We booked our visit in advance with a timed arrival slot. On the day, we were able to walk there easily from our nearby hotel and found the building attractive, spacious, clean and airy. Staff were very helpful and friendly and the exhibits were fascinating with a wide range of sea creatures well displayed. We even saw a talk with divers in one of the main tanks. Food and drink were nice and reasonably price compared with many museums and other tourist places. An added attraction here is that the ticket gives you 12 months of free return visits if you can make use of it, which we will do if possible. Gift shop well-stocked with nice stuff though mostly rather overpriced. Some of the internal direction signs were incorrect/misleading so this needs attention but no big deal.

I used to live in Plymouth and have visited this aquarium on many occasions and have always loved my visits. This visit was great too. I visited this time with my partner who had not been before and he enjoyed it considerably. I must admit, the £25 adult entry fee is very high, I know you can get free return visits for a year included in this price, however, we live 400 miles away so can't make use of that. I would if I still lived in Plymouth though, definitely! In the aquarium itself there is a great variety of fish and the big tank is very impressive and so relaxing. It would be a great place to visit to restore your mental health, we were so relaxed we nearly fell asleep lol! The yoga they do here would be amazing. We were there for the shark and turtle talk which was taken by a lovely knowledgeable guy who made the talk really enjoyable. Learning about Friday the turtle and all his cheekiness was fun! I totally appreciate this aquarium and all the hard work/research they do which would have to reflect in the admission fee I suppose. The care they give the fish is second to none. I certainly don't agree with others who have said it's not worth a visit or needs a revamp. It's a jewel in Plymouth's crown.

Visited with two small children who absolutely loved seeing the aquarium. Very accessible and lots for the children to see and do. There is also a good stopping point halfway where you can sit and watch the large aquarium. They also enjoyed the large drawing pad and crayons on the table which kept them entertained. You also get a free return ticket within 12 months if you are thinking of returning.

£75 for 2 adults and 2 teens. Great place for little kids, alas we were all too old for it. One big tank you view from different levels and lots of very small ones. Very busy, gotta wait to look at exhibits. 1 small shark, 2 rays the best of it. Expected more, done in 40 minutes. It offered something to do on a rainy day in July but wouldn't return, the sealife centre at Forth bridge near Edinburgh much better. Underwhelmed.

After reading the recent reviews I was apprehensive about visiting with my three teenagers however I’m not sure if the people writing negative reviews went to the same place as us. It was brilliant,we spent 6 hours there in total,there was so much to do and see.We took our time,lingered by the big tanks to watch the incredible fish;the Atlantic tank has three viewing areas;it had lots of sharks,rays and a sea turtle.We could have stayed much longer just to watch this tank. We attended the shark talk and my children took the bolt on behind the scenes tour. I have to wonder if some people have managed to miss parts of it on there visit as you do have to ensure you’re following the way around correctly. It was worth every penny and the free return tickets are a bonus. The toilets although not pristine were satisfactory. The only thing that wasn’t great was the cafe which we felt lacked variety and we didn’t like the coffee but that’s due to personal taste. The only slight criticism is that it would be nice if an indoor area was provided for people bringing their own packed lunches. We’d definitely go back.

After reading previous negative reviews I wasn’t sure what to expect, and pleasantly surprised. We booked the earliest tickets available at 9.30 to help our Son who struggles with busy loud places. We stayed for an hour which was enough, we had plenty of time to spend at the large viewing areas for amazing close up views of the rays, sharks and turtle and although it got busier it never felt unmanageable. The place was spotlessly clean and no issues other than café getting busy as it’s quite small. The aquarium in Birmingham has more to look at, The Deep in Hull is more spectacular, but the tanks here were large, well stocked and offered great views - a little bit expensive for an hour but the children loved it, and that will do!!

The Aquarium itself is beautiful, upon entering the loft to go into it was broken, my husband had to walk around to fond the lift door jammed just opening and closing, i thought there would be more to see for the price we paid, i was so disappointed with the service of staff that i interacted with. There was not a single member of staff on the floors only the volunteers that did talks and when asking a question regarding an access they had not got a clue so i had to go all the way back to the gift shop to ask the question. With having a disabled member of the family and a baby in a pushchair the lift to go down to ‘under the sea’ to the bottom floor was broken there was people carrying pushchairs down the stairs ect i asked the guy at the front desk in the gift shop if there was any other way down and his response was ‘no if the lift is broken its broken you either dont go down there or carry your disabled member down the stairs’ this i found unacceptable when all he could of said was i will get that sent onto the maintance team or something along them lines so the family member missed part of the experience to see what was down there. Once we went around the other way into the middle floor as we count go to the bottom, as we went through the exit we saw the people fixing the lift by that point we was so annoyed that we left, the gift shop is so small and basically is just a que line and felt like we was in the way whilst looking. I dont think i would return here

It was okay. I appreciate that aquariums and research facilities have high running costs but I still felt it was slightly overpriced for what you got, even with the annual pass included. I felt I learned a lot about ocean conservation; the exhibits with this focus were good. The marine life was beautiful to witness, but in most cases the species information was basic. I was surprised how quickly I got through the whole thing; it only took me about an hour. I guess I just expected a bit more for my money, but what I saw was good.

This is a good aquarium lots of variety of fish. Some good seating areas to enjoy tanks if it is not too busy. There is the option for a free annual ticket conversion making it good value if you live close enough to return. The restaurant offers a limited selection of food, basically sandwiches and pies, chips. I am astounded that despite the £12.50 child ticket price for children over 3 there is also a £2 charge to use a mediocre soft play. There is no signage outside to say there is a cost at all, so once the children took their shoes off and ran in there was no choice then to pay, I could hardly call them out again. I only realised there was a charge when 2 coffees were £9, when I asked to check the price was told of the soft play charge. unbelievable.

Absolutely fantastic, great value for money, educational, and a generally brilliant attraction. You get to see animals you wouldn't on an every day basis, there are regular talks/shows, a "collect the stamp" activity in each of the exhibits, a massive variety of fish and even a turtle!! Plus at only 25 quid FOR A YEAR PASS what's not to love?! Looking forward to another visit when we return to plymouth in a few months!