WEEK after week there seems to be letters in your pages criticising Blackpool Zoo. I paid a visit there last Sunday along with two of my children and a friend.

We took our Christmas tree so we got in free. I didn't know what to expect as a few years ago when we last visited we weren't impressed and also after reading comments in your paper.

We had a brilliant afternoon. We were given a timetable of feeding times and talks which kept us busy, going from one feeding time to the next. The reptile handling and talk was especially interesting.

The keepers were knowledgeable and keen to answer questions. We will definitely visit again during the summer months.

C Wainwright,The Rowans, Poulton-le-Fylde.