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Still a great place to visit after being open for ...

Still a great place to visit after being open for over 15 years!
We used Tesco Clubcard vouchers to pay for our visit. This made it a super cheap day out. After deciding to have lunch at the Castaways cafe at the top of the stairs we were pleasantly surprised by the prices. Very reasonable and the food was lovely.
The exhibits are excellent with well cared for specimens in every display. There are sharks, rays, turtles and many other aquatic species to see. Let's not forget the Gentoo Penguins as well. Always funny and so cute!
There are also some interesting exotic animals to see including leaf-cutter ants, hissing cockroaches and a variety of amphibians.
My only criticism is that the place is a bit grubby in places. It could definitely do with a a bit of a spring clean. Don't let that put you off though as it's still a really good day out.

Great day out, drove from Middlesbrough, spent aro...

Great day out, drove from Middlesbrough, spent around two hours or so inside looking around with my two year old.
Would possibly spend longer if my kid didn't have the attention span of a squirrel on coffee

Lovelly selection of fish and a large turtle saw a...

Lovelly selection of fish and a large turtle saw a stingray and a nice yellow fish and some piranna and a few starfish and some very small poisonous blue and green frogs and also some. Sharks and lovelly coloured fish

Disappointed. Booked to have dinner and told when ...

Disappointed. Booked to have dinner and told when we were at the table there was hardly anything left on the menu that we wanted. We expected fine dining and sitting under tunnels, however it was quite the opposite where you're sat in a cafe type area with a view of the larger tanks with several other people.

Love love love the deep. It is a great place to t...

Love love love the deep. It is a great place to take the kids and adults enjoy it too. There is so much to learn and see. We enjoyed seeing a clown fish, the penguins, the flat fish oh I can just go on. We went on a day that was not busy. When you purchase your tickets it's better to do it online because thereafter you can go back anytime for a year for free. There is a restaurant and a gift shop on sight. Overall, we love it and the stuff are friendly. It is wheelchair accessible and have parking

Interesting visit

Interesting visit


Well overpriced
Think children could be given a simple colouring book as part of their visit

All in all a great visit
Recommended

Great day out for all ages. You can get close to a...

Great day out for all ages. You can get close to a wide range of sea life without getting wet! Measures put in place for Covid are really well thought out. Make sure you book a slot online before visiting. The cafe is also worth a visit for its homemade produce including pies, curry and lasagne, plenty of choice and not overly priced.

40 minutes to find parking and get to the deep, th...

40 minutes to find parking and get to the deep, then only to find that there is a massive queue with over an hour waiting time. Lots of people without tickets have walked off. We're stuck here as we have pre booked tickets. What a shambles, there are better ways of organising entry!

Outstanding place for young children and adults of...

Outstanding place for young children and adults of all age, great interaction and engagement values throughout the whole visit!

Not sure on something? Just ask a very helpful and knowledgeable staff member, they are always there to help!

Gr8 staff, gr8 ideals, but a little underwhelming....

Gr8 staff, gr8 ideals, but a little underwhelming. Just one big tank, small walkthru tunnel and many many smaller exhibits, all well labelled and educational for kids ....just not quite up to the hype.

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Lots to do and see for all ages from very young. S...

Lots to do and see for all ages from very young. Staff were ALL really friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Parking and entry prices reasonable and represented good value. Food in cafe and the gift shop were all reasonably priced. Thoroughly recommended.

Lovely visit on mother's Day. Brilliant facilities...

Lovely visit on mother's Day. Brilliant facilities and great for young kids and not so young kids (adults).

I just wish the food options were less canteen school food feel and more deli style. More healthy and tasty options please rather than fried food