Access information
- Accessible toilet
- Recommended route gives access to the main features of the attraction
Sea Life Centre
The Brighton Sea Life centre has over 150 species and 57 displays including giant turtles and sharks, and promises to be a "fun and educational day out for the whole family, whatever the weather".
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Address:
Marine Parade
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 1TB
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Phone:
01273 604234
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Web:
http://www.sealifeeurope.com/
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Opening Times:
The Sea Life Centre is open from 10AM every day (except Christmas Day).
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Entrance Fee:
Tickets available online from £12.50 per adult & £7.22 per child, or from £15.50 per adult & £10.22 per child if buying on the door.
Compass card holders receive a discounted admission rate for the card holder, and one carer goes free of charge.
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Getting There / Parking:
Located across from the iconic Brighton Pier, the Sea Life Centre is a little taste of the fascinating world of undersea life housed in a Grade II listed building from 1872. Buses stop along Marine Parade.
The nearest car park is The Lanes, about 10-15 minutes away. There is pay and display parking on Marine Parade and Madeira Drive. There are also some disabled bays on Madeira Drive, including one conveniently located beside the ramp down to the beachfront to Sea Life's accessible entrance.
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Getting In:
The main entrance off Marine Parade has stairs. To use the accessible entrance, go down the ramp off Madeira drive, keep going toward the pier and you'll see a sign for Sea Life, which leads through a tunnel to the main entrance.
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Getting Around / Facilities:
There is a recommended set route around Sea Life, which takes you past the admissions area, into the main arcade with the rock pools and the original Victorian fish tanks to the auditorium (note that the aerial view tank is inaccessible from above), through the Amazonia exhibition, back by the tanks, snack bar, gift shop and then out again. There are a number of fire doors, all of which are wide and push outward except for one that is near a staffed desk.
In the main arcade the tanks have a high step in front of them, used to help small children get to eye level with the tanks. This means that wheelchair users may be unable to get right up to the glass on the aquariums but you still have a good view of the fish.
The Amazonia exhibition is explored by following an atmospheric trail of sights and sounds. There are some mirrors and low lights at the beginning, which may be disorientating for some guests. They have placed a line on the floor which can be used as a visual guide through the exhibition.
A highlight of the Sea Life centre is the feeding session, which happens every hour on the half hour. The main session is in the aerial view tank, which as noted above is only accessible by a couple flights of stairs. However, you can take an alternative route to view the tank from underwater (there are signs to guide you at the foot of the stairs). You may even catch a glimpse of the giant sea turtle, the star resident of the Sea Life centre. There are also ray feeding sessions in the main arcade, and there is a ramp up to the tank so you can catch all the action.
An accessible loo is located before you go into the main arcade by the gift shop.
There is also a cafe/snack bar with moveable seating of tables and chairs.
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Reviewed By:
Alison
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Review Date:
February 2009, updated 10/3/2011 by Pappya
Published in
Attractions - Brighton
