The Deep Reviews

Always good. Plenty to see and do. Maybe not the cheapest, but reliable and great for the kids

I've always been a lover of the deep. Since having my son ive visited the Deep a lot more. He loves seeing all the sharks and nemo and Dory. Every time we visit his little face lights up. Very impressed with the selection of sea creatures there :)

Awesome place must see, really fun and lots to learn. Right by the sea to enjoy before or after and food place in there. Pay once and go all year round.

Not only the inside is fantastic, the Building outside is an Architecture reference, and well worth visiting. Perfect on a blue sky day!

Amazing sights with a variety of enclosures and special features such as a touch pool where you can touch creatures and get information on them. We only purchased tickets for the day and got told that we could register for the year at no extra cost. Theres a cafe there which serves nice food. Great day out.

Great visit for the kids. For grown ups, once you have been there once you don't need to go again.

Very busy, and viewing areas could do with being bigger. But enjoyable.

Very interesting talks, touch pool sessions and lots of interesting fish and creatures. Restaurant is exceptional. Fully recommended

Very informative and entertaining for anyone of all ages and abilities

Very good but there seems to be a lot of unused space.

It was a pretty disappointing visit. The interpretation boards are poor, and the lighting makes them difficult to read at the best of times. Most of the interactive elements were either broken or no working properly. It's a shame, for something that looks so new from the outside- it really hasn't stood the test of time! Given that Hull has the City of Culture this year, it would have been the best opportunity to have a proper overhaul of the museum.

Fantastic building from the outside. Very informative with plenty of information about the sea and the fish. The large aqua pool is impressive. Definitely keeps both kids and adults entertained for a few hours.

This place was great when I first went, which was about 15 years ago now.
Starting to look a little dated, and one of the areas had quite a few dead fish in. With a staff member not really caring and more bothered about ensuring we were wearing a mask.

It's a pity, as apart from this, the kids loved the time there and already asked to go back.

Brilliant. Gotta come more than once though or you will miss things. Healthy exhibits and nice staff.

bit too busy on a Sunday but you do get 12 months to come back free. The tunnel was pretty lame & you also have to pay for parking. cafe prices seemed fair. Decent day out.

Amazing value excellent building + free return trip

it has been a while since we have been here, but it is still a beautiful aquarium where you can see various sealife scenes, if I am not mistaken this is a low profit agency that does its best to maintain everything, we were only 1 day in hull but this was definitely worth it. unfortunately it rained all day but here we were dry.

Not a great variety to see and would've liked more large tanks and windows.when crowded really hard to get to look through most screens

After reading all the reviews and seeing how people thought there was a lack of the 'wow factor', I went with an open mind and embarked upon the 120 mile journey there. My kids ages are 9 months, 2, 4, 5 & 11 years old. The place was very easy to find and access with a double pram was very easy throughout. From beginning to end this was a very joyful experience for all my family. My kids learnt more here than they have ever done at other sea life centres. There was ample room for them to move around and run freely and the displays were mesmerising. All announcements were clear and staff were visible and very informative. The real bonus is we can all go back as many times as we want for the next 12 months and not have to pay entry fees again. A thoroughly nice day out.
If you want the 'wow factor', then visit the sea life centres in America and spend thousands. If you want to educate your kids and have fun at the same time without breaking the bank, this place is definitely worth a visit.

Took grandchildren. They loved it. Added bonus you can come back as many times as you want for 12months.
Downside the food in the restaurant wasnt hot.

Very informative and highly recommended for children

A well run place staffed by friendly and helpful people. The penguins and turtles were in top form. We have not been for several years but it certainly was worth going back. It was very busy so it shows it has not lost its popularity.

Fantastic day out! We visited very recently with our 15mo old daughter and she loved it. It was a pretty quiet day so she thoroughly enjoyed having plenty of space to run around and explore, discovering all of the tanks. It's brilliant value for a day out, made even better by the fact that you can come back as many times as you like within 12mo

Great for a visit, constantly reinventing itself for better visitor experience

Good aquarium with lots of different attractions and educational things to learn about.

Was very busy in half term around 90 mins to get in which had a knock on effect of our experience as some attractions were just too busy to enjoy.

Excellent place. Loved it but not enyf places inside to get refreshments .Been so busy it needs maybe 2 more cafes ./diners.

Amazing place. Great value for money and superb experience for all

Organised evening visit for a society meeting. Superb organisation brought everyone together for a wine reception in the observatory via a glass lift. Then down to the lagoon for a fascinating illustrated talk. Then to two rivers for a meal by the fishes. Very impressed by all. Delicious meal, beautiful site. Well done to all.

Amazing place to visit lots to see and do. With all their conservation projects and ideas, we were very disappointed to see the amount of plastic used in the resturant and gift shop.

Great sea life center with a large selection of animals to view.

Amazing aquarium, with brilliant displays and fun, interactive learning. Friendly, helpful staff. The cafeteria sells no-frills but tasty meals, with sandwiches etc also available. We spent a whole afternoon there, and would definitely visit again if we're in the area. The day-pass can be converted to a year-pass at no extra cost!!!

Absolutely brilliant place definitely going back again

Didn't actually go in as rather pricey plus car park charges and really not so keen on a maritime zoo.

Fantastic kids really enjoyed it there and very easy to get to aswell

great and wonderful oceanarium. several levels of viewing the aquarium, underwater tunnel and glass elevator which goes from the bottom of the aquarium up several floors. I liked the penguins where you could admire them as well as on the surface and underwater where you could enjoy their fun

came here last monday and I was in amazement iv been to a few aquarium in my time both here and abroad and this by far is the best iv been to there was a school trip when we came and it was lovely to see there was enough room not to be emerged in the group we took our 6 month old and it had brilliant access for the buggy well worth the trip and price xx

Loved it although very busy and being below ground felt very disorienting and clostrophobic

Took my Son (10 Months) - Tickets/Food/Parking are rather pricey (Although tickets are valid for a whole year)!
My boy didn t have much to do, the play are is very small with many older kids jumping about. He did enjoy looking into the tanks though! I enjoyed myself, although it was a little busy and I was pushed out of the way a few times.. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable about the animals kept there!

Place great and a slight difference in price instead of once you can visit the whole year

Amazing exhibitions with various fish and sea creatures. Cafe with a great selection of hot and cold food, including for vegetarians. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Spent a couple of hours here. Will go back!

Good place to visit, Especailly if your into marine life and marine biology, lots of things to do

Great day out with plenty to do. Great how you can return anytime with the free annual pass upgrade.
Nice choice of food too with an indoor picnic area if you want to bring your own lunch.

Great to see all the wonderful creatures that live in the ocean's. Would love to go again.

Stunning excitement and lots to learn about, enjoy and play with. Loved the Finderella performance!
Only downside is absolutely horrific food. My Mrs found 2 hairs in her pasta and my fish n chips was more like Pi** and Sh**!

Great entertainment for kids aged 15 and 10 - and for the adult too!

Went on a sunday so really busy, but the deep is a large place. Really enjoyed it and so did my kids

Brilliant day out well couple of hours great value for money as you pay then get a year membership

Great for kids pay once and get in for free for the rest of the year

You get a year pass just pay once and go free all year

Great prices and is really interesting, so much to see!

Fantastic place to go, educational and entertaining

Amazing great large aquarium that extends to the entire building

Excellent place been a couple of times with disabled elderly parent. Lift wasn't working 2nd time so we were taken behind the scenes and used a staff lift. Staff was helpful and cheerfully.

Really good. Great value. Best aquarium we've been to.

Brilliant! Well worth every penny of the visit. Especially when you gift aid the ticket. You can return anytime in the following 12 months for free!

The Deep really under-sells itself on their website. You really couldn't take in the entire experience in 2 hours.



My photograph does not do this exhibit justice.

great place for the whole family. We had a good time. I recommend

Great aquarium, my 3 year old had a ball. Tunnel isn't as big as I thought but the elevator which takes you up through the tank is brilliant.

We went to The Deep after Christmas before New Year 2016. I've been once before about 10 years ago. It was disappointing as it was exactly how I remembered it a decade earlier. Certain parts of the complex were sectioned off as they were under renovation, however me, my daughter and my son still thought it was ok. The yearly pass is good as we'll be going again maybe in the summer, however if it was a case of paying again I'd give it a miss. All in all it was just OK, I was expecting better in all honesty though.

Came for an application for work experience. They handled it efficiently and gave me the needed information in less than 5 minutes. However they are very full and it is likely they will not have any places available for quite a while now

Was interesting for both adults and kids lots of activities