As the school holidays are upon us it can be a very trying time to amuse the little ones, as well as our patiences and sanity. But there is an answer, buy a season ticket for Blackpool Zoo, a fabulous attraction and with all the improvements and live animal shows it is a winner. www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk/ Blackpool Zoo and the site on which it stands has had a long and varied history. Before the zoo was built, the site was actually an airport. Later it became home for the Royal Lancashire Show before eventually becoming a zoo in 1972.