The North of England has some of the most popular UK Safari Parks. The rise in popularity of such parks has seen even the North getting a number of parks and attractions. Currently there are 5 recognized safari parks in north England: Blackpool Zoo, Curraghs Wildlife Park, Harewood Bird Garden, Knowsley Safari Park and South Lakes Wild Animal Park.

Like all UK Safari Parks even these in North England look to provide a rich variety and diversity of parks that all offer special attractions that are unique to each of them.

Blackpool Zoo in Lancashire is one of the most popular zoos in the UK. Winner of two major tourism awards last year: The Large Attraction of the Year and Tourism Experience of the Year awards. Blackpool Zoo has earned these distinctions because of the quality of its animals, with exotic lions and gorillas; the park is one of the few in the world that can boast of having such a wide variety of exotic animals. Additionally the park also has a mini-railway, children’s zoo and other fun and interactive shows and programs.

Another stand out park is the Harewood Bird Garden, which has one of the largest exotic and endangered bird species reserves among all UK Safari Parks. While Curraghs’ has a special ‘Around the World in 80 minutes’ feature, where visitors can view animals from all the different corners of the world, this again is something unique among UK Safari Parks. Knowsley Park provides an authentic African safari like jeep ride, while South Lakes Wild Animal Park prides itself on its proactive conservation schemes.

The safari parks of North England have not been left behind during the UK Safari Parks boom, and one should definitely consider paying a visit to the various parks in the region.