Relatively small which is great with little ones, still plenty to see. If you couple your stay with a visit to one of the other merlin attractions such as the lego around the corner there's some really good deals to be had on tickets.
That's a beautiful place to hangout with kids. My son loved the penguins. Nicely managed aquarium and the best part is - the south Park is just 2 minutes walk from the aquarium. But would suggest to have a cafe as well for the parents and kids to eat and enjoy.
Great for young kids. Only takes about an hour to get round, so should be fine as part of a larger day out.
Worth a visit except for the staff there not a smile or friendly welcome to the children the penguins and the turtles brilliant very... Very busy. When we went.
Penguins are the inky good part, other then that very small
Really nice place, clean and tidy. Animals all looked well cared for and the kids loved it! Only downside and for me it's a big one unfortunately is we went on a Friday morning at 10.30 and it was full of school children. Large groups that filled every area so you found yourself rushing through to get away from them. It would have been nice to have known when booking.
Great place to visit. I would definitely recommend that you come here.
Amazing place to find in the middle of a city.
Lots to see inside and the tunnel is fantastic. Would recommend this to anybody with a young family
Like a tardis, small on the outside and deceptively big inside. The penguins are fabulous start of the experience with great viewing spaces. Use the loo at the start as no loos further up the route. Loads to see with some excellent talks throughout the day. 4D cinema adds to the experience. Downsides, no cafe, limited toilets and a bit squashed when busy. Book online for best value. Good wet day out for all the family.
It's good when quiet. Horrible when busy. You'd never go without a 2for1, as the prices are clearly inflated to cover it (like Warwick Castle). Penguin enclosure and tunnel are the best bits. Spend about an 1-2 hrs here I'd suggest.
Very crowded and expensive for what it is. there are some good exhibits such as the 360 tunnel, however most are fairly average. The centre isn't very big so don't expect this attraction to last much more than an hour or two at most.
Great for a few hours lots to see the penguins are a child's favourite always performing. You can pre book or pay on the day, the best time to go is early morning as it's gets very busy in the afternoon.
Parking is next door in Birmingham arena car park which is a 2 minute walk away over the canal. Thoroughly recommend, keep an eye out for money off vouchers to make it cheaper as the snacks inside are expensive
Nice place for child. My child like fishes so he just Love it.
Fantastic day out for everyone! Absolutely lovely place, enjoyable and educational for kind and adults. Could be very busy, so keep it in mind when booking.
Big sea life center at Birmingham. Very nice and knowledgeable place to visit. Great place to take children on a holiday.
Even with work ongoing this place was a great day out. We managed to go midweek with our toddler and it was so quiet.
It was really good. My daughter really enjoyed their. But a few aquariums were too small and they had kept a big fish their. But apart from that it was really nice and the 4d show was superb.
Excellent place, lots of beautiful fish to look at, wash stations are readily available around the place and everyone has to wear a face cover. So felt safe and it felt well organised.
It was very fun and interactive, but a bit small, overall good place
Great place to visit with ideal parking facilities nearby (watch out for Sheepcote Road bus lane fine trap!!). Plenty of pubs and restaurants near by. Well designed tour as you walk through to each section in a virtual ascend. We enjoyed our trip out. Price is alright, could be cheaper perhaps but I imagine it costs a lot to maintain.
I would say this is one of the best sealife centres I have visited. It was very busy on my trip with lots of school children. The best part by far is the 360 degree sea tunnel featuring reef sharks, rays & giant sea turtle. I had a two for one ticket offer via the train which totally made it worth a day trip. Nearby lots of restaurants on the canal to sit with varous meal deals. Bull ring also close by.
Easy to get round with a pushchair. Lots to see and interesting for little ones too (took our 6 month old who was fascinated!) Tunnel was highlight and we decided not to do the cinema bits so was quieter once past there. Lots of places to eat and drink outside but nothing inside.
Not much there to see, gift shop tiny with lots rubbish.
Great place with great collection.. Best place to bring your kids and have fun
Really enjoyable trip for the whole family, my 2 year old couldn't get around the place fast enough! He loved the Penguins and the jellyfish especially, and went home shouting FISH FISH FISH all the way, sign of a good time!
The day was spoiled for me as the photos taken had my son half cropped out. It was a digital download that came 'free' when you buy the ranger packs. Got home viewed them. Complained via email. Fobbed off then totally ignored. NOT good enough sea life centre.
We visited the Sea Life Centre after visiting the Lego Centre, we were not sure if after visiting the Lego Centre our daughter would be as excited to go the the S.L.C but she was..
She loved to see all the fish and other underwater creatures. She especially loved the under water tunnel where she could see the rays, sharks and other fish swimming about above, to the side and below us!
She loved to see the penguins and they appeared to be racing each other from one end of the aquarium and back.
It is well worth a visit and if your going to the Lego Centre then you can get discounts for buying tickets to both.
We left through the gift shop and we bought a few toy clown fish, after all Finding Nemo is one of her favourite films!
Interesting. But too expensive for very young children who may not appreciate what's there. No cafe just seats for packed lunches etc. Crazy price drinks and choc bar dispening.
We had a free return pass as they were completing work when we came in March. Much better now the whole centre has reopened, though as expected due to the school holidays it was very busy, hot and slightly stressful with a buggy and toddlers in tow! As always the highlights were the penguins and the amazing tunnel with beautiful sea turtles which we didn't manage to spot last time!
Visited here as a family with our 6 month old! She loved it! We had discount offer from some Cadbury chocolate bar wrappers, believe it may have been 2 for 1.
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It is a great sensory experience and the 4D cinema was brill
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Our only dislike was the amount of school trips that were visiting in one go...made the place very overcrowded and the schools seemed to get priority at the viewing and talking stations over everyone else and some of the children were unruly! Maybe restrict the amount of school visits you have at any one time so other customers get a chance would be a good idea
took my daughter here for her birthday we all really enjoyed it, its one of the best sea life's we have been too
Kids enjoyed it, thankfully got in for free thanks to a wonderful family
...Love Any Sea Life Centre But Especially Love Their Creative Displays Of The Fish...
Went on a whim as as time spare before a concert as nia. . easy to find , clean , staff all friendly. loved the penguins and the under water tunnel at rhe end was the highlight. Thought the 4d cinema fun though not related to the More
Great place with lots to see. But could have a better system in place for busy periods. At many times you simply could not move due to the sheer volume of pushchairs. We were stuck in a tiny room crammed full to get through the underwater tunnel for nearly 15mins. This would not have been the case if people were not blocking the whole tunnel with pushchairs. When we finally managed to get people to move them so we could get through we counted 15 buggys in the tunnel alone!? Why are there not staff monitoring the flow?
Genuine price for the overall experience inclusing the 4d film
I went for the second time fairly recently. To be honest it's both not what I remember and exactly as I remember at the same time. Not much has changed over the years as far as I could tell. It's fairly good for kids but it's by no means a day out. Do your self a favour and book online and show the ticket on your phone for a decent discount on the entrance price.
Nice day out for kids but short and overpriced even with vouchers for what it is
Attended today lovely sealife centre and trying their best with social distancing, however impossible to maintain at times especially under the shark tank.
Its a lovely place to spend an afternoon, so relaxing
Brilliant attraction, located close to the center of Birmingham. There is a multistorey carpark close to the facilities. If traveling by car, I would advice planning the route before setting off. Also best to buy the tickets online 24 hours before visiting as it is much cheaper. They offer student and NHS discount, family and wheelchair friendly. There is no restaurant at the facilities but local shops near by.
It's great for young kids but a bit lacklustre for adults. There are some good exhibits but there isn't very much for what you pay unless you get a good deal on your tickets. Good location for if you want to get food before or after, however.
Loved the penguins, enjoyed it so much have taken out annual membership
In weekdays there are quiet. Not so many people like on weekend
Great for a rainy day but can also be busy too. Worth a visit if you have a voucher of some kind - I wouldn't say it offers value if you were a typical family paying full price.
I work at a chippy and these guys always give quality produce
Althow all safety precautions are in place cov19 sea life was better to visit not to crowded staff talk to you about the sea life we really enjoyed the visit
Overall it was a fairly good experience, if a bit underwhelming. The tunnel was a lot of fun and there are some beautiful animals. We went during a very busy time so it felt very small, and we couldn't get a good look at everything because of the number of people, however this was more bad planning on our part than the fault of the centre. I did however pay a lot to get in and it felt like I saw the same few fish over and over. Overall it was a good experience and I would recommend it for people with young children, just try and go off peak time.
Brilliant day out well worth the money was bigger then expected very polite staff clean tidy was busy but was still able to see everything great for younger children
Lots to see, well laid out. Cool 4D cinema. Lots of creatures including penguins, sharks, seahorses and my favourite, octopuses :)
Very crowded at the weekends and don't take a pushchair if you can help it as the paths are tiny and you will be pushed along without seeing anything. Some great pieces here with the 4d cinema and various reefs etc. Just a bit too commercial and too busy to really enjoy.
Loved the penguins and the seals. Very chilled out atmosphere. Shame there's no cafe or seating area but there are plenty of places around Brindley Place. The 4d cinema is aimed at very young children. So if you have older kids or none at all then you're not missing much if you decide to bypass this.
Very expensive, only takes an hour to walk round and your done. Birmingham is a horrible dismal depressing place, roads are a nightmare and there's always roadworks and diversionsl.
Lovely place fantastic fish and 4d cinema was brilliant
Loved sealife centre it was the first time I took my son there he loved it! So much to see. You can only really spend about 3 hours here though as you walk it so fast etc x
It's a lot more for kids, although I expected more. Still nice. They did give a free pass to go see the penguins because we couldn't see them.
Initial thoughts are expensive neat aquariums great for toddlers five year olds cool jellyfish exhibit plus the main tank which has the sharks 6 feet plus.
Great place but does feel very quick when empty as we did it all in 45 minutes
The penguins and seals had such a small enclosure when considering they stay in there all their lives and they weave around looking bored. Barley any stimulation for them either. Most of the species there hold a least concern conservation status which doesn't prove to have much of an educational reason for keeping them there.
Took an hour to go round :( travelling an hour was not of a let down
I have never been to a sealife place before, so it was a great experience to see all the underwater life up close! there was a small indoor play area for kids which was very good because for younger kids just walking around the aquarium was not enough energy consumption.
the downside was that the place looked run down, as if it was getting more influx than it was maintained for probably? the toilet was very stinky but apparently clean.
Too pricey for what is there. One hour at the most to see everything. Ok for the younger kids and the staff were lovely.
The fish are excellent, but the penguins and the seals, a new attraction for 2019 looked unhappy and in a tank/room far too small for my liking.
Interesting place to visit and lots to see and do here.
Good selection of marine animals. Good conservation venue.
Fantastic day out with my daughter. I was more excited than the children that was visiting. Amazing sea creatures. I must have taken over 40 photos if these beautiful saw creatures. The giant crab, jelly fishes, sharks, so much to see. Wonderful place to visit.
The Sea Life Centre is a lovely place to visit. It is very educational for both kids and adults it also gives the chance to learn about the beautiful sea creatures. I enjoyed my visit to the centre and my kids enjoyed the time spent in the centre too.
My 1 year old son loved it, perfect for young children.
The team could have added to the amazing visit by being more customer focused than task focused but other than that, wow what a collection of wonderful creatures..
Brilliant we all had a fantastic,& educational experience x
Aquarium is adequate for being in centre of Birmingham. Big downside is how crowded they allow it to get. What's the point of choosing an hour to visit when they seem to let everyone in anyhow. "Backstage tour" while full of info is not intended for children as they may have you believe. Not to mention that "backstage" is one room. One that can get crowded really easily and not apt for claistrophobics. Currently they are renovating some of the aquarium and a lot of areas which might have been intended for my 2 year old were closed off. So, my little one struggled to find her adventure an adventure at all. With all that being said, NSLC is allowing current visitors to come back after work is done for free.
Kids enjoyed their day here, they were able to explore the deep via ; information boards, feeding shows and a touch pool.they completed their explorer packs by getting them punched at each stage and earnt badges too.
Kids loved it, and so did the adults who came with us , lots to see to keep us entertained and staff was helpful and professional
The whole family enjoyed our time here more than expected.
I was concerned about the animals there having such small living spaces which I can't stand, I hope there is much more room that we're not being shown. I do like that that some of the animals were rescued and some of them were from human abuse. I also liked the information on different animals and the money they get goes to rescuing more animals. The gift shop also has a lot of fun and cute items.
A good day out. It's a bit like being on a conveyor belt when it's busy and not great for pushchairs as it's on several levels. The exhibitions are great but money is better spent on somewhere like Blue Planet or The Deep.
My 2 year old loved it and was excited to see the penguins... Lots of different fish and staff were welcoming. The sealife centre itself looked a little rumdown and dated... But a good day out. If you want to attend legoland you can book More
Nice place lots of different sea creatures to see was fun day with kids. The only negative is you can get through it quite quickly. You can see all of it under 2 hours which is quick considering the price you pay
Looked like half exhibits missing. Or maybe just not as big of a place as it looks from outside. Overall ok.
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