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3.5 1,275 reviews

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“sea life”(47 reviews)

“feeding times”(21 reviews)

“couple of hours”(52 reviews)

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Hazel S

21134

Reviewed 1 week ago

Lovely day out with the family.

WHAT a surprise. Doesn’t look much from the outside building but nicely set out inside. Lovely gift shop in the foyer with a cafe and seating area. Cafe VERY limited choices and staff very SLOW. A bit pricy. Better to eat elsewhere in the area....More

Date of experience: November 2018

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justinthymeEngland

england

6937

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Really sorry,not worth it

Arrived 45 mins before closing..staff said you’ll need an hour,not so,did it in 30 mins,sad looking octopus,sharks,well.not what you’d expect,would be good,ish for smaller children ,wanting to see an aquarium, big fish tanks,but didn’t do it for us,I guess were spoiled,Valencia,Spain aquarium,massive,sea world,Orlando,Siam park,canaries,where you...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank justinthymeEngland

Hello Thank you for taking the time to review your visit - sorry to hear that we didn't live up to your expectations. We say at least an hour on a visit as we have over 40 displays and we recommend spending more than a...More

joaquarela

Nailsworth, United Kingdom

138

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Could do with some investment

Such perfect location, the building and the fish. What this place is lacking tough is love and good management. The cafe was disappointing, 30min wait for couple of toasties, the kids play area very poor. Only sandwiches were available, could do with jacket potatoes at...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank joaquarela

Hi Joanna, Thank you for taking the time to review on your visit. I've passed along your comments to our commercial team. Depending on time of your visit we may have had a few food orders already when you had ordered your toasted sandwiches. As...More

Birbeck54

Montpelier, Bristol

6016

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Smallish but Well Formed

Well designed, with surprising sky/city views in parts. Lovely plants. Content good, but expected more of it. So, expensive for around an hour's stay. May be more interesting for those with children that can read. .More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Birbeck54

Hello Thank you for your review. Great to hear that you enjoyed the layout and our botanical gardens - these are all outside of the building enclosed in a biodome for natural lighting and heating! We definitely recommend spending more than an hour as we've...More

Petethemeat6

London, United Kingdom

4314

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Enjoyable Visit

We visited the aquarium on a weekday and we was able to look around everything and spend a lot of time here. The rainforest section was particularly good and there is plenty to do. We were not able to spend more than a couple of...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Petethemeat6

Great to hear that you made the most of your visit and enjoyed the rainforest. Did you know that we're the only aquarium in the UK to have a giant botanical house with a whole range of seasonal plants? Hope to see you again! Simon

dherbert206

Bath, United Kingdom

22

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Absolutely shocking

Shocked at the price of this for literally 15 mins ! Went with my kids and paid a fortune and basically you get a few pools, some trees and your done ! My son actually said " is that is daddy " just don't go...More

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank dherbert206

Hello Sorry to hear that you only stayed with us for 15 minutes. We would definitely agree that for such a short visit it can work out to be an expensive trip. As we've got over 40 tanks of different sizes this is around 25...More

28lizbo

Paris, France

166

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Perfect on a wet Saturday morning!

We took our two year old granddaughter here recently and had an amazing morning! Very impressed with everything, a very warm welcome at the ticket desk and helpful staff at the cafe. The fish were all well worth seeing, the tanks were clean and well...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank 28lizbo

Thank you very much for your review, it's great to hear that you had a great family day out together. We'll pass along your feedback to all of the teams! We'll be publishing our next year's event schedule very soon so keep an eye out...More

kirstyhart86

109

Reviewed 12 November 2018 via mobile

Would not recommend with small children

Far to expensive for what it it. My 3 1/2 year old had finished in way under an hour. I had to try and convince her to go round again to try and get some moneys worth out of going.

Date of experience: November 2018

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poetictrxgedy

Gloucester, United Kingdom

2

Reviewed 11 November 2018 via mobile

Nice Range of Sealife

Although it's not quite as spectacular as Plymouth's aquarium, this one still had a range of sealife to see. The walls are very informative and there's plenty for children to see. It's a nice, small day out.

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank poetictrxgedy

Richard H

Bridgwatet

4

Reviewed 8 November 2018

Very interesting, good value

We really enjoyed our trip to the Aquarium. If you take time to really look at the fishes and their interaction with each other and us there is a lot to see. It was great to have so much of the display showing us marine...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Richard H

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Shauna C

If I am bringing my two year old do I select the 3-13 option or not include one? I'm confused

5 September 2017|

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You don't have to pay for children under 3.

Naylyan

How much is the ticket per person? Adult or child?

31 May 2017|

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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

Stevebuster

Hi do you have concessions for foster carers

12 March 2016|

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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