National Marine Aquarium Plymouth

Discover a fascinating underwater world – starting with local fish from journeying all the way to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia!

During your visit you can explore the largest native exhibition in the UK and see the famous Eddystone Reef Tank that will blow your mind with the UK’s largest single-tank viewing panel. In the Atlantic Ocean tank you can see large nurse sharks, sand tiger sharks and lemon sharks.  It’s the deepest in the UK with 2.5 million litres of water!

To finish your marine adventure off, you can visit the Great Barrier Reef tank that is home to Zebra sharks that have a really interesting story as they have no father!

When you book, you will be emailed an e-voucher. Print it out and bring it with you when you visit the aquarium ticket desk.

Opening times

• Daily: 10am - 5pm / First entry at 10am, last entry at 4pm

• Closed 25 and 26 December

How to get there

Address:

National Marine Aquarium

Rope Walk

Coxside

Plymouth

PL4 0LF

United Kingdom

Due to the temporary closure of Sutton Harbour Footbridge you can make your way from the Barbican via ferry or you can walk around via the Harbour Trail.

Car

The National Marine Aquarium is located in the Coxside area of Plymouth. Follow the brown and white fish signs, which can be found on all entry roads into the city.

The recommended route is via the A38 to Marsh Mills (Sainsbury’s) then along the A374 Embankment Road. The route for the Aquarium and Harbour Car Park (main parking for the Aquarium) is signposted from here.

If you have SatNav, the postcode is: PL4 0DX

Parking

Please note: the harbour car park is a privately owned pay & display, operated by Britannia Car Parks. The car park has payment by phone and contactless payment.

Why not leave the car at home and travel to the Aquarium more sustainably? The Aquarium is just a 15-minute walk from the city centre through the historic Barbican and on all local bus routes.

Train

There are regular trains to Plymouth station, which is only a short distance from the National Marine Aquarium.

Coach

There is a drop-off and pick-up point at the rear of the building.

Disabled Access

The National Marine Aquarium is committed to providing access for all. The Aquarium is accessible by ramps and lifts throughout. There are a number of disabled parking bays on site and there are drop-off points for minibuses and coaches. There are a limited number of wheelchairs on site, available free of charge on a first come first served basis, and there are full disabled toilet facilities. Carers for the disabled are admitted free of charge (1 per person) and guide dogs are welcome.