National Marine Aquarium Reviews

The word national is a disgrace. If this is the best we have we are in trouble. The place is in desperate need of updating as many of the displays are falling to pieces. The signage is awful and paying upfront was pointless as the 'fast track ' system was a joke. The lay out is confusing as you have to up to the top before you even begin. Watching the fish would be relaxing if parents kept their kids under control and the screaming didn't pierce my ear drums. Don't waste your money but have a walk around the hoe instead.

To the people in charge
If. You want to see an aquarium go to the one in Lisbon it will put this one to shame

Must visit for Plymouth, best aquarium, wonderful. Sharks, fishes, turtles, creatures, everything.

Awesome place. My children loved it here, we will definitely be going back because we didn't have enough time to see everything. Also, I didn't eat at the cafe but it has wonderful views so we will be trying it out next time too

A very peaceful and relaxing environment, both for fish and visiting humans. Architecturally it is also an impressive modern-looking building overlooking the waterfront.

Relaxing. Their work is ongoing and helping to keep the sea full of lovely beautiful creatures. They ard full of knowledge and very friendly. Food in cafe was really nice and reasonbly priced x

Nice aquarium, well worth a visit but not as big as I thought it would be considering its the biggest aquarium in the uk

Small aquarium - a good size for children. The staff seemed knowledgeable when talking about their charges. On the other hand there are only 4 disabled parking slots and they are a LONG way from.the entrance. Once inside I used one of their wheelchairs. Lift inoperable on the day we went. My poor husband was unable to.push it up the long access ramp. Had to collar some poor, passing, punter to help!

The Aquarium is ok not as interesting as I was expecting . The Sea life centre at Weymouth I feel has more to offer .

It's brilliant and good if you have kids. There's a diving show in the Atlantic tank (it might be the Eddystone). Very educational.

Excellent place with the biggest sharks and rays I have seen in any other sealife centre or aquarium

Brilliant fish, huge stingrays, massive turtles, little fish, medium star fish, medium sharks. Great staff, friendly, and kind. Clean and healthy tanks. Dark parts to make it stand out.

Surrounded by beautiful creatures, as well as staff who are happy to share their knowledge. Ticket gives re-entry for a year.

Very expensive, not enough there. Got round very quickly so went round again. Won't be going back. Disappointed.

Good value for money if you're a repeat visitor as you get a year entry for your one payment. Could be disappointed if you've seen what big aquariums in Australia look like, but for Plymouth it's a great facility. Good for kids

Quite disappointed in the exhibition, seems very expensive for what you get. I have been to many better aquariums.

Took my little boy for his 3rd birthday was okay but a little bit small went for lunch in the restaurant and the food was horrible all gressy and tasted off and was really expensive for what we got wouldn't go back again.

This place is very informative with lots of guides placed around if you have any questions and once you have paid once you are able to get return tickets for a year at no extra cost so even on holiday you could visit lots of times in week. More

Displays amazing, signage on each display not so. Bad to read white printed on pale green not good.

No where near enough stuff here for the ticket price

A lot to see. The large tanks were a particular highlight.

Amazing place for so many different occasions, children, dates, I even went to a wedding hosted there.

Amazing time at the aquarium and great viewing areas. Will definitely go back again!

We had a great day out, dam I want some of those fish tanks at home! Really helpful staff.

A lovely day even went across in a boat children enjoyed the whole day

Lovely experience, staff are friendly and informative. Wish it was a bit cheaper though

Excellent venue. Very educational but also captivating and thought provoking

Wonderful Aquarium. We went on the behind the scenes tour which was well worth the money.

Excellent venue, always something new. Lovely place to visit with the family.

We really enjoyed the talks about some of the fish, even my grandson was interested, he actually sat still for a while,

Always a good experience, very busy in the holidays on a wet weather day!

Great visit seemed a bit too busy in places at the start but as you went around less crowded. Really enjoyed the shark and ready tanks.

So much to see and do! Could spend hours in there :)

We had a great day out. Neither cheap nor expensive. Yes, you could get around it pretty quickly, but we managed to drag it out past 3 hours by watching some of the talks. Staff were friendly and engaging and the kids were fascinated by the scale of some of the exhibits. It was busy, but it was a rainy day during the summer holidays. Whilst we're unlikely to take advantage of the free annual membership, I thought it was a great way for an attraction to provide a good local benefit.

Fantastic couple of hours to be had. Excellent value for money as a ticket allows unlimited re-visits for 12 months. Informative and entertaining.

One of the best Aquariums I've ever visited! Better than Blackpool Sea life! Who'd have thought.

Fantastic place for adults and children. ...I think adults enjoy more though

An excellent family friendly return visit for us today. Fabulous views of the sharks and turtle the highlights. We will be back again!

We had a really great time! It was such an educational and fun experience. Highlight of the day was trying (badly) to complete the origami steps around the aquarium. Would recommend to anyone for a day out in Plymouth :)

A very well run aquarium in Plymouth. You need to book in advance due to COVID but due to this there are a lot less people.

Some displays / speaks are not on but don't let this put you off. We learnt about a new sea grass project, so still educational !

There is a cafe that is open and the aquarium is operating a one way system. There are lots of fish to see and admire !

Long walk around the harbour (foot bridge closed for repairs) which involved cobbles. Nice aquarium, does lack some signage but displays clear and clean.

Good for the kids if all ages. Took about 2 hours to walk around.

Visited with my daughter in Aug. COVID-19 measures are effective, and don't detract too much from what is an interesting visit. The 3 large tanks remain the highlight of the visit, which children allowing make for mesmerising viewing. The return with 12 months make the ticket price more bearable, but won't work for everyone. A good rainy day option.

Breathtaking display of marine life in a superb setting. Not to be missed.

Love this place, so interesting and staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. My grandson loves it.

With some of the largest tanks in the world, amazing views, and incredible species, the aquarium is a must for anyone who enjoys nature.

Very nice day out and you can get a ticket for a year so good value for money

Bit disappointed. Thought there would be more to see

My son thoroughly enjoyed the visit. There's a good variety of tanks, including a walkway under / over the shark tank. Two areas would improve: some tanks were not labelled, and the restaurant is both poor and overpriced. A shame when everything else, especially the speakers, is so strong.

My favourite place to visit in Plymouth! Check out the shark tank!

A great place to take the little ones or even to go as an adult... Lots to see and learn. A lovely day out.

It has some great viewing windows. It took about 2 hours to get around, this included stopping for a while at the big viewing windows. It is expensive to get in but your ticket will get you in as many times as you like for a year.

Amazing my grandchildren loved it - Very Educational

Fascinating place to visit. Learnt much through talks by staff. Even watched octopus being fed! Member of voluntary team took time to talk to me. Staff in cafe v. friendly and food good too. Great for all age groups toox

Fantastic fish. Well presented. Interesting for all ages.

Love it here, the best one I've been to. An array of different aquatic life. Great informative but not boring displays, very educational for both children and adults. Well worth a visit makes a fab day out for all the family.

Great place to go as a couple or with family. Multiple visits and entertaining every time.

Came here with school a couple of weeks ago, amazing staff with lots of interesting things everywhere.