Walk in Bristol
with Richie
Bristol
Aquarium
Official website:
https://www.bristolaquarium.co.uk
Tel.:0117 929 8929
Dive into the ocean and discover the wonders of the deep in our colourful aquarium, right in the heart of Bristol. Explore more than 40 naturally-themed displays and spot the thousands of amazing aquatic creatures, including tropical sharks, rays, seahorses, puffer fish, piranhas, and so many more. Wander through our Underwater Tunnel to watch our fascinating marine life swim over your head.
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm daily
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Last entry is one hour before closing.
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We are open all bank holidays. The only day we are closed is Christmas Day.
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Closing times vary seasonally throughout the year. We will be extending our opening hours during the Summer Holidays.
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5 Nearest Attraction
(400 foot - 1 min walking)
(0,1 mile - 2 min walking)
3. Harbourside
(0,1 mile - 3 min walking)
(0,1 mile - 3 min walking)
(0,2 mile - 4 min walking)
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Click to the postcode to check the map .
Nearest Public Toilet
Millenium Square car park public toilets
Canons Way, Bristoly, Bristol BS1 5LL
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Richie's opinion :
"One part of my friends loves the Bristol Aquarium very much, but the other part is not so much like it.
Personally, I better prefer the Bristol Zoo Gardens, because not only are aquatic animals interested me, but I highly recommend this place to lovers of aquatic living things, and it is unmissable for aquarists."
About the Bristol Aquarium
Dive into the ocean and discover the wonders of the deep in the Bristol Aquarium's colourful aquarium, right in the heart of Bristol.
You can explore more than 40 naturally-themed displays and spot the thousands of amazing aquatic creatures, including tropical sharks, rays, seahorses, puffer fish, piranhas, and so many more.
Wander through their Underwater Tunnel to watch their fascinating marine life swim over your head.
They house a mix of tropical fish from around the world, as well as many that are native to the UK’s waters, so you can get a better understanding of the creatures that live on home shores and further afield.
The Bristol Aquarium also the only aquarium in the UK to feature a giant botanical house, known as their Urban Jungle. You can find hundreds of exotic plant and tree species from around the world here, as well as their open-topped Rays display and Amazon pools – just watch you don’t get splashed!
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Great value
Bristol Aquarium is the perfect place to visit with the whole family. You can join to them for daily talks and feeds, as well as a host of different themed events and activities throughout the year. You can find more details of these on our events calendar page.
Every ticket lets you enjoy unlimited entry all day, with access to talks and events.
If you can’t get enough of their fishy friends, you can become an annual member so you can visit the Bristol Aquarium all year round!
Displays
The animals and plants in their displays are subject to change at any time, meaning there’s always something new and exciting to see. Their main displays include:
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Sunken Ship
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Bay of Rays
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Urban Jungle
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The Learning Lab
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Mighty Amazon
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Coral Seas
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History
In April 2008 Blue Reef signed a lease for the Wildwalk and IMAX buildings on the At-Bristol (now We the curious) site, and opened the aquarium in November 2009.
The aquarium then became Bristol Aquarium, leaving the Blue Reef brand, but still being operated by Aspro UK.
The aquarium is home to over 40 living displays from tropical sharks and lobsters to seahorses and tropical fish.
At the Aquarium’s heart is a large ocean tank where an underwater walkthrough tunnel offers close encounters with the tropical coral reef fish.
Other displays are home to octopus, puffer fish, electric eel, tropical sharks, terrapins and giant Amazon river fish.
It is the only aquarium in the UK to feature a giant botanical house home to hundreds of species of plants and flowers from around the world.