At the start of your journey to SEA LIFE Brighton see a variety of fresh and saltwater creatures under the original Victorian architecture of the World's oldest operating aquarium, built in 1872. See the impressive Lagoon display with beautiful rays, big fish displays and visit an interactive rock pool where you can observe a starfish and a sea anemone.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Out at sunset: the 4:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:56 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 8.
Step out of the Victorian Arcade and enter into the hot and humid rainforest to experience what life is like beneath the tropical treetops. Winding through the roots and tree trunks, rainforest rivers are home to some spectacular fish. As you step through the roots of a giant tree an Anaconda welcomes you to her home. Follow her trail towards a mystical ruined temple and you'll come across some magical Water dragons, colorful Poison Dart Frogs, and fearsome Piranhas. As you explore the rainforest, don't forget to say hi to a group of rescued terrapins, they're waiting to meet you. Take a seat in the beautiful Victorian auditorium built in 1872 and see the incredible 750,000-liter ocean display. Here you can get great views from above of the 3 species of sharks, rescued sea turtles, rays and tropical fish. This is where you can also board a glass bottom boat experience. Purchase a ticket at admissions at the start of your visit to get even closer to the incredible creatures. After, take a stroll under the sea as you experience the ocean display through an amazing glass tunnel. Shoals of glittering fish swim alongside you whilst the enormous Green Sea Turtles Lulu and Gulliver glide slowly over your head. Seahorses may sound like mythical creatures but you can see just how real and amazing they are. See the seahorses grip on seagrass with their curly tails and suck up tiny shrimp with their straw-like snouts; if you're lucky you may even hear their unique "finger-clicking" sounds as they feed. Find out more about seahorse breeding program at SEA LIFE Brighton. Come and meet the newest residents in a brand new display – Secrets of the Reef. Dive in and discover the tropical paradise of a Maldives Reef. Meet its most famous residents like the regal tang and clownfish and get closer than ever before in a crawl through a tunnel. Understand what threatens their future, and see how SEA LIFE is helping by working with a local community out in the Maldives to help rebuild a coral reef. Meet the armored division of the marine world. Learn about the amazing anatomy of crabs and find out what makes them one of the most powerful predators of the seabed. The Claws exhibit hosts different crustaceans from around the world and features the Japanese spider crab, the largest arthropod in the world, with legs that can reach 12-feet across when fully grown!
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
SEA LIFE Brighton Admission Ticket lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $22 per person for this Brighton experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 4 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 45 departures a day between 9:30 AM and 4:50 PM.
Children aged 3–14 pay from $17, adults from $22.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 5 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Children must be accompanied by an adult
Wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 500 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Merlin SEA LIFE Centres.
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We had an excellent time here as a family of five on Saturday. Very rare to find an activity that keeps our 6 year old boy, 14 year old twin girls and us parents so interested and entertained. So much to see and learn and the staff were so polite, happy and full of knowledge. A great family activity in a fascinating building and with fascinating creatures! Immaculate toilets too! Thanks so much.
It’s not worth for the money. I am surprised how small is and not enough to explore.
Loved this aquarium! I booked for opening time which I would highly recommend- was quiet to see all the exhibits. By the time we left it was heaving. Everything was well signed and labelled. We attended the feeding of the turtles and the commentary by Alex was excellent. And she answered some questions I had afterwards. Staff were also good at making sure children were not standing in the view of others (something some entitled parents didn't seem to care about) Bought some gorgeous jewellery in the shop on the way out. A lovely way to spend a couple of hours.
Ahoy Andrea, Thank you for leaving such a FINtastic review. We are thrilled to see you loved visiting our beautiful sea creatures and that Alex helped make your day special. We will pass on your kind words to her. Great advice about visiting early on in the day to avoid the busiest times and we are glad you found something in the shop to help you remember your visit. We hope you swim by again soon. Best fishes, SEA LIFE Brighton.
Went here and have been meaning to review it for some time. This Sealife center is in the most beautiful building. It’s laid out wonderfully and looks amazing. When we went we paid for the boat ride and I felt that was a rip off. If your party is over 4 people you have to pay for 2 rides yet we were cramped on with a family we didn’t know. The bottom of the boat was so scratched that taking photo of the animals was difficult. And the other families child kept kicking his light up trainers off the floor despite being asked to stop by the person in charge. We ended up being on it for less than 10 minutes it really was a complete let down. The rest of the aquarium was beautiful so it wasn’t all bad.
Much smaller than I expected. Plenty to see though.
Overpriced. Dark and dingy. A lot of the tanks were empty. The whole place felt very depressing.Repetitive tanks with the same things in them.
Hadn’t been to this aquarium for years and thought it would be fun. However the experience was rubbish, what used to be a pleasant quieter experience was now a packed hall of screaming kids. Almost all the fish tanks were dirty with filthy glass and rather than light the tanks, they have decided to light the hallway, which means that seeing the fish now is quite difficult compared to how it used to be. They have these huge posters explaining what fish are in the tank, but rather then put this to the side of the tank, they have decided to put them obstructing your view of the actual fish. The exit to leave is anything but clear, we circled three times before asking a member of staff and then realised the exit was next to the toilet without any signage. Tried the VR experience but it was really rubbish, grainy image and uncomfortable pod to sit in.
Beautiful for the architecture and the jellyfish, the shark and the turtle are incredible but we found the aquarium small, hot, and smelly, it seems like some of the animals are not happy either
Myself, wife and daughter had a lovely visit to Brighton Sealife yesterday. As the oldest aquarium it is well worth a visit. The building is stunning, absolotely amazing architecture, the staff are very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and the variety of sea life there is amazing. Yes it is smaller than the other Sealife centres but it is the oldest and a listed building. Once inside the accessibility for a wheelchair user is excellent, the disabled toilets included. The only criticism and this is intended to be constructive and perhaps is more the responsibility of the local council rather than Sealife, there could be better signage towards the step free access to enter the site. There are a couple of signs but they are quite hard to spot. The directions at the front of the centre do help though. All in all a brilliant Sealife Centre and well worth visiting.
Wonderful, very good learning experience with the kids, all staffs are friendly and we had a very nice family picutre
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