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    Bristol Aquarium

    1,109 Reviews
    #31 of 210 things to do in Bristol
    Features Animals
    Nature & Parks, Zoos & Aquariums
    Anchor Road | Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TT, England
    +44 117 929 8929
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    “Price is high”

    Its not that great, small and congested. Price for this was a bit high for me. Tanks are not that... read more

    Reviewed 3 days ago
    pj1512
    via mobile
    “Underwhelmed! Total waste of money”

    How has this place got 3 stars? To say I was underwhelmed is an understatement. After hearing the... read more

    Reviewed 4 days ago
    PJ2308
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    Cardiff, United Kingdom
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    3.5
    1,109 reviews
    • Excellent24%
    • Very good36%
    • Average27%
    • Poor9%
    • Terrible4%
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    “sea life” (40 reviews)
    “feeding times” (19 reviews)
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    Anchor Road | Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TT, England
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    Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile
    Price is high

    Its not that great, small and congested. Price for this was a bit high for me. Tanks are not that clean.More

    Thank pj1512
    Simon H, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 2 days ago

    Hi PJ Sorry to hear that you did not find the tanks to be clean during your visit. The outsides of the tanks are cleaned every day and are spot checked throughout the day to remove any fingerprints or marks. The insides are also carefully...More

    Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile
    Underwhelmed! Total waste of money

    How has this place got 3 stars? To say I was underwhelmed is an understatement. After hearing the advertisements for aquarium on Capital radio we decided to take the journey over the bridge from South Wales. What a waste of money for petrol, bridge, and...More

    1  Thank PJ2308
    Simon H, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 3 days ago

    Hi PJ Thank you for your comments. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't feel engaged with the displays during your visit. We have 6 fully themed zones from native waters to the amazon rainforest to the coral reef each with vastly different types of...More

    Reviewed 6 days ago
    day out with the kids

    We planned to spend a day doing sight seeing in Bristol - lucky we got there just before opening on a Saturday morning 10:00. We were the first in and felt like we had the place for just us for the next 30 mins -...More

    Thank Craig A
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Bring Insect Repellent

    An Entertaining visit to the aquarium. Whilst not particularly large in size there is plenty to keep you occupied for 90 - 120 minutes. We had two small children with us and they were excited to see what was through the next door, which resulting...More

    Thank GemlosWorldTour
    BristolAquarium, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

    Thank you very much for taking the time to leave your review. We are very pleased to hear you and your children enjoyed your visit to Bristol Aquarium. Little ones can be rather excitable and therefore speed through to see everything in record time! This...More

    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Kids enjoyed

    Nice place, plenty to see. I would go again as lots to do in the area. Lots of interesting species to view and not very expensive

    Thank Leighton B
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Very Nice

    Not as big as I thought it was going to be but still good to visit. Would be great to take the kids too as it doesn't take too long to go throughMore

    Thank M6743WMstephenp
    BristolAquarium, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 6 days ago

    Hello Thank you for taking the time to comment about your visit. I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed your visit to us. If you come back with your children don't forget that you can use your tickets all day long so that you can...More

    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Nice visit, suitable for bad weather

    We went on a rainy day with small kids. Very interesting creatures and habitats. Lots to enjoy for small children. Unfortunately pretty expensive for a 1.5-2h visit.More

    Thank Swintooh
    BristolAquarium, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 6 days ago

    Hello Thanks for your review. Really pleased to hear that you had a good time here with us found the displays to be interesting. We've linked up the displays in certain zones to give a snapshot of what life is actually like in parts of...More

    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    good hour

    this is a very nice place to visit we popped in when it started raining but we planned to see it anyway. not as big as say London or Brighton and not on the Merlin pass but still good great for kid's and adults alike....More

    Thank Tony S
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Day trip with my son

    After we visited @Bristol we popped in to the aquarium as we had booked the tickets online with an offer of kids go free so it worked out a bit cheaper. My son enjoyed it and he liked looking at all the different fish (especially...More

    Thank Rachel H
    BristolAquarium, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    Hi Rachel Thank you for your review. I'm really pleased to hear that your son enjoyed his time looking at all of the different creatures and our fan favourite clownfish and regal tangs! If you have an Instagram account we'd love to see any photos...More

    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Well worth a visit

    This was my first visit to an aquarium, so I have nothing to compare it with, but I was very impressed. They have a wide variety of fish and other sea creatures. You can watch them swimming from various vantage points. It gives you a...More

    Thank Iverette
    BristolAquarium, Manager at Bristol Aquarium, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

    Hi Iverette Thank you for your review. Really pleased to hear that you came away impressed with your visit to us. We definitely agree that it would be incredibly difficult to see all of the different species we have in the wild so it is...More

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    Shauna C
    5 September 2017|
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    Response from Darrell F | Reviewed this property |
    You don't have to pay for children under 3.
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    Naylyan
    31 May 2017|
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    Response from wiseguy4reel | Reviewed this property |
    Hope this helps: Standard (13 yrs+) £14.75 (Standard Admission) £13.28 (Online Price) Junior (3-12 yrs) £9.75 (Standard Admission) £8.78 (Online Price) Child Under 3years Free (Standard Admission) Free (Online... More
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    Stevebuster
    12 March 2016|
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    Response from BristolAquarium | Property representative |
    Hi Stevebuster, Thank you for your question. At the current time we do not offer any reduced concession rate for foster carers, only for full-time students with an NUS card, over 60s, and people with disabilities (who may... More
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