Blackpool Zoo
Set in 32 acres of parkland and just two miles from the famous sea-front, the zoo is home to more than 1500 animals from all over the world. See lions, tigers, elephants and many more.
In addition explore ‘Dinosaur Safari’ – travel back through time to the amazing lost world of the dinosaurs… Come face to face with the terrifying tyrannosaurus rex, mighty marine reptiles, awesome pterodactyls and more than 30 other stunning prehistoric creatures. Your Dinosaur Safari will take you under the shadows of a giant erupting volcano, past spouting water geysers, over running streams, alongside misty lakes and even behind a living curtain of water. Sound effects, thousands of authentic living plants and trees and even a crashing meterorite bring the prehistoric world vividly to life.
East Park Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8PP
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East Lancashire Railway
A trip on the East Lancashire Railway is journey back in time. It was opened in 1846 to link the Manchester to Bolton line with Radcliffe and was a popular passenger and freight route which served the Irwell Valley from Bury, via Ramsbottom, to Rawtenstall and beyond.
Bolton Street Station, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EY
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