Blackpool Sea Life Gets A Nice Clean Exterior Paint Job

Blackpool Sea Life has had a fresh new lick of paint sporting a much cleaner and tidier exterior design.

Blackpool Sea Life Exterior — Photo Credit – Joey Collins

Showcasing over 1,000 spectacular aquatic creatures across 50 dazzling displays, Sea Life will have you face to face with eels, lionfish, crabs and even sharks!

Packed full of amazing creatures and a huge ocean tank filled with tunnels allows you to walk along the sea bed as the creatures swim above you.

Sea Life is a wonderful family experience and with various behind the scenes experiences and unique offers such as overnight stays and more it really is high on the list of places to visit during your trip to Blackpool.

The paint job certainly fits the outdoor area much better and rumour has it that a giant screen will be going on the exterior of the building teasing passers by of the wonders inside.

What do you think of the new paint job?

If you’re planning a trip to the venue please be aware of all of the new safety protocals introduced below:

Before you Arrive

Please make sure you have made your booking online. This includes pre-paying and selecting the date and time slot of your visit.
Our valued Annual Pass members must also pre-book their time slot, and more information on how to do this will be available in due course. We have extended Annual Passes to ensure you can still enjoy an entire year of visiting the aquarium.
Those with pre-purchased open-dated tickets and third-party tickets must also pre-book.
Before leaving home, please check our Facebook page or website for the latest information.
Please be ready to make on-site payments using a ‘contactless’ bank card, rather than cash.
If recommended or required by local health authorities, please bring a suitable face mask / covering. Where necessary, face masks will also be available at our attraction should you require one
We politely request that you refrain from visiting our aquarium should you start displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19. Please contact the attraction directly should you need to amend your booking.

On Arrival

We have significantly reduced the daily ticketed capacity of our attractions to allow for social distancing and the best possible guest experience.
Guests will notice new information signage informing them of key safety messages and instructions.
In addition to our employees undergoing daily non-invasive temperature checks, we may also require our guests to participate in such checks as a condition of entry. Any person who is displaying a high temperature associated with fever will not be permitted into the attraction. Please contact Guest Services should you have any concerns.

Social Distancing

We have introduced new arrangements for the application of social distancing within queues. Clear markers or signage have been installed in our attraction entry, restroom and dining queues to help guests keep a safe distance from one another. Our employees will monitor the queues to ensure that social distancing is being maintained.
We have also introduced new arrangements for the application of social distancing in our cafe areas. Tables and chairs have been reconfigured to ensure enough distance between seated parties, and in areas where strangers are seated together, seats will be removed or blocked to ensure there is a suitable gap between guests.
Guests viewing entertainment, in the form of live shows or theatrical scenes, will be separated from the performances and each other in accordance with social distancing requirements.

More Social Distancing

We have introduced new capacity limits for our indoor experiences and facilities (for example: shops, restaurants, theatres and guest service buildings). These restrictions will help ensure there is plenty of room for social distancing.
We have adapted or suspended some experiences and facilities to ensure that social distancing is suitably maintained. For example some games, interactive experiences, play areas, or touch pools and props have either been modified or suspended to ensure guest safety.
We have installed new hygiene screens at many of our service counters and food stalls to help physically separate guests from employees.
We have revised some of our standard operating protocols in order to reduce the proximity of our employees to guests.

Hygeine and Disinfection

We have introduced enhanced cleaning measures throughout the day, which seek to disinfect high-frequency touch points, such as tables and chairs, service counters, flush handles, door handles, lift buttons and taps.
We have introduced new deep cleaning measures in the event that a person presents themselves with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
We have introduced a large number of hygiene stations/hand sanitiser dispensers around the attraction for guests to use.
We have introduced new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for a range of activities that employees routinely perform. These include face masks, disposable gloves, eye protection and hand sanitiser. The use of such equipment and clothing by our employees is both to protect them and our guests.

More Hygeine Measures

Attractions which have cafe facilities may have reduced menus which place a greater emphasis on ‘Grab & Go’ options. Cutlery and condiments will now be provided to guests with their meal, or on request, rather than left in open areas.
As with our employees, we politely request that all our guests uphold the highest possible hygiene standards – whether it be when sneezing or coughing, through regular hand washing or the frequent application of hand sanitiser.
Our employees now participate in COVID-19 specific training programmes instructing them how to stay safe as well as how to keep our guests safe.