesky thieves!

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks David.

[@stevenwalker7151]

Such wealth of knowledge and information great blogs / vlogs. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻

[@edwardharrington678]

Hi Stephen. Glad you are better. This was a very good video . Might seem a bit expensive but when you think of the food bill for the animals plus vet bills and staff wages it is not too bad. Well done.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Very true

[@ScottMcculloch-ot7gw]

I hope you are doing OK stephen the zoo is brilliant it is far better than the one in Edinburgh.

[@Thefatfoodiemcr]

I seen random and desperate go here other day looks like a decent zoo i have never thought about going we are lifelong Knowsley safari Park members but might give it ago

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I'll check out Random's video.

[@jrsc01.]

I thought you went to the Zoo on a Fri and Sat night in the Blackpool backstreets?