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Sea Life Manchester

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Sea Life is one of Manchester’s best family attractions in the city. If you’re looking for an activity to do, then with just a short car journey from the Manchester city centre you can enter the underwater world full of glittering scales, colourful fins and inquisitive sea turtles, plus much much more!

For family fun and adventure visit the residents of Sea Life Manchester, the cute smiley Cownose Rays or Giant Green Sea Turtles, you’ll have plenty of things to do. The Ocean Tunnel will get you as close to sharks as you’d like to be, then go on to watch the Clownfish in amongst the coral.

With several areas of Sea Life Manchester to discover, the family will enjoy venturing into the Ocean Tunnel, Rocky Hideout, Shark Shipwreck and the Sea Ranger areas. And don’t forget to enter the Giant Crab’s lair.

Families will have fun spending time around Stingray Bay. Be enchanted by the assortment of amazing rays! They have a variety of rays swimming around in the bay, so see how many species you will spot. Keep the little ones entertained where they can explore mini caves and immersive tank displays to get up close to some weird and wonderful species.

Online booking will give you a saving of up to 27% compared to paying at the entrance on the day.

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Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 - 19:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 19:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 19:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 19:00

Friday: 10:00 - 19:00

Saturday: 10:00 - 19:00

Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00

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SEA LIFE Manchester

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John Spellman

a month ago

2yr old loves visiting here as its not that far away and we have merlin passes. I learn something new each time I visit as well. Nice play area for kids if you fancy a break half way round and want to wear them out a little. Handy having Legoland next door as well... My kid loves seeing the sharks 😆

Natalie O`reilly

2 weeks ago

I visited SEA LIFE at the Trafford Centre with my teenager, who’s really into tropical fish and ocean life, and we had such a lovely time. It's not a huge aquarium, but there’s plenty to see, and the layout makes it really easy to take your time and enjoy each section. We especially loved the Shark Dive VR experience—it was such a fun addition, and my teen absolutely loved it. It really brought the underwater world to life in an immersive way, and it’s worth doing if you fancy something extra. The tanks are full of colourful, fascinating sea creatures, and the ocean tunnel was definitely a highlight. Walking through and seeing the rays and turtles swimming above us never gets old. Before we left, we treated ourselves to a couple of bits from the gift shop—a little magnet and a hammerhead shark teddy that my teen couldn’t resist. The gift shop is on the pricier side, but it’s hard not to pick up a small souvenir to remember the day. Overall, SEA LIFE was a great way to spend a couple of hours together. It’s perfect for a chilled-out outing, especially if your child (or you!) is fascinated by sea life. And being inside the Trafford Centre means it’s easy to grab food or do a bit of shopping after too.

G

3 months ago

Very small. Won tickets through Cadbury so didn't have to pay but if I did I'd have been disappointed. Some lovely creatures but only took about 20 mins and that's with a toddler. They have a small play area for kids towards the end too which is nice but definitely for big kids as it's very narrow and high up.

Katie Templeman

a month ago

The experience was okay overall — we got to see a nice variety of fish, and the highlight was definitely Ernie the turtle and all the terrapins. There are some interesting talks and a gift shop at the end, but we left feeling a bit disappointed, especially considering we paid £52 for two tickets. The whole visit didn’t take very long, and while it’s probably great if you’ve got young children (there’s a soft play area too), as adults it just didn’t feel worth the price. A decent experience, but not something I’d rush back to.

Dan Horner

2 weeks ago

Carers go free ! Buy tickets in advance it gets booked up quickly ! We love sealife and its great that Manchester has one but this one at the Trafford centre is not all that big and only really takes 30 minutes from start to finish. There is however a small play area half way so you can extend the lenght of visit by throwing the kids into the play den for a few minutes. Overall good experience just a little small. Worth the trip if you are local to Manchester.